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Penn State ball-hawk Amani Oruwariye opened eyes in 2017. Now what?

UNIVERSITY PARK

Eleven months ago, Amani Oruwariye felt a bit unnoticed and underappreciated. But things have changed since August 2017.

Back then, Nittany Lion fans were infatuated with incoming freshmen Lamont Wade and Tariq Castro-Fields, placed their trust in starters Grant Haley and Christian Campbell and mourned the season-long loss of John Reid. Oruwariye, the forgotten man, vowed to "open a lot of eyes," and he did just that with a team-leading four interceptions last season.

Now, Oruwariye faces another challenge: How does he build on a breakout campaign? What does the guaranteed 2018 starter have in-store this go-around?