Miles Sanders and Saquon Barkley talk after every Penn State game. They don’t often get too deep, maybe a tip here and there from Barkley. But over the bye week, Sanders recalled an important September conversation with his predecessor — one with a hint of foreshadowing.
“He told me that he wants to see me try to catch the ball more,” Sanders told the CDT. “We have a lot more players we can throw to, so we don’t really use the back as much, like they used Saquon. But I want to be that all-around back.”
Two weeks later, Sanders saw his opportunity and seized it.