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This was the first time Rock had seen George Schroeder since they worked together at the paper nearly twenty years earlier. Schroeder covers college football for USA Today, and Rock sat beside him on the grass surface of a football field minutes before a game was to kickoff.
It seemed odd to Rock to have players run around above him. Schroeder and he apparently looked odd to the policeman who approached them.
"What are you guys doing down there?" he said.
Rock looked for his press pass but knew as he did that he didn't have one. Neither did Schroeder.
"I'll tell you what, we don't have passes, but we're supposed to be here," Rock said.
"He's right," Schroeder said. "We're both here to cover the game."
The cop adopted a large smile that almost appeared contemptuous. Rock assumed he would ask them to leave. Instead he said, "Ah, hell, you guys are fine. Have a good day."