Trojans linebacker Ralen Goforth has the support and trash talk of his older brother Randall, who played defensive back for the Bruins
LOS ANGELES — It goes by many names. In Westwood and Pasadena, it’s USC week. In South L.A., it’s UCLA week. Most call it the Crosstown Rivalry.Linebacker Ralen Goforth will be suiting up for the Trojans in the annual rivalry game, a dream of his growing up in a USC household. But it wasn’t long ago that Goforth was begrudgingly wearing UCLA colors to cheer on his older brother, Randall, during his time as a defensive back for the Bruins.
Ralen Goforth grew up in a family of four brothers. He was the youngest, and Randall the next oldest in the group with an age gap of six years. As with any family with a large group of boys, it was a competitive household, whether it was two-on-two or, after their older brothers moved out, one-on-one.
But the two had a unique bond through football. When Randall was at UCLA from 2012-16, Ralen Goforth would join him for summer workouts. Randall wanted his little brother to see what it took to be a college athlete, from the weight room to practice to games. It was important for Ralen to see how competitive it can be when elite athletes are training together.
When Ralen Goforth was a senior at St. John Bosco and it was time for him to make his college decision, though, he had the choice between following his brother’s path or making his own with the school he grew up rooting for.
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