In his own words...
http://www.theplayerstribune.com/immanuel-iyke-penn-state-lions-pride/
http://www.theplayerstribune.com/immanuel-iyke-penn-state-lions-pride/
The story of PSU walk on DT (and former US Marine) Immanuel Iyke
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I didn't get a chance to read the story, will do later tonight. hope it is great and hope you enjoy.
Good night.
Really great story about Marine turned walk on Penn State Football Player. Sorry if this was already posted, I may have missed it during Rose Bowl coverage as it was published on 1/2/17
Immanuel Iyke
Defensive Tackle / Penn State
Two years ago, I woke up inside my room early one morning and couldn’t go back to sleep. I was stationed in Iwakuni, Japan, at the time, with just a few more months left in my Marine enlistment.
I was still half asleep, but my TV was on. I had a 40-incher in my small barracks room, so my bed was pretty much right next to the screen. I used to keep it on all night because I liked having background noise while I slept. This time, when I cracked my eyes open a bit, I saw that a football game was on. Ohio State was playing Penn State in Happy Valley. Cool. I rolled over on my side and started to watch.
I’ll admit, in the first quarter, I was thinking, Maaaan, Penn State is about to lose.
It wasn’t that I had any allegiance to either team or anything, Ohio State was just ranked pretty high and I didn’t know much about Penn State.
But as the game unfolded, something interesting happened. I found myself gradually pulling for the Nittany Lions. I think what started it was the crowd at Beaver Stadium. It was the first time I’d ever seen a White Out before, and it looked nuts. It was like a gigantic party. You could almost feel the stadium shaking through the TV.
I found myself quietly cheering with them. I wanted Penn State to score so I could see that stadium go crazy. By the time the fourth quarter came around, I was jumping up and down and pumping my fist every time Penn State made a play. The team clearly had a lot of heart. They were easy to root for.
I watched until the very last play in double overtime, and even though the Nittany Lions lost, they gained a new fan. Up until that point, I had known that I wanted to go to college, but I wasn’t sure where.
I started filling out my application to Penn State that same day.
continued....
Link: http://www.theplayerstribune.com/immanuel-iyke-penn-state-lions-pride/
Good night.
Really great story about Marine turned walk on Penn State Football Player. Sorry if this was already posted, I may have missed it during Rose Bowl coverage as it was published on 1/2/17
Immanuel Iyke
Defensive Tackle / Penn State
Two years ago, I woke up inside my room early one morning and couldn’t go back to sleep. I was stationed in Iwakuni, Japan, at the time, with just a few more months left in my Marine enlistment.
I was still half asleep, but my TV was on. I had a 40-incher in my small barracks room, so my bed was pretty much right next to the screen. I used to keep it on all night because I liked having background noise while I slept. This time, when I cracked my eyes open a bit, I saw that a football game was on. Ohio State was playing Penn State in Happy Valley. Cool. I rolled over on my side and started to watch.
I’ll admit, in the first quarter, I was thinking, Maaaan, Penn State is about to lose.
It wasn’t that I had any allegiance to either team or anything, Ohio State was just ranked pretty high and I didn’t know much about Penn State.
But as the game unfolded, something interesting happened. I found myself gradually pulling for the Nittany Lions. I think what started it was the crowd at Beaver Stadium. It was the first time I’d ever seen a White Out before, and it looked nuts. It was like a gigantic party. You could almost feel the stadium shaking through the TV.
I found myself quietly cheering with them. I wanted Penn State to score so I could see that stadium go crazy. By the time the fourth quarter came around, I was jumping up and down and pumping my fist every time Penn State made a play. The team clearly had a lot of heart. They were easy to root for.
I watched until the very last play in double overtime, and even though the Nittany Lions lost, they gained a new fan. Up until that point, I had known that I wanted to go to college, but I wasn’t sure where.
I started filling out my application to Penn State that same day.
continued....
Link: http://www.theplayerstribune.com/immanuel-iyke-penn-state-lions-pride/
What an awesome story. Made me chuckle when he talked about his intro to the Marine Corps.....took me back 40+ years to standing on the yellow footprints at Parris Island at zero-dark-thirty, wondering WTF I'd gotten myself into!
Semper Fi, Immanuel, and We Are!
Semper Fi, Immanuel, and We Are!
No such thing as a "former Marine", just not active.
. Im just a Coastie so what do I know though.
yea I think its been posted before but I don't care. Its a damn good article.
I think it might have been in the Penn Stater.
Try this BB, I don't have an account, so I can't read Immanuel's profile.
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Ha! Did you see when the op was made? I think MoyerJones just got around to reading it today, or was a bit nostalgic!
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