Olu Fashanu
Penn State Nittany Lions – No. 74
PositionOffensive tackle
Class
Redshirt
Redshirt
Junior
MajorSupply Chain and Information Systems
Personal information
Born: (2002-12-09) December 9, 2002
Waldorf, Maryland, U.S.
Height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight317 lb (144 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolGonzaga College (Washington, D.C.)
Career highlights and awards

Olumuyiwa Anthony Fashanu (born December 9, 2002) is an American football offensive tackle for the Penn State Nittany Lions. He was named the Rimington–Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year in 2023.

College career

Fashanu attended Gonzaga College High School in Washington, D.C. He committed to Penn State University to play college football.[1][2] After not playing his first year at Penn State in 2020, Fashanu played nine games in 2021 and made his first career start in the 2022 Outback Bowl.[3][4] He became the starter at left tackle in 2022.[5][6] In 2023, Fashanu was named a consensus first-team all-conference selection and the Rimington–Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Olu Fashanu, 4-star OL, commits to Penn State". 3 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Penn State 2020 recruiting class profile: Olu Fashanu is an offensive tackle prototype who can be as good as he wants to be". 8 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Penn State's Olu Fashanu part of an O-line with plenty to prove, and he's working hard to lock down the left tackle job". 24 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "Major role in store for PSU freshman". 30 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "James Franklin is pleased with Penn State's Olu Fashanu's strong start … will it continue at Auburn?". 15 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "No. 22 Penn State's Olu Fashanu puts Sean Clifford's 'mind at ease' at left tackle".
  7. ↑ McGuire, Kevin. "Olu Fashanu named Big Ten offensive lineman of the year". Nittany Lions Wire. USA Today. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
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