Penn State senior wide receiver DaeSean Hamilton will play his last game for the program in the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl on Saturday against Washington. He has matured during his four seasons with the Nittany Lions, however, he was forced to grow up long before he arrived on campus in 2013.

Hamilton, a former 247Sports three-star recruit from Stafford, Va., grew up with an older brother, Darius Hamilton, who has autism. Darius uses non-verbal communication, and he needs assistance for daily activities, such as brushing his teeth, eating and getting dressed. DaeSean recently spoke in detail about his relationship with his brother, who he has been helping his parents, Madgeline and Johnie Hamilton, take care of since he was six years old.

DaeSean's help became even more valuable when his mother was diagnosed with breast cancer.

Via Bleacher Report:

Or the time when DaeSean was 10, and his mother told him she had breast cancer and DaeSean and Darius grew even closer out of necessity. Madgeline was going through treatment, her husband was working and bills had to be paid. So DaeSean woke every morning, got Darius showered and fed and ready for school, and took him to the bus stop. Madgeline gave DaeSean a key to the back door so he could pick up Darius from school, bring him home and care for him in case she either wasn't there because of a doctor's appointment or was recovering from a chemotherapy treatment. Day after day, year after year. Through Madgeline's cancer and remission, through Johnie stationed in Japan for a year by himself, through growing as a football player from Pop Warner to high school, DaeSean made it work with Darius.

DaeSean also did his part to include Darius in his childhood friend groups, and his friends also became Darius' companions. The group eventually used academic openings in their schedules to help out in Darius' special needs class.

"We never really thought anything of it," Billy Bolinsky, one of DaeSean's friends, said. "He was our friend, and he was also DaeSean's brother. I've known Darius since the third grade; he has always been special to me. It was a no-brainer."

When former Nittany Lions coach Bill O'Brien recruited DaeSean, he wasn't viewed as the star of the 2013 class. But earlier this season, the senior broke the Penn State record for career receptions. DaeSean will have a chance to add to his current total (209) in the Fiesta Bowl, and then he will attempt to provide an NFL team with the same intangibles he brought to Penn State in four seasons.

But wherever he goes, Darius will be with him.

"Darius never has to worry about me letting go," DaeSean told Bleacher Report. "He's my brother. I love him. I have always believed this, and it's something my parents have said over and over: God will never give you something you can't handle."