'15 PA RB Saquon Barkley (Penn State Verbal Commit)

[ResLife Hero]

Running Back
Whitehall, PA (Whitehall HS)

Measurements

Height: 5'11"
Weight: 190


Rankings

Rivals: 5.9 Rating, #2 PA, #14 RB, #117 Overall
247: 96 Rating, #1 PA, #9 RB, #90 Overall
Scout: #26 RB, #198 Overall
ESPN: 80 Rating, #6 PA, #23 RB, #187 Overall

247 Composite: 93.15 Rating, #3 PA, #16 RB, #150 Overall


Offers
Boston College
North Carolina
Notre Dame
Ohio State
Penn State
Pittsburgh
Rutgers
Syracuse
Temple



Highlights:
Saquon Barkley - Hudl
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[dublinirish]

haha Franklin must hate ND

 

[ResLife Hero]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ND?src=hash">#ND</a> offered <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PSU?src=hash">#PSU</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rivals250?src=hash">#Rivals250</a> RB commit Saquon Barkley last night but he's "still 100%" <a href="https://twitter.com/NDatRivals">@NDatRivals</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/RivalsSnyder">@RivalsSnyder</a> <a href="http://t.co/7hKbsy5cNJ">http://t.co/7hKbsy5cNJ</a></p>— Adam Friedman (@RivalsFriedman) <a href="https://twitter.com/RivalsFriedman/status/534422713121902593">November 17, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[ResLife Hero]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Great look at a potential '15 RB for ND <a href="http://t.co/mRUXE54i6l">http://t.co/mRUXE54i6l</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/TomLoy247">@TomLoy247</a></p>— Jeff Hiser (@JHiser10) <a href="https://twitter.com/JHiser10/status/534434232102166529">November 17, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[Ultimate Penn St. Hater]

Would love to steal him away if we can't land Soso or Brosette.

 

[Whiskeyjack]

247 and Rivals are both very high on him, which means he's probably underrated on the Composite. Scout and ESPN are dragging him down.

 

[koonja]

So what happened? Not trying to be a jerk, but we can't read the article and all we can see is that he's 100% PSU.

Is he visiting?

 

[MNIrishman]

Would be better if he were a DE or LB ("Sack one").

 

[Terry Jillery]

 

[Irish#1]

Should have went for a single or double instead of the headlock. Probably his go to move.

 

[ulukinatme]

Should have went for a single or double instead of the headlock. Probably his go to move.

I learned that they push the double leg takedown quite a bit with the younger kids. Best thing to do is counter it by teaching your kid to sprawl well. When they go for the legs you kick your legs back and put your weight on top of them, force them to the ground. From top sprawl you get leverage and can attack your opponent a bunch of ways, plus they'll expend energy trying to get you off of them. I was a bit miffed, just as my son was getting into wrestling we had to pull him out for other reasons. It's a fun sport, and the best part is you don't deal with daddy ball where coaches pick favorites, you can't do that in wrestling.

 

[Irish#1]

I learned that they push the double leg takedown quite a bit with the younger kids. Best thing to do is counter it by teaching your kid to sprawl well. When they go for the legs you kick your legs back and put your weight on top of them, force them to the ground. From top sprawl you get leverage and can attack your opponent a bunch of ways, plus they'll expend energy trying to get you off of them. I was a bit miffed, just as my son was getting into wrestling we had to pull him out for other reasons. It's a fun sport, and the best part is you don't deal with daddy ball where coaches pick favorites, you can't do that in wrestling.

All four of my sons wrestled. The youngest was a two time state qualifier and the next youngest was ranked #1 in the state. Kids in MS love the headlock, but you don't see it nearly as much in HS as they are experienced enough to counter it. Love that who wrestles is decided on the mat and not by preferential treatment.