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Penn State Football Position Preview 2018: Running Back

Being the guy behind the guy at Penn State is not always a bad thing, unless that guy is Saquon Barkley.

Miles Sanders is out of Barkleys shadow, but finds himself in a precarious situation. No matter how well he plays, he will be compared to the great Saquon.

If this running back unit has any chance of replicating the production from last year, it’s going to start with Sanders.

The one-time highly sought after recruit from Pittsburgh has patiently awaited this opportunity for two seasons. In his freshman and sophomore campaigns, we saw flashes of what Sanders can do, but his work load was limited.