BWI Daily: London Montgomery opens up about his ACL injury

The Blue-White Podcast: A Penn State Athletics Podcast

Penn State running back London Montgomery was poised for a standout season at Scranton Prep last fall before an ACL injury ended those hopes. Today on the BWI Daily Edition he sits down with Thomas Frank Carr to discuss his road to recovery and how the Penn State football team embraced him after the news. Check out the full interview at 7 pm on YouTube. Subscribe to our channel and enable notifications, so you don't miss any live airings of the show.

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Montgomery worked on his mental state, now focusing on his physical

Before diving into the injury situtaion, T-Frank asks Montgomery about some happier news. The former 2,000 yard rusher signed with penn State in December. So what was that moment like?

"It was just a dream come true, really. I mean, I worked my butt off for it. Everybody around me, I appreciate them. They got me where I wanted to be, so I just need to finish out and get there.

But soon, the conversation turns to the injury. What was going through Montgomery's mind when it happened? Montgomery didn't hold back about how he felt after the injury.

"I just felt empty when I found out that I tore my ACL because I wouldn't expect that to happen to me, and it can happen to anyone. So I was just so heartbroken from it.

You know, I just looked passed it. I can't look back. I got my mental right first and foremost, and then so now I'm working on my physical. So you know, I took it as it is and just went forward," he said

Penn State added a running back to his class after the injury.

Montgomery also addressed the situation at running back in the Class of 2023. Does he feel uncomfortable that the team added another running back after his injury? He and T-Frank discuss Montgomery's conversations with running back's coach JaJuan Seider after the team added three-star runner Cam Wallace in December.

They also discuss how Penn State reacted to the news and how the injury allowed him to spend more time with the team this fall in Happy Valley.

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