Evan Royster — Penn State’s all-time leading rusher — couldn’t help but laugh. A simple question, one he saw coming, somehow caught him off guard.
Where does Saquon Barkley stack up historically among Penn State running backs?
“That’s funny,” Royster said after a four-second chuckle. “I would put him in a completely different category. I mean, just create a new level of running back for him.”
In all likelihood, Barkley is at the tail-end of leaving a lasting Nittany Lion legacy. And what a legacy it’ll be.
The Heisman Trophy candidate has two entire pages of the Penn State game notes dedicated to him each week with headers such as “WILL SAQUON.