In this episode, we sit down with Journey Brown, one of the most outstanding athletes ever to emerge from Pennsylvania and a former star running back at Penn State. Journey’s promising college football career was abruptly cut short in 2020 when he was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a condition in which the heart muscle becomes abnormally thick—posing serious risks—discovered during routine COVID testing and confirmed by cardiology specialists.

Journey openly shares how he navigated the emotional and identity shift from athlete to survivor, and how he discovered a new purpose beyond the gridiron. In a surprising and inspiring turn, he found himself recruited by Trackhouse Racing, where he served as a tire changer for Trackhouse Racing’s NASCAR pit crew—leapfrogging from college football into motorsports, demonstrating athleticis ...