By now, you’ve probably read a number of articles following Penn State’s 35-7 win over Purdue discussing the Nittany Lions running back rotation.
Well, bear with me here as I take you through another.
Penn State entered the season with a running back situation than most programs would kill for. Class of 2018 five-star recruit Ricky Slade was entering his true sophomore season as the assumed starter, but with him came a stable full of thoroughbreds. You had a former Pennsylvania 100-meter dash state champion in Journey Brown, a 2019 five-star recruit in Devyn Ford, and a 2019 four-star recruit in Noah Cain.