After his football career appeared to have ended due to recurring knee injuries, former Penn State tight end Adam Breneman has decided to continue his football –– and academic –– career at the University of Massachusetts.

Breneman graduated from Penn State’s Smeal College of Business in just three years and has decided, after consulting with trainers and doctors, that he is still fit to play the game. This coming fall he will suit up for the Minuteman while he pursues an MBA at the university, he announced via Twitter.

In January it appeared that this day would never come. Breneman announced that a chronic knee injury put an end to his playing days. As a freshman, he tallied 15 receptions for 186 yards in 2013 before missing his entire sophomore season due to injury.

In the spring of 2015, Breneman was awarded the Frank Patrick Total Commitment Award for his efforts in all facets of the program, both on and off the field. But when the fall came around, he was only able to play twice as his knee continued to plague him.

Now, as Breneman believes he can be ready to play this fall, he follows his former Nittany Lions teammate and roommate, Austin Whipple, to UMass. Whipple left Happy Valley in the summer of 2014 to play for his dad, UMass head coach Mark Whipple, who is still at the head of the program.

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