Penn State kicker Chase Meyer uses father’s memory as motivation for his next challenge
Chase Meyer was wrapping up his freshman season at the University of Pennsylvania in 2022 when he got the call that he had feared for years. On the other side of the country in his hometown of Costa Mesa, California, Meyer’s father was locked into a long-term battle for his life. At that time, the unfortunate victor in the battle was becoming evident. It was cancer, and Peter Meyer was given six months left to live. The battle with sarcoma had been raging since Chase’s sophomore year of high school at national powerhouse Mater Dei. He was a two-time all-state selection for the Monarchs and opt...