Penn State Sports Magazine
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2 0 N O V E M B E R 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 S peaking to reporters in the bowels of the LA Memorial Coliseum after one of the best performances by a tight end in Penn State history, Tyler Warren talked as if he had just been walking the dog, cutting the grass or per- forming some other mundane task. Minutes earlier, Warren's head coach, James Franklin, had made the case that the 6-foot-6, 261-pound senior was not only the best tight end in college football but one of the best players in the sport regardless of position. Warren's performance against the Trojans made a compelling case for that bold assertion. He did it all for the Nittany Lions in their 33-30 overtime victory over USC on Oct. 12. The most eye-catch- ing numbers on the stat sheet were his 17 catches for 224 yards. He tied an FBS record for tight ends with his receptions total, equaling Northwest- ern's Jon Harvey in 1982 and New Mexico's Emilio Vallez in 1967. He also set a Penn State record for pass catchers, surpassing the 14 catches that wide receiver DaeSean Hamilton amassed against Ohio State in 2014. Meanwhile, Warren's yardage total was the most ever by a Big Ten tight end and the second-most by a PSU pass catcher, topped only by wide receiver Jahan Dotson's 242-yard outburst against Mary- land in 2021. But Warren didn't just catch a lot of passes. He also threw a pass for 9 yards. He carried once for 4 yards. And his most memorable play of the day started when he lined up along the offensive front and snapped the ball to redshirt sophomore quarterback Beau Pribula early in the third quar- Anything Anything Goes Goes The most proficient multitasker in college football, tight end Tyler Warren keeps Penn State's offense on the move G R E G P I C K E L | G R E G . P I C K E L @ O N 3 . C O M