Ivin Jasper attended Navy football practice on Monday afternoon, mostly to temporarily take his mind off the serious medical situation involving his son.
For a few hours at least, Jasper was able to use football as a distraction from the fact the youngest of his three children has been hospitalized for more than two weeks with a rare heart condition.
Jasper was back in his element on Monday — barking instructions at the Navy offense and blowing the whistle. The veteran offensive coordinator congratulated starting quarterback Zach Abey for making the right decision on a goal-line play and called for players to perform up-downs as punishment for doing something wrong.