Utah Football Spring Game Named 22 Forever Game
3/22/2023
The Utah Football program was met with two tragedies within 10 months of each other in 2020 and 2021, but out of those tragedies, a legacy was born.
To be infectiously optimistic, to be 22-percent better every day, to remember them and all of those that we have lost – and to smile.
Ty Jordan and Aaron Lowe were the epitome of infectious optimism, and because of that legacy, Utah’s annual spring game will be rebranded as the
22 Forever Game.
The past two seasons, Utah’s spring game proceeds have gone to the 22 Forever Memorial Scholarship, and that tradition will continue on April 22.
Fans can purchase tickets to the 22 Forever Game by visiting www.UtahTickets.com/football or by calling or texting the Utah Ticket Office at 801-581-8849. Tickets are 4 for $22 with single tickets also available.
The number 22 was officially retired in 2021, but the meaning behind the number has lived on in the fans, the coaches and the players.
22 Forever means that we let Ty and Aaron’s legacy live on by how we live our lives. It means that we don’t take this life we have for granted. It is beyond football. It is about family and being there for the ones we love. 22-percent is also a commitment to being that much better in everything we are a part of. It is about showing gratitude in the way that we work.Karene Reid, Linebacker
For me, 22 Forever and 22-percent better means so much to me about work ethic. I never got the opportunity to meet Ty, but I did meet and play with Aaron. He was always a hard worker. Him no longer being able to play has motivated me to treat every day like it is my last. It will be something I keep with me forever.Cole Bishop, Safety
22-percent is a reminder not to take life for granted and to make the most out of every day. Aaron and Ty lived life with a smile, even when it may have been painful to do so. Their legacy is an example of competitive excellence filled with an immense amount of gratitude for the simple things, and because of them, I fight to improve every day.Morgan Scalley, Defensive Coordinator
The Utes continue to honor the legacy of Lowe and Jordan through the Moment of Loudness at home games, even taking the tradition on the road to the Pac-12 Championship game and the Rose Bowl the last two seasons.
The phrase 22-percent better was born in the team meeting room and at Lowe’s Celebration of Life in Mesquite, Texas. It was there that cornerbacks coach Sharrieff Shah made a promise.
I will be 22-percent better in all of the capacities that God has placed me in. That’s Aaron to me. That was Aaron to all of his brother that sat here, every single coach that loved him. That was Aaron. So as I sit down, I just want you to remember to please live as Aaron lived. Be infectiously optimistic, not just positive, be infectiously optimistic.