few months ago, back when it
seemed as though attendance caps and
test-and-trace protocols were the
biggest concessions that college football would
have to make in order to have a season, Lamont
Wade was asked what he thought it would feel
like to play in empty stadiums this fall.
Wade is one of those guys whose passion for
the game is plainly evident in the way he plays
it. Just watch any of the fumble-including hits
he laid on opposing ball carriers last season and
you'll see for yourself. So his answer was no
surprise. To Wade, it didn't matter whether the
stadium was going to be full or empty or some-
thing in between. The only thing that was
going to matter was what happened between
the white lines. That's the way it had always
been for him. When he began hearing about
plans to hold games in vacant stadiums this
season, the senior safety recalled his days play-
ing youth football back home in Clairton, Pa.
"When I was in the midget league, we would
A
BRING
THE NOISE
Wade
gestures to
the crowd at
Beaver
Stadium
during last year's
White Out game
against Michigan.
The then-junior
safety had seven
tackles in Penn
State's 28-21 vic-
tory over the
Wolverines.
Photo
by Patrick Barron/
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