I went to Penn State from 2004-07 and essentially minored in football fandom during my time there. I found a 2004 team set at a card show a while back and had to add it to my collection. One of the coolest parts about sorting through the set was reminiscing about the funny and tangential connection I have to some of the players:

Rodney Kinlaw - One of my best friends was his bio tutor, and Rodney once used his pull at a popular nightclub to help me jump a long line and get past the velvet rope within seconds.

Dan Connor - A good friend started a Dan Connor fan group on Facebook and he got my friend’s number and texted him to say thanks.

Tamba Hali - He was in my Spanish class. During one of our class ice breakers I think he signed my paper in the ‘Find a classmate who’s on a sports team’ spot, but unfortunately I think that paper is long gone.

Michael Robinson and Paul Posluszny - A couple times I was in line at the dining commons and I turned around to get something and they were standing in line behind me. They were both as big as a house and they ate giant salads containing at least a dozen eggs.