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Saquon Barkley: I’m going to finish my Penn State degree ‘as soon as I can’

Former Penn State running back Saquon Barkley plans to complete his communications degree “as soon” as he can for both his future and his daughter, according to his first-person story Thursday in The Players’ Tribune.

In a piece titled, “The Anchor-Mentor-Father Plan,” Barkley lays out his future plans. Because he declared early for the 2018 NFL draft, becoming the No. 2 overall pick of the New York Giants and signing a four-year deal worth $31.2 million, he never finished his college degree. And that doesn’t sit right with him.

“The crazy thing is … I’m a college dropout,” the NFL rookie wrote.