Penn State Football: Keys to the Game vs Rutgers
By Corey Hunter
Key No. 1 – If It Ain’t Broke Don’t Fix It
Look, just because everyone in the place knows it, doesn’t mean you go away from it.
What am I talking about? I am referencing the fact that Rutgers ranks dead last in the Big Ten and 124th out of 128 1-A schools in rush defense. In fact, in Rutgers last eight contests, only Indiana (147 yards) and Iowa (193 yards) rushed for less than 200 yards. Michigan and Ohio State both racked up over 400 rushing yards and four scores. I would expect Penn State to be able to at least post 200 rushing yards. I expect a full force unleashing of the Say Say train after he was bottled up last week.
Even though Barkley was bottled up for most of the day, he still managed to bulldoze his way into the endzone as seen here:
I would dare say that when Barkley gets to the second level, there aren’t too many running backs in the country that run with as much speed and power as him.
To unleash the poetic fury that is Saquon Barkley, look for the Lions to feed him the rock at least 25 times Saturday night. Every Big Ten team has rushed at least 40 times per game against Rutgers. I don’t see that trend changing this weekend.