S P R I N G P R A C T I C E R E P O R T
usic blared from the speakers
that Wednesday afternoon. It
was the 30th session of Penn
State's winter workout schedule, and the
energy inside the Lasch Building weight
room was comparable to what's found in
a nightclub.
Hooting, hollering, singing and dancing
– lots of dancing – and it came from
coaches and players alike, upperclassmen
as well as freshmen, just about everyone.
The semester break was approaching, and
with it, the looming sights, sounds and
smells of spring practice. Spring is a time
of year when all are em-
boldened by potential and
buoyed by the kind of op-
timism that overrides
concerns about personnel
losses and coaching
changes. At Penn State, no one embodies
that feeling more than Amani Oruwariye.
With all four primary starters graduat-
ing from the secondary, Oruwariye re-
turns as the oldest defensive
back on the roster and one of
only five players remaining
from James Franklin's inaugural
recruiting class. As is the case
with many of his teammates,
NOWHERE TO
RUN Oruwariye
had a career-high
28 tackles during
his junior season.
Photo by Steve
Manuel
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M
LEADING MAN
Once a key reserve, Amani Oruwariye is bracing for a bigger role in 2018
C O V E R S T O R Y
