Great running backs are hard to come by. The Penn State football program knows that well as it took a while for them to start landing some significant backfield prospects. In recent years, the Nittany Lions were fortunate to have one of the best running backs in football.
Saquon Barkley was a four-star prospect back in 2015. He was considered to be the second-best player to come out of Pennsylvania that year, and he decided to head to Pennsylvania State University. The Lions knew they were getting a stud, but Barkley turned out to be much more.