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Penn State kicker again undergoing treatment for eating disorder

Published May. 6, 2017 8:13 a.m. ET

Barry Werner

Penn State's Joey Julius became a pop-culture figure in college football last season because of his ferocious tackles, unbecoming of a kicker.

He's also been honest and open about the challenges of facing an eating disorder. Julius announced on Facebook on Friday that he again is battling it head-on.

“I have been struggling over the last couple months with my eating disorder. It got to the point where I had to return to St. Louis to seek further treatment at the McCallum Place. Recovery is a wonderful and beautiful thing that I am working on.”

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Julius made the post to explain his absence from Penn State's spring game last month. He said he is on the road to recovery: “There is light at the end of the tunnel. It’s just a very long tunnel.”

The 5-foot-10, 258-pound kicker revealed in October that he had a binge-eating disorder, and that he underwent treatment at McCallum Place.

The redshirt junior also said Friday that he plans to blog about his situation in the future.