To the most casual Penn football fans, Kelms Amoo-Achampong is nothing more than the hyphenated mouthful that sits atop the Quakers' roster.
To those who follow the team a bit more closely, he is the more-than-competent backup to first-team All-Ivy running back Joe Sandberg.
But to the Quakers, Amoo-Achampong is one of the few veterans that can be counted on for consistent production this year, even if he still won't be occupying the depth chart's top spot.
Carrying the ball 36 times for 122 yards last season and protecting the quarterback when called on to block, Amoo-Achampong showed promise in the limited opportunities he got.
So for those outside of the Penn locker room, it may have seemed like he was fit to step right into the starting role this year and replace Sandberg, a senior.
With a year of eligibility remaining, however, Sandberg elected to stay for an extra semester and suit up in Red and Blue for 10 more games.
But if Amoo-Achampong was frustrated, he never showed it.
"Everybody wants to be on the field," he said, "but I'm happy."
If you ask either Amoo-Achampong or Sandberg, they'll tell the same story about the Penn backfield's relationship - it's equal parts amicability and aggression.
"Me and Kelms have a real good relationship," Sandberg said. "We're always helping each other out, doing everything we can to make each other better."
Added Amoo-Achampong: "We're a very close-knit core, we're all friends and everything, but we keep a competitive spirit. We're all fighting for a spot to be on the field."
While coach Al Bagnoli said he wholeheartedly expected Sandberg to return and never foresaw Amoo-Achampong as the featured back for 2007, he said he expected an increase in the backup's output this season.
Weighing in at 15 pounds heavier than Sandberg, Amoo-Achampong is more of a power runner - a "downhill, north-south, big back" as Bagnoli put it - and seems to be thriving at this early stage in the season.
"This year he's really come on during preseason, especially in the latter stages of preseason camp," Bagnoli said. "He's really rounding into shape."
More importantly than his improved physical fitness has been his apparent lack of injury. After being hampered by various minor ailments for the past two seasons, Amoo-Achampong looks to be 100 percent.
This might not make a monumental difference for a team that is so reliant on its starting back, but a healthy Amoo-Achampong will certainly take some pressure off of Sandberg.
And even though his name won't be called in the starting lineup on Saturday, Amoo-Achampong is as amped as anyone to get the 2007 season underway.
But somewhere in the back of his mind, it's very likely that there are a few simple words nagging at him:
Just one more year.
