Saquon Barkley, Ronald Jones II head a group of solid running backs at the NFL combine

INDIANAPOLIS - On the second day of 2017, clouds filled the sky above the Rose Bowl, turning one of college football's most picturesque venues into something, well, normal.

The sun would eventually crack through the clouds, but the explosion of light that annually bathes the early quarters of the game never showed up when USC played Penn State.

Instead, it was a player who shined.

Penn State running back Saquon Barkley terrorized the USC defense in a classic game the Trojans eventually won, 52-49. Sure, USC quarterback Sam Darnold torched