Ex-USC athlete Owen Hanson warns of ‘cocaine quarterback’ journey

Owen Hanson’s body was in FCI Englewood, a low-security federal correctional facility in Colorado, but his mind was elsewhere.

While a correctional officer was proctoring an exam that counted toward Hanson’s master’s degree, Hanson was thinking about USC. When he was working out, he mentally was at Equinox. The protein shake he made in a mop bucket? That was from Earthbar.

But regardless of where he placed his mind and body, one thought recurred for the former USC athlete.

“I...