It’s imaginable that Penn State will miss his star-player moment even before the 2020 football season begins.
First, supporter Micah Parsons, one of the country’s most productive defensive players, left the team this summer to pursue a career in the NFL, but did not return when the Big Ten season began.
Now, the national offensive medium Back Journey Brown may be lost all season due to an undisclosed fitness problem.
Penn State published an approach to Brown’s situation: “Journey Brown is being treated for an uncovered illness during the off-season and will possibly miss the 2020 football season. “
Although Penn State has intensity as a ball carrier, Brown was in fact the leader. He averaged 6. 8 yards consistent with last season’s race and gained confidence and productivity in the sequence. He finished with a career-high 890 yards and 12 touchdowns, adding 202-yard effort in cotton bowl victory over Memphis.
Without Brown, Penn State’s most beloved racing game will be based on sophomore Noah Cain, Devyn Ford and true freshman Caziah Holmes, who became the team’s number one in 2019 before a mid-season injury stopped him. Down.
Ford, the most productive ball carrier after high school in Virginia, however, had only minimal action last year.
The Nittany Lions open their pandemic-delayed Big Ten season saturday in Indiana. They then play at home against Ohio State No. 5 the following weekend.
Contribute: The Associated Press