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Has Penn State found a Saquon Barkley replacement? Bald Eagle Area woman runs for a 22-yard touchdown | Centre Daily Times

Without Saquon Barkley, Penn State football is looking for somebody else to put up yards in the running game.

At the Blue-White Game on Saturday, that person was Bald Eagle Area woman Brooke Fisher.

Fisher, a 25-year-old Penn State fan with Down syndrome, took a handoff from quarterback Trace McSorely and ran 22 yards for the touchdown.

Fisher was on the field between the first and second quarters for a fan contest when coach James Franklin took her aside. Next thing Fisher knew, she was in the middle of the field in huddle with the White team.