2021 Penn State Nittany Lions Profile Card: Noah Cain

Penn State running back Noah Cain has shown great flashes when healthy, but can he stay on the field in 2021?

Name: Noah Cain

Number: 21

Position: Running Back

Class: Junior

Height: 5′-10″

Weight: 226

Hometown: Baton Rouge, LA

High School: IMG Academy (Florida)

Twitter: @TheRealNoahCain

Overview

Noah Cain, a Baton Rouge native who thrives at IMG Academy in Florida, burst onto the scene as a powerful asset in Penn State’s running game during his freshman season in 2019. Cain proved to be a solid complement to Journey Brown by rushing for 443 yards and eight touchdowns for the Nittany Lions. Back-to-back 100-yard games against Purdue and Iowa in the middle of the season seemed to set the tone for big things out of Noah during his college career with the Nittany Lions.

Unfortunately, injuries slowed Cain down in the second half of the 2019 season, where he missed three of the final four regular-season games and was only used sparingly in games he did play. But Cain returned healthy for the Cotton Bowl against Memphis, and he issued a solid reminder just how much of an impact he can have. Cain rushed for 92 yards and two touchdowns in an offensive explosion by the Nittany Lions in their Cotton Bowl victory over Memphis, seemingly laying the foundation for big things in 2020.

But Cain’s 2020 season came to an abrupt end in the delayed 2020 season opener. After just three rushing attempts against the Indiana Hoosiers, Cain’s season was done. A season-ending injury on the season’s opening possession shut Cain down for the remainder of the 2020 season, giving him plenty of time to rehab and prepare for the 2021 season.

Cain has been monitored closely during the spring and head coach James Franklin believes Cain will be ready to go in the fall as he aims to return to being the top running back on the field for the Penn State offense.

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