Penn State Athlete Reveals He's Still 'Broke' Despite Playing 7 Years Of College Football Due To Terrible Personal Circumstances

Penn State Lineman Siale Taupaki Playing 8th College Year To Help His “Struggling” Parents

College football has become a strange place. Players change schools like they are changing phone carriers. NIL deals have turned locker rooms into mini business offices. And somehow, Siale Taupaki is still in college football after eight seasons. Yes, eight! At a time when most players are already thinking about retirement, the Penn State defensive tackle is still putting on the helmet and doing his job. But there is a reason. And it is not beca…

Penn State lineman playing eighth college year for ‘struggling’ parents: ‘I’m broke’

Penn State defensive tackle Siale Taupaki is playing an eighth college football season to support his struggling parents after growing up unhoused.

Penn State Athlete Reveals He's Still 'Broke' Despite Playing 7 Years Of College Football Due To Terrible Personal Circumstances

For some, college football is a stepping stone to the NFL. For others, it brings recognition. But for Penn State defensive tackle Siale Taupaki, it meant something far greater: a chance to lift his family out of poverty and change their lives forever. While speaking with the media, the 25-year-old defensive tackle revealed just how […]

Family is at the heart of Penn State DT Siale Taupaki's decision to play an eighth year of college football

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Defensive tackle Siale Taupaki called his parents after Penn State’s win against Marshall last Saturday. He said his...

More Than Football: Siale Taupaki’s Journey From a Two-Bedroom Home to Penn State

University Park, Pa. — Media availability usually ends the same way for a college football player. The final question is answered, the recorder shuts off and the player heads toward the door and whatever comes next on a busy in-season schedule. Siale Taupaki did something different. After spending nearly 20 minutes answering questions following Penn […]