A very special moment for an awesome human being. Jake Olson has been a fan of the USC Trojans forever, and now he will get to realize his dream and play for them this season as a four year player.
Olson has had retinoblastoma since his birth, a cancer of the retina. He lost one eye at 10 months and the right eye was removed when he was 12 years old. He became a USC fan at the time and watched many Trojan games in person thanks to Pete Carroll and the USC family, and Carroll and Olson have stayed in touch since then (Olson has gone to multiple Seahawk games to inspire the team there too).