The Lions Den: Ep. 9 | Riley Thompson on Living in Australia, Penn State Conditioning & PSU's Atmosphere | The Lions Den

Penn State Football Player, Riley Thompson, joins Aeneas Hawkins, Nick Dawkins, and Jerry Cross on today's episode of The Lions Den. Riley Thompson talks about growing up in Australia, some of the biggest shocks of living in America, the PSU atmosphere and more. Tune in for another great episode of The Lions Den! MERCH: https://shop.teammercury.io/collections/the-lions-den FOLLOW THE LIONS DEN HERE: ► APPLE | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lions-den/id1705031515 ► SPOTIFY | https://open.spotify.com/show/51Se0ZtwAI0arw1QjQLMY6?si=e5a01d3c11894feb FOLLOW STATE MEDIA HERE: ► TWITTER | https://twitter.com/StateMediaPSU ► TIKTOK | https://www.tiktok.com/@statemediapsu ► INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/statemediapsu/ ► YOUTUBE | https://www.youtube.com/@StateMediaPSU?sub_confirmation=1 The Lions Den is co-hosted by former Nittany Lion Aeneas Hawkins and current players Nick Dawkins and Jerry Cross. The show is presented by The Mercury Podcast Network. For sponsorships or business inquiries reach out to: [email protected] CHAPTERS 00:00-Intro 01:25-Coming to America 07:46-Australian wildlife 12:08-The Outback 14:42-Getting into football 17:27- AFL & Rugby 21:00-Maryland game 22:44-FAU to PSU 25:05-Australian kicking style 27:54-Conditioning 38:38-Rugby physicality 41:47-Australian stereotypes