The sweat on Evan Mulrooney's back glistened as the sun broke through an overcast sky. At 6 a.m. on a typically warm and humid morning, the Maryland football team put in its normal early workout at Byrd Stadium before heading off to class, work and other responsibilities.
But Wednesday was different from other morning workouts. Maryland football held it's sixth annual Lift for Life event Wednesday, sponsored by the Maryland chapter of Uplifting Athletes.
Mulrooney, a Terps offensive lineman and vice president of the Maryland chapter of Uplifting Athletes, started working with the program his redshirt freshman year and has become increasingly more involved since.