Football Penn State’s young backs are as good as advertised in early showings

[CSauertiegPSU]

Early returns on freshmen running backs Nick Singleton and Kaytron Allen are as good as Penn State fans could’ve hoped for.

Happy Valley Insider - Penn State’s young backs are as good as advertised in early showings

Nick Singleton and Kaytron Allen have impressed early in their Penn State careers.

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[PSUisBack2017]

That's great, but until we get linemen who can block, we are going to struggle.

 

[Obliviax]

That's great, but until we get linemen who can block, we are going to struggle.

I saw that the RB coach was telling the RBs that PSU ranked last, L-A-S-T, in yards after the first hit. While some of that can be the OL, some of that has to be on the RB as well. To rank LAST, it had to be a joint effort. So while it is clear the OL underperformed last season, so did the RBs.

 

[GreggK]

I saw that the RB coach was telling the RBs that PSU ranked last, L-A-S-T, in yards after the first hit. While some of that can be the OL, some of that has to be on the RB as well. To rank LAST, it had to be a joint effort. So while it is clear the OL underperformed last season, so did the RBs.

Too much damn dancing and taking their time and not enough hitting the damn hole.

 

[Steve G]

Too much damn dancing and taking their time and not enough hitting the damn hole.

and seeming to not hit the right hole, running into the stack instead of the open space

 

[PSU20]

Too much damn dancing and taking their time and not enough hitting the damn hole.

Agree +1000%. Holmes was the only RB that his the hole hard and showed some wheels after getting past the POS for a 6 yard or so gain. Then they would take him out for what was behind him???

 

[bcspsu]

I saw that the RB coach was telling the RBs that PSU ranked last, L-A-S-T, in yards after the first hit. While some of that can be the OL, some of that has to be on the RB as well. To rank LAST, it had to be a joint effort. So while it is clear the OL underperformed last season, so did the RBs.

Last season's running back corps was the worst that I ever can remember at PSU, and I've been watching this team play games since 1975.

 

[The Spin Meister]

I suggest you critics try taking a handoff and getting hit hard as soon as you get the ball. Do this about fifteen times per game. See how long it is before you start ‘dancing’.

 

[horace19040]

Too much damn dancing and taking their time and not enough hitting the damn hole.

What hole? Even Barkley was shut down at times.

 

[bcspsu]

I suggest you critics try taking a handoff and getting hit hard as soon as you get the ball. Do this about fifteen times per game. See how long it is before you start ‘dancing’.

Regardless of the blocking, which was terrible, that running back corps was bad; no speed, vision, balance, athleticism, nothing. Like I said, I've never seen a PSU running back corps that bad.

 

[proud2bpsufan]

Regardless of the blocking, which was terrible, that running back corps was bad; no speed, vision, balance, athleticism, nothing. Like I said, I've never seen a PSU running back corps that bad.

Definitely no game changers running in the backfield last year. They tried but just didn't have the talent to make special plays. Hopefully, the two freshman have the "IT" factor and we see a more consistent and exciting backfield this year.

 

[bvillebaron]

I saw that the RB coach was telling the RBs that PSU ranked last, L-A-S-T, in yards after the first hit. While some of that can be the OL, some of that has to be on the RB as well. To rank LAST, it had to be a joint effort. So while it is clear the OL underperformed last season, so did the RBs.

Absolutely. Don’t recall a single run last year where any RB showed a burst OL line was lousy for sure but the RBs didn’t help.

 

[bvillebaron]

What hole? Even Barkley was shut down at times.

But Barkley and other RBs weren’t shut down ALL the time.