Penn State Sports Magazine
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J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 5 11 W W W . B L U E W H I T E O N L I N E . C O M In addition to his exploits as a receiver, Warren has rushed 23 times for 191 yards and 4 scores, while completing 3 of 5 passes for 35 yards and a touchdown. He even punted once on a quick kick against Minnesota. "He's a beast," Franklin said. "I think everybody goes into it saying you've got to stop Tyler Warren. Everybody's defensive game plan is, we can't allow 44 to impact the game. … Everybody said that every single week, and no one's done it. They ought to bring the Mackey Award tonight, put it on a private jet, fly it to Tyler War- ren, give it to him on Sunday, and then he should get an invitation to New York [for the Heisman Trophy ceremony]. "He's done it week in and week out. He's a big-time player, and he's doing it when all eyes are on him, and he's the focus of the game plan. He's a special guy. His humility is impressive. You guys ask him questions, and every question he gets, it's an opportunity for him to turn the atten- tion to his teammates. He's a stud." ■ Penn State Players Earn Big Ten Postseason Honors A total of 22 Penn State football players received at least one form of postseason recognition from the Big Ten in 2024. Junior defensive end Abdul Carter and senior tight end Tyler Warren were the players of the year at their respective positions, and listed below are PSU's other 20 honorees: QB Drew Allar — honorable mention All-Big Ten, coaches and media RB Kaytron Allen — honorable mention All-Big Ten, media K Ryan Barker — honorable mention All-Big Ten, coaches and media C Nick Dawkins — honorable mention All-Big Ten, media DE Dani Dennis-Sutton — honorable mention All-Big Ten, media OT Anthony Donkoh — honorable mention All-Big Ten, coaches and media DT Zane Durant — honorable mention All-Big Ten, coaches and media LS Tyler Duzansky — third team All-Big Ten, media; honorable mention, coaches CB A.J. Harris — third team All-Big Ten, coaches and media G Olaivavega Ioane — second team All-Big Ten, coaches and media DT Dvon J-Thomas — honorable mention All-Big Ten, media CB Jalen Kimber — honorable mention All-Big Ten, media LB Kobe King — second team All-Big Ten, coaches and media S Jaylen Reed — second team All-Big Ten, coaches and media LB Tony Rojas — honorable mention All-Big Ten, coaches OT Drew Shelton — honorable mention All-Big Ten, coaches and media RB/KR Nicholas Singleton — honorable mention All-Big Ten, coaches and media (RB); honorable mention All-Big Ten, media (KR) WR Harrison Wallace III — honorable mention All-Big Ten, media S Zakee Wheatley — honorable mention All-Big Ten, media G Sal Wormley — third team All-Big Ten, media; honorable mention, coaches Redshirt junior linebacker Kobe King was one of three Nittany Lions to earn second-team All-Big Ten honors, joining senior safety Jaylen Reed and redshirt sophomore guard Olaivavega Ioane. PHOTO BY MARK SELDERS/PENN STATE ATHLETICS Senior Tyler Warren has caught 88 passes for 1,062 yards through 13 games. His receptions and yardage totals are single-season Big Ten records for the tight end position. PHOTO BY MARK SELDERS/PENN STATE ATHLETICS