James Madison's Peyton Williams brings the ball up the floor in a game against Ball State. (Photo credit: James Madison Athletics)
A four-time Sun Belt Player of the Week recipient, Peyton McDaniel was named the Sun Belt Player of the Year after averaging 16.0 points and 8.4 rebounds per game to lead James Madison. (Photo credit: James Madison Athletics)

Peyton McDaniel had doubts.

The road back was arduous—605 days of physical and mental battles.

Scores are only part of the story

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Rob Knox is an award-winning professional and a member of the Lincoln (Pa.) Athletics Hall of Fame. In addition to having work published in SLAM magazine, the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Washington Post,...