All season Penn State has struggled to find their number one running back. Noah Cain has struggled while appearing injured and to be lacking confidence, John Lovett has been inconsistent while dealign with drops and poor pass protection, and Devyn Ford has been mostly MIA since getting injured against Iowa.
That leaves sophomore Keyvone Lee. Entering play on Saturday Lee had already been Penn State’s best running back this season. Saturday afternoon, he solidified himself as RB1 for the Nittany Lions.
Entering the game Lee was averaging a team best 5.1 yards per carry this season. Against the Wolverines Lee rushed for 88 yards on 20 carries (4.