For the longest time, the Big Ten has relied upon the running game to be its offensive anchor, recent trends though have it pivoting away from that. There is a renewed focus on the quarterback position ever since Ryan Day and his high-powered Buckeye offense took over the conference. It seems however that [autotag]James Franklin[/autotag] is ignoring all of that and taking a different approach.
We have seen a renewed focus on finding the next great Nittany Lion tailback. We have seen him bringing in a bunch of recruits in both the 2022 and 2023 recruiting class to make the running back position one of the deeper depth charts on the team.
Each back though should be playing its own unique role though. We should have a new leader in the clubhouse going forward but some veteran presence may affect things this year. Beyond 2022 though, things are looking very promising for running backs at Penn State.