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Wolf Pack's Lyons has that middle-child toughness

Any middle child will tell you they got a bad break.

The first born has the birthright of being the oldest and getting his or her way almost every time.

The youngest born is the “baby” of the family and tends to get coddled with kid gloves.

But the middle child? There’s really nothing special about the middle child. You’re often overlooked.

Just ask Wolf Pack linebacker Matt Lyons, a middle child in a family of six children.

“I was right in the middle,” Lyons said. “It was tough. Honestly, that’s where I get my toughness from.