John Reid, Jr.
A stand-up, stand-out on and off the Field
A tremendous amount of dedication and drive is needed to play a Division I sport. For Nittany Lion cornerback John Reid Jr., that dedication and drive are second-nature, and he’s using those qualities not just for success on the football field, but in his academic career as well. While some might find the dual demands of Penn State football and an academically rigorous major daunting; Reid, a data science major in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science is up to the challenge. “You have to really want to do it, to the point where you’re passionate about it. You’ve got to be ready to sacrifice because like, for me, I give up a lot of time to be able to do both [football and engineering], and I want to do both,” said Reid.
