Penn State's Julius reveals battle with eating disorder

Penn State kicker Joey Julius, who has become popular for his punishing hits on kickoffs, revealed Monday that he battled an eating disorder earlier this year.

"Due to my increase in not only weight but also depression and anxiety, my team physicians started to notice not only a change in my overall happiness but also my performance as a normal human being," Julius wrote. "Throughout this whole process I learned a lot about myself. I learned that for the last 11 years of my life, I have suffered through a disorder known as binge eating disorder."

Julius was absent from spring and summer camps with the Nittany Lions as he received treatment.

"If anyone - and I mean anyone, guy or girl - is struggling with the same or anything similar, please message me as I will be in immediate contact to help in any way I can to provide information or insight on my struggles," he wrote. "And I would love to help."

The sophomore made headlines earlier this year when he delivered a huge hit to an unsuspecting Kent State return man.