2008 Woodie Awards
Athlete Profile Osagie Osunde, Footbal
Nicole Fortuna
Issue date: 10/10/06 Section: Sports
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Bad weather wasn't the only surprise at the Homecoming game vs. Cheney University on Oct. 2. Osagie Osunde, team captain and running back, took the game by storm achieving a personal record of 205 yards and four touchdowns on 18 carries. Talk about bringing the game home.
As a result of his friends talking him into this, Osunde began playing little league football at the age of 10. Twelve years later, Osunde still attributes his playing prowess, especially from last Saturday's game, to the contribution of others.
"The offensive line did a great job, and I can't go out there and do everything myself without the help of the other ten guys on the field," Osunde said.
In addition to this, the performance displayed in the homecoming game, according to Osunde, is a "show of how well our offensive line has played in the past and this year."
Osunde indeed has come across some challenges, one of which included a "freak injury" that not only left an indelible scar, but provided some skepticism in regards to the recovery time. Osunde tore his tendon down the lateral side of his left leg-the cranial tendon. Since there are not too many cases of this type of injury in the country, specifically the manner of which it was done, Osunde was left with the options of attending rehabilitation sessions and took it "basically as it felt."
Enduring injuries, Osunde suggests, that a person needs to "take it in stride and try to heal up and get healthy."
The upside to being a running back is what goes on behind the scenes. Being on the team, Osunde said, has allowed the guys to all become friends.
"The thing that helps builds a little team chemistry to know the guys because you're around them so much that [you learn] who you can trust and you can't."
Back home in Bloomsburg, Osunde has his own fans. His family, Osunde said, is his greatest source of motivation
"They gave me to the ability to do what I'm doing," Osunde said.
As a result of his friends talking him into this, Osunde began playing little league football at the age of 10. Twelve years later, Osunde still attributes his playing prowess, especially from last Saturday's game, to the contribution of others.
"The offensive line did a great job, and I can't go out there and do everything myself without the help of the other ten guys on the field," Osunde said.
In addition to this, the performance displayed in the homecoming game, according to Osunde, is a "show of how well our offensive line has played in the past and this year."
Osunde indeed has come across some challenges, one of which included a "freak injury" that not only left an indelible scar, but provided some skepticism in regards to the recovery time. Osunde tore his tendon down the lateral side of his left leg-the cranial tendon. Since there are not too many cases of this type of injury in the country, specifically the manner of which it was done, Osunde was left with the options of attending rehabilitation sessions and took it "basically as it felt."
Enduring injuries, Osunde suggests, that a person needs to "take it in stride and try to heal up and get healthy."
The upside to being a running back is what goes on behind the scenes. Being on the team, Osunde said, has allowed the guys to all become friends.
"The thing that helps builds a little team chemistry to know the guys because you're around them so much that [you learn] who you can trust and you can't."
Back home in Bloomsburg, Osunde has his own fans. His family, Osunde said, is his greatest source of motivation
"They gave me to the ability to do what I'm doing," Osunde said.
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