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Availability Report: Penn State RB Out for Wisconsin

Penn State coach James Franklin is among the nation’s highest-paid coaches.
Photo by Matt Lynch, Nittany Sports Now: James Franklin

MADISON, WI— The Big Ten’s weekly availability report is out, and Penn State will be without one of its running backs against Wisconsin.

Quinton Martin Jr., a true freshman who is Penn State’s third-string running back behind Nicholas Singleton and Kaytron Allen, will not play Saturday night.

That’s the bad news.

The good news is that, after some uncertainty, starter Singleton will play. Singleton missed The team’s 27-11 win over UCLA Oct. 5 but did play against USC the next week. When Singleton is at his best, there aren’t many in college football that are better. Through five games, he has 434 yards and three touchdowns, averaging 6.9 yards per carry.

WHO IS THE NEW RB3?

True freshman Corey Smith is set to be Penn State football’s third string running back Saturday, Oct. 26 at Wisconsin.

Photo by Penn State Athletics: Corey Smith

With Martin out against Wisconsin, another true freshman, Corey Smith, is in as Penn State’s third string tailback. Smith, a 5-foot-10, 189 pounder, is from Milwaukee, so this could be an interesting experience for him. But realistically, Penn State would prefer to keep its carries to Singleton and Allen. For one, if those two are healthy, there’s no reason they shouldn’t be getting the ball. For another, Smith is likely a player coach James Franklin and company would prefer to redshirt. Franklin confirmed in his weekly press conference this Monday that Monday that the team still plans on redshirting Martin, as well.

THE FULL REPORT

Penn State WR Kaden Saunders is among those on the injury report for Wisconsin

Kaden Saunders carries the flag for Penn State’s military appreciation game versus Indiana.

Here is Penn State football’s entire injury report.

Out

S KJ Winston

WR Kaden Saunders

RB Quinton Martin 

RB Cam Wallace

LB Keon Wylie

DE Zuriah Fisher 

WR Mehki Flowers

WR Jake Spencer

TE Andrew Rappleyea

Questionable

Nobody

Good to go 

Everybody else.

Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 on NBC.

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