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Hali sets the tone for Nittany Lions' approach

By Wayne Drehs
ESPN.com

Sunday, January 1, 2006

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The four Penn State football players sat in an off-campus apartment that summer afternoon, sharing the stories of who they were, where they were from and what life was like before they arrived in Happy Valley. It was one of those moments that builds football teams, that creates lifelong bonds. Only this time, it was a little bit different. Michael Robinson, Matthew Rice and Alan Zemaitis had already shared when Tamba Hali began to speak and everyone's jaw fell to the ...

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