Cowboys & Indians

FIGHT ON!

As special-teams coordinator and tight-ends coach at the University of Southern California, John Baxter’s seen a lot of examples of the Trojan fighting spirit. But one of his favorite stories about someone who exemplifies the qualities he prizes most has to do with barrel racer Amberley Snyder.

In June 2013, Baxter was at the National Barrel Horse Association barrel race at the South Point Hotel in Las Vegas to see

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