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Penn State's Joey Julius opens up about decision to make eating disorder public

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LOS ANGELES -- Penn State kicker Joey Julius announced in October that he was battling an eating disorder, and on Friday, he opened up about what has happened since.

The Lions' redshirt sophomore spent some time in a rehab earlier this year to help combat the disorder, and says now that he's happy he shared his story.

"It just showed that somebody like me, an athlete at Penn State, it just kind of showed a vulnerable side to me that people can relate to, that's struggling with the same stuff every day, that has the same issues; I just think that it's a lot easier to try to relate," Julius said on Friday.