It didn’t take lengthy for former Penn State operating again Noah Cain to resolve the place his subsequent cease will probably be out of the switch portal. Cain introduced he has dedicated to LSU with a message on his Twitter account Thursday evening after getting into the switch portal simply the opposite day.

Cain could have two years of eligibility with the LSU Tigers. Cain has already performed three seasons since his true freshman season in 2019, however he could have an additional yr of eligibility for a fifth season granted by the NCAA ought to he select to make use of it in Baton Rouge. The NCAA granted each student-athlete an additional yr of eligibility in the course of the COVID pandemic.

Cain appeared in all 13 video games performed by Penn State in 2021. He completed second on the group with 106 carries for 350 yards. He led the group with 4 dashing touchdowns.

It has been a troublesome two seasons for Cain. After a promising freshman season was capped by a robust exhibiting alongside former teammate Journey Brown within the Cotton Bowl victory over Memphis (Cain rushed for 92 yards and two touchdowns within the win), Cain was injured early within the 2020 season opener at Indiana after simply three dashing makes an attempt for 13 yards. Cain’s damage sidelined him for the rest of the 2020 season.

Coming into the 2021 season, Cain was anticipated to be the lead operating again in a dynamic operating combo with Keyvone Lee and Baylor switch Jonathan Lovett. All three have been named to the Doak Walker Award watch checklist previous to the beginning of the season, however Cain lacked manufacturing on the bottom for Penn State in the course of the season. After scoring three touchdowns within the first three video games of the season, Cain battled damage issues and by no means rushed for greater than 43 yards in a recreation since his 45 dashing yards in a win towards Auburn.

Cain was a member of Penn State’s Class of 2019. The four-star recruit from IMG Academy selected Penn State over provides from Georgia, Auburn, Florida, and extra.

Regardless of missing a lot manufacturing to point out off the previous two seasons, Cain figures to be a strong operating again possibility for LSU. Cain’s shortcomings may very well be tied to damage issues and a scarcity of a strong offensive line blocking for him. LSU, like Penn State, is in want of an enormous turnaround with its dashing offense in 2022. LSU ranked 114th within the nation in dashing offense final season, averaging 114.08 dashing yards per recreation (Penn State ranked 118th with 108.0 dashing yards per recreation).

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