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Just Jack: 1 play that showed former jack-of-all-trades CJ Onyechi's development at Rutgers

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CJ Onyechi squared up the Heisman Trophy candidate and drove him into the ground.

Penn State's Saquon Barkley made a career of posterizing defenders with his cross-field cuts, hurdles and stiff arms, but the Rutgers true freshman wasn't about to become his next victim. Onyechi came unblocked off the edge and wrapped up Barkley for a six-yard loss.

"I saw the tight end arc around me, so I knew he wasn't blocking me and was out of the play," Onyechi said. "I saw an open lane, so I just took it. I'm saying, 'I have to run through him before he can make any moves on me.