Wednesday’s installment of Penn State notes takes a look at the 2016 version of Urban Meyer’s Ohio State Buckeyes, looks at the quarterback that will invade Beaver Stadium on Saturday, and concludes with a new NFL note related to the Lions. Barkley on the Buckeyes Before he ran for 196 yards against Ohio State a year ago, Penn State running back Saquon Barkley knew he could play at the FBS level. His performance against the Buckeyes simply confirmed that while serving as a confidence boost. Penn State lost that day, 38-10, in Columbus, but it wasn’t for a lack of success on the ground. And, if the Lions are to keep this year’s edition more competitive, they will need Barkley to be successful again, this time against a unit the sophomore thinks might be improved compared to the one he ran all over a year ago. “You can tell they’re younger, and you can see some of the mistakes that they have on film,” Barkley said. There aren’t many of them, though, Barkley said, and when they do occur, the back said they make up for them because of how fast the unit plays. “I think they might be a…
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