Penn State Sports Magazine
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4 0 A U G U S T 2 0 2 4 W W W . B L U E W H I T E O N L I N E . C O M / / / / / / / 2 0 2 4 F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / P enn State enters the 2024 season with two of the better running backs in the Big Ten and one of the top duos in the country. One of the Nittany Lions' runners ranks among the top 100 overall players in the EA College Sports '25 video game. Both have spots on Athlon's preseason All-Big Ten team, and both were productive at the college level during their first two seasons in State College. Yet, despite all that, juniors Nicholas Singleton (No. 37 overall and the No. 5 running back in the highly anticipated video game) and Kaytron Allen feel dis- respected. Thus, they are setting out to right what they feel is a wrong this fall. "This is my statement year," Allen told DIVIDE AND CONQUER Nicholas Singleton and Kaytron Allen are happy to split the workload in a highly collaborative Penn State backfield G R E G P I C K E L | GREG.PICKEL@ON3.COM Allen (left) and Singleton combined to rush for 1,654 yards and 14 touchdowns last year. As a team, Penn State led the Big Ten with an average of 184.8 rushing yards per game. PHOTO BY MARK SELDERS/PENN STATE ATHLETICS