Penn State Football Player, Riley Thompson, joins Aeneas Hawkins, Nick Dawkins, and Jerry Cross on today's episode of The Lions Den. Riley Thompson talks about growing up in Australia, some of the biggest shocks of living in America, the PSU atmosphere and more. Tune in for another great episode of The Lions Den!

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CHAPTERS

00:00-Intro

01:25-Coming to America

07:46-Australian wildlife

12:08-The Outback

14:42-Getting into football

17:27- AFL & Rugby

21:00-Maryland game

22:44-FAU to PSU

25:05-Australian kicking style

27:54-Conditioning

38:38-Rugby physicality

41:47-Australian stereotypes