College Note - Brigham Young Kedon Slovis
Kedon Slovis was late to church, which was the one thing he had hoped to avoid. The new BYU quarterback was nervous about attending the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint services in the first place, but he had been invited to listen to his teamm ate, Chase Roberts, give a lesson on Christ and hardship. Wearing a black tie and a tan sweater, tailor-made for blending in, Slovis planned to slink into a back seat, support his wide receiver, and leave without making a scene.
A few years ago, when he was one of college football's rising stars, Slovis had said he'd found Provo to be a "weird" place, likening it to the artificial bubble of "The Truman Show. " Now, on this Sunday, Slovis simply hoped to blend into the cast. But when he and tight en d Carter Wheat entered the room, every head in the congregation's elders quorum immediately turned back and locked eyes with the newcomer.
"My family is not super religious, so I didn't grow up going to church," Slovis said, explaining his hesitancy. "Bu t I definitely feel like the BYU quarterback now. Everyone in church knew who I was and I'd never been there before.
" This would have seemed a very odd marriage just a few years ago when Slovis was leading USC into LaVell Edwards Stadium and cracking jok es about the Cougars afterward, but much has changed since then. - Salt Lake Tribune .