Penn State running back Saquon Barkley isn't just one of the best running backs in the country, but it appears he's a news-breaker as well.
According to Michigan State linebackers Chris Frey and Joe Bachie, it was Barkley who informed both of them that Ohio State was on its way to a loss against Iowa on Saturday. Barkley told them during their game against one another.
"I think we were midway through the fourth quarter and I was covering Saquon Barkley down the field and he actually, after the play, was like, 'You know Ohio State's losing. They're down big. We're playing for a championship right now,'" Frey said when asked about it. "I kind of just laughed. I didn't know they had lost at that point but I knew they were down big."
Of course, this scenario was only possible due to bad weather in East Lansing. The game started 3 1/2 hours before Ohio State's game in Iowa City, but thanks to a weather delay that lasted over three hours, both Penn State and Michigan State were still tied 24-24 in the fourth quarter when Barkley broke the news of Ohio State's impending doom.
So I guess we owe those storms a tip of the cap for adding to the drama of a hectic Saturday.
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