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College Career
The first year
Barkley became a starter at Penn State as a true freshman in 2015. In his second game against Buffalo, he carried for 115 yards and a touchdown after getting just one yard on one carry in his debut. In his third game against Rutgers, he ran for 195 yards and two scores on 21 carries to follow up that effort. [16] He missed two games in October due to injury.
He had 194 yards on 26 carries in his first game back against top-ranked Ohio State on October 17, 2015.
2015 was Barkley’s first season at Penn State, during which he carried 1,076 yards on 182 attempts.
In the off-season, Barkley earned praise for his accomplishments during his freshman season and was voted BTN.com Freshman of the Year and second-team All-Big Ten.
the second year
In October 2017, Barkley played for Penn State against Ohio State at Ohio Stadium. 2016 saw Barkley play in his debut game as a sophomore at Penn State, rushing for 105 yards and a score in a 33-13 victory over Kent State. In a two-week rekindled rivalry game with Pitt, Penn State fell behind 28-7 in the second quarter before Barkley rallied his team by scoring five touchdowns, the fifth coming with 5:00 left in the fourth quarter and pulled the Nittany Lions to within three points. With 1:41 remaining, quarterback Trace McSorley prevented the Nittany Lions from completing their comeback, throwing an interception in the Pitt end zone. In what would become a recurring trend for the 2016 Penn State football team, Penn State once again had to come back from a halftime deficit in week five against Minnesota. After being limited to just 38 yards on 19 attempts throughout the regular season, Barkley scored on the first play of overtime to give Penn State the win.
With 31 carries for 202 yards and a touchdown in the week six game against Maryland, Barkley achieved his first 200-yard running game at Penn State. In a game against Ohio State in week seven, Barkley carried 99 yards on 12 runs and a 37-yard catch, helping the Buckeyes beat the second-ranked team 24-21. When Purdue played in week eight, Barkley scored and No. 24 Penn State by a season-high 62 points. Barkley rushed for a career-high 207 yards, had a long run of 81 yards, added 70 receiving yards, and scored two touchdowns for a total of 277 yards. With the victory over Purdue, Penn State improved to 6-2 overall and 4-1 in Big Ten play.
On November 1, 2016, Barkley received the Maxwell Award, given to the best overall collegiate football player of the year. Barkley had 167 yards and a touchdown against Iowa on November 5. In Penn State’s 41-14 victory, he added 44 yards and another receiving touchdown for a total of 211 all-purpose yards.
Following the regular season, Barkley was named First Team All-Big Ten, Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year, and Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year.
On December 3, 2016, Barkley gained 83 yards on 19 attempts, scored on the ground, and added a touchdown via a tire route. In the 2016 Big Ten Championship Game, his heroics allowed Penn State to come back from a 28-7 deficit to upset Wisconsin, 38-31.
On January 2, Barkley had 25 carries for 194 yards in the 2017 Rose Bowl, averaging 7.8 yards per carry, including a 79-yard touchdown run to put Penn State ahead 28-27. Trailing from a 13-0 deficit, Penn State scored seven straight touchdowns, including four of four straight offensive plays, including Barkley’s 79-yard touchdown. Although USC won the game, 52-49, Barkley’s first, fourth, and seventh touchdowns for Penn State gave the Nittany Lions a 49-35 lead in the fourth quarter.
By the end of his second season at Penn State, Barkley had broken the school records for rushing yards by a freshman (1,076) and a sophomore (4,510). (1,496)
Against Akron in the opening game of the 2017 campaign, Barkley ran 14 times for 172 yards, two rushing touchdowns, and an 80-yard long run. He added two receptions for a total of 54 receiving yards. Barkley received co-Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honors for his efforts.
With 358 all-purpose yards, Barkely led Penn State to a 21-19 victory over Iowa in their 2017 Big Ten debut. By amassing 211 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown, 94 receiving yards, and 53 kick return yards in one game, he also broke the school record for most all-purpose yards in a single contest. Barkley again received the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week award for his efforts.
Barkley had an unusually lackluster rush, carrying the ball just 20 times for 56 yards against Indiana in the first Big Ten home game of his junior season. However, he had a big contribution in the game regardless, returning the opening kickoff 97 yards for a score, catching four passes for 52 yards, and completing a 16-yard pass to receiver DaeSean Hamilton late in the fourth quarter to seal a 45-14 Penn State victory. As a result, Barkley became the first Big Ten player to score a passing touchdown and a return touchdown in the same game. The Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week award went to Barkley. A month later, against Ohio State, Barkley again returned the opening kickoff 97 yards for a score, but he collected just 44 rushing yards on 21 touches, 36 of which came on a touchdown run in the second quarter. Barkley was limited for the rest of the game. In his final game as a collegiate player at Penn State, Barkley rushed for 137 yards and two touchdowns, one of which came on a 92-yard run to give the Nittany Lions a 28-7 lead over Washington Huskies in the 2017 Fiesta Bowl, a game that Penn State went on to win 35-28. Following Penn State’s victory in the Fiesta Bowl on December 31, 2017, Barkley announced his decision to forgo his senior year at Penn State and declare for the 2018 NFL Draft.