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Wide receiver Deon Butler has Deion Sanders-like confidence without the ego and obnoxiousness. The senior is six catches away from eclipsing Bobby Engram as Penn State's all-time leader in receptions. It's been a long road for the 5-foot-10, 168 pound Butler, who first came to Penn State as a walk-on defensive back. Here's this morning's story on the diminutive receiver's self-assurance in the face of mammoth-sized obstacles.

 

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About Joe Juliano
Joe Juliano has been a staff writer for The Inquirer for 20 years, covering college sports, golf and the Penn Relays.

This season is Joe's fourth season on the paper's Penn State beat. He previously covered the Nittany Lions for United Press International from 1976 to 1984.

Joe McIntyre is a senior at Penn State majoring in journalism. He covered the Penn State football beat in 2011 for the Daily Collegian. Follow him on Twitter here @JoeMcIntyre5.