Here’s To The Fighters

Matthew OHaren-USA TODAY Sports On a cold November afternoon, a few Penn State Basketball players were answering questions as their season was about to begin. Having resigned just a few weeks before this day, those players took the opportunity to reflect on their coach, but to also state their displeasure at how the process unfolded.

At the time, it would have made perfect sense to see some of those players opt out of the season in response to the news, looking to find a different place to call home for the rest of their college careers. After all, the coach that had recruited them to Penn State had suddenly departed, no reason for the resignation given.

Instead, that group of players decided…