Penn State OL Olu Fashanu joins Aeneas Hawkins, Nick Dawkins, and Jerry Cross on today's new episode of The Lions Den. Olu Fashanu reflects back on his Penn State career and shares some of his best stories from playing at PSU. Olu also talks about his close relationship with James Franklin, the mindset it took to develop into an NFL-caliber lineman, and more. Tune in for another great episode of The Lions Den!

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CHAPTERS

00:00-Intro

01:50-Bowl Game Festivities 

06:45-Olu vs Aeneas 

10:15-Olu’s PSU Journey 

12:38-Caleb Williams

15:30-Olu’s Mindset

16:48-Advice to Young Players

17:41-Returning for 2023

19:55-Identity Outside of Football

26:18-Lessons Learned at Penn State

30:44-The PSU Recruiting Pitch

33:37-NFL Role Models

36:08-Favorite Lions Den Episode 

37:30-James Franklin

38:32-Coach Earls

40:32-Drew Allar 

41:57-High School Careers

46:30-Leaving Penn State & Best Memories

48:58-Olu’s X-Factor