MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Sean Ryan has lived a life of odd dualities.
He grew up in the urban hubbub of Brooklyn, just one of 2.5 million residents jammed into the western end of Long Island. He began his college career at Temple, where the campus in downtown Philadelphia provided a similar setting to his home.
Despite being around all those people, Ryan rarely saw them when he was playing football. His high school, Erasmus Hall, produced Pro Football Hall of Famers Al Davis and Sid Luckman, but games were a far cry from Friday Night Lights.