Inside Rice–Eccles Stadium last Saturday evening, snow covered the field as the Salt Lake Stallions hosted the Orlando Apollos. The scene reminded former Wisconsin tight end Austin Traylor of another wintry game he played in.
That would be Melvin Gordon’s record-setting performance inside Camp Randall Stadium back in 2014. Gordon ripped off 408 yards in a winter wonderland against a porous Nebraska defense in a 59-24 victory.
“Melvin was my roommate at the time so I was more than excited for my brother, watching him perform,” Traylor told B5Q on Wednesday. “A lot of people forget how rough he started that game off with the two fumbles but he bounced back, showed why he is who he is and had a great night.