UNIVERSITY PARK
Bryce Williams didn’t think it was a serious injury at first.
The Penn State jumper’s knee was a little swollen before the start of last season, so he figured a couple days of ice and rest would do the trick. Then his phone buzzed with the bad news while he was helping his parents move: The trainer told him it was a torn anterior cruciate ligament.
“That hit me hard,” the State College grad said. “I was going to be out for the year.”
A long nine months of recovery — filled with long days rehabbing — resulted in a second chance for the Little Lion turned Nittany Lion.