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Penn State positional preview for spring: The RBs ... can anyone push Saquon Barkley for playing time?

Penn State running back Akeel Lynch goes in for a 38-yard touchdown run during the third quarter at Beaver Stadium on November 15, 2014. Penn State beat Temple, 30-13 to improve to 6-4. Joe Hermitt, PennLive

Remember this young gentleman pictured here? Why, it's Akeel Lynch, who was Penn State's best running back at the end of the 2014 season and the feature back at the start of 2015. Things changed quickly for Lynch, however, once Saquon Barkley was fed the ball. Barkley became a star, Lynch battled an injury, and soon the writing was on the wall.