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A question I’ve gotten a lot these past four years has been why I chose to go to Penn State. This question typically comes right after I explain that I’m from Chicago (don’t tell anyone, but I’m from Chicago in the same way that some of you are from “just outside of Philly”), and people want to know why I would choose Penn State over a closer Big Ten school like Illinois or Northwestern.
I like to make a joke that I couldn’t have gotten into Northwestern which is probably true or that I needed to get the hell out of Illinois, which is
Former Penn State linebacker Sean Lee this week announced his retirement after an 11-year Pro Bowl and All-Pro caliber NFL career. It concludes an incredible run, but one that 17 years ago was far from a certainty.
As a high school senior, Sean Lee was not considered among the most highly-regarded, can’t-miss prospects. I know because I was among those who weren’t sure he’d ever get big enough to play linebacker at Penn State. Much of the prevailing wisdom was that he was a “tweener” not big enough to play linebacker and not fast enough to play safety.