Football's New Wave: The Young Superstars Taking Over the Game

Football's New Wave: The Young Superstars Taking Over the Game — page 5
Barkley made an immediate impression on fans and his new teammates He earned the nickname SaQuads Barkley because of the massive quadriceps muscles in his legs Signature Move Every great running back seems to have a signature move When Barkley is in trouble his first instinct is to treat an opponent like an obstacle in leapfrog Barkley made a habit at Penn State of jumping over a would-be tackler much like a track star going over a hurdle on his way to the finish line He discovered this talent during his freshman year at Penn State when he soared over an Illinois defender for a touchdown I took off at like the 4-yard line Barkley said I was able to jump into the end zone I would’ve gotten farther but the guy kind of jumped up and hit me After he hit me my momentum just carried out and it was kind of cool Barkley however stressed he doesn’t want be known just for his high-flying antics I don’t want to be known as a hurdler he said I’m not a hurdler I’m a football player I want to be known as a guy who breaks tackles that’s the whole objective of the game 8 FOOTBALL’S NEW WAVE