The 17-year-old freshman starter has grown into a senior leader and dominating defender.
ATLANTA -- With age comes wisdom. With knowledge comes power. These commonly used sayings are undeniably true when referring to Georgia State defensive end Shawanye Lawrence.
He is now a 275-pound senior and one of the leaders of the Georgia State defense, but four years ago, he was the youngest player on the team, a 17-year-old freshman who earned a starting berth.
Lawrence, who finally turned 18 during the last week of his freshman season, remembers being playfully reminded of his young age by head coach Trent Miles as well as his teammates.