As if the running back room at Penn State wasn’t already in a good place before, it got a whole lot better on Wednesday. Former Minnesota running back [autotag]Trey Potts[/autotag] announced that he will be transferring to Penn State for the 2023-24 season.
After the breakout seasons from freshmen [autotag]Nick Singleton[/autotag] and [autotag]Kaytron Allen[/autotag], the position is definitely in a good spot. The two combined for over 1,800 rushing yards and 22 touchdowns. However, despite the success of the underclassmen, the depth behind them was thin. Freshman [autotag]Cam Wallace[/autotag] was slated to be the third running and doesn’t appear to be physically ready for Big Ten football yet.
Landing Potts might have been more important than most thought going into this offseason.
Potts is a former three-star running back who racked up 1,195 yards and 11 touchdowns in 24 career games while at Minnesota. It looked like he was on his way to a breakout season in 2021 when he had 552 yards and six touchdowns in five games. However, he suffered through some scary injuries that season and missed the second half of the year.
Potts is a Pennsylvania native from Williamsport and decided to transfer back home.
Coming Home , We Are !!! pic.twitter.com/MHGtHcKOgo
— Trey Potts (@PottsTreyson) April 6, 2023
It’s not likely that he will challenge Singleton or Allen for the majority of the workload, but he’ll add much needed depth to the running back room. It’s predicted that his role will mainly be as a third down back.
Adding experienced depth to an underclassmen filled position is a big positive for Penn State. There are high expectations for the Nittany Lions this season after their Rose Bowl victory. The more playmakers that are in the program, the more successful of a season they can have.
Let’s hope Potts can stay healthy and be an impact player that he was expected to be his later seasons at Minnesota.
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