When Tyler Bowen glances just outside the door to Penn State’s meeting rooms, where a long list of past first-team All-Americans sits, the offensive recruiting coordinator can’t help but catch a glimpse of a running back.
There are 21 All-America running backs, after all, including 14 first-teamers. And after another strong recruiting effort Wednesday — especially at running back — that led Bowen to make a pretty strong statement.
“This is as much Running Back U as it is Linebacker U,” he said.
Bowen wasn’t alone in saying that Wednesday during the first day of the early signing period.