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Father-to-be Saquon Barkley preparing for a pretty big April

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Saquon Barkley is only a few weeks from the biggest moment in his young life.

And it just might happen during the NFL draft in Dallas.

But it won’t have anything to do with football.

Barkley, the former Penn State running back, is preparing to become a first-time father, and if the baby arrives around the same time as Round 1 of the draft, well, deciding where to be apparently won’t be a tough call.

“That’s something we’re actually a little worried about,” Barkley said. “If that is the case, I’m taking the first plane back to Scranton [hometown of his girlfriend, Anna Congdon].