{"id":48070,"date":"2017-12-12T17:47:12","date_gmt":"2017-12-12T17:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/12\/12\/bigger-than-a-game-army-and-navy-unite-to-support-coachs-son\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:05:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:05:04","slug":"bigger-than-a-game-army-and-navy-unite-to-support-coachs-son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2017\/12\/12\/bigger-than-a-game-army-and-navy-unite-to-support-coachs-son\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Bigger than a game\u2019: Army and Navy unite to support coach\u2019s son"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The camaraderie between the Army and Navy that transcends the annual collegiate football rivalry was on display this weekend as Army players sported \u201cJJ\u201d stickers on their helmets in support of a unique cause close to the hearts of the Navy team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The \u201cJJ\u201d stickers with red hearts affixed to the Army helmets were for Jarren Jasper, the 14-year-old son of Naval Academy offensive coordinator Ivin Jasper who is anxiously waiting for a heart transplant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jarren had complications after an August medical procedure that was intended to fix his fast heart rhythm, according to \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/insider.foxnews.com\/2017\/12\/09\/army-navy-football-game-midshipmen-coach-ivin-jaspers-son-needs-new-heart\" title=\"\" class=\"\" data-original-title=\"\">Fox &amp; Friends<\/a>.\u201d Now, he is attached to a battery-powered device while he waits for a heart transplant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jarren Jasper couldn\u2019t attend the game in person this year, but he did have his own message for the midshipmen, who ended up losing to the Golden Knights, 14-13. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/off-duty\/military-sports\/2017\/12\/11\/after-army-navy-heartbreak-mids-head-home-for-military-bowl\/\" class=\"selected-link\" data-original-title=\"\" title=\"\">Beating Navy<\/a> for two years in a row now, Army clinched the Commander-in-Chief\u2019s Trophy for the first time since \u201896. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#39;s bigger than a game. 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