The fifth-year senior is the center of every gameplan, and will be again this week coming up against Brown. Bears coach Phil Estes gave Sandberg a lot of love, even more than the usual coach.

“Sandberg is as good as [Yale’s Mike] McLeod,” Estes said. “He has some skills in catching the football, but once the ball’s in his hands, he’s elusive, fast, he can cut on a dime and he can make people look silly. He’s a hell of a football player.”

It has become almost commonplace to consider McLeod the far-and-away number one back and Sandberg the clear second-best. Next to McLeod’s numbers – 1,142 yards and 18 touchdowns in six games – Sandberg’s 589 yards, seven touchdowns in five games don’t exactly stand out.

Clearly McLeod's amazing durability is a virtue, but Sandberg doesn't come close to the Elis' number of carries. With 204 carries, Sanbderg would be on pace for 1,133 yards and 13.5 touchdowns. And he hasn't even been healthy this season. I'd still say McLeod is the better running back, but it's closer than it seems.

And even if he is the second banana, Sandberg still puts fear in the hearts of anyone on the Penn schedule.