Last season, one of Penn State’s biggest rivals, Michigan, had one of the best running back duos in the country, with Blake Corum and Donovan Edwards leading them to a perfect season and claiming the National Championship.
Kaytron Allen and Nicholas Singleton have made up one of America’s most formidable one-two running back punches over the past two seasons, much to the delight of Penn State and its fans.
The Penn State football underclassmen running backs had a significant opportunity during the Blue-White Game on Saturday. Kaytron Allen was seen in street clothes, and Nick Singleton, although he was dressed, did not participate.
Penn State Football picked up a third running back commit in the Nittany Lions‘ 2025 class Thursday, adding four-star Alvin Henderson out of Alabama. Henderson ranks as a top 100 recruit and the number ten running back in the nation according to 247Sports composite rankings.
Running backs and Penn State football seem to continue to find each other. The Nittany Lions have proven to not only recruit some of the top talent in the country but they have been able to help them to their careers to the next level.
One of Penn State football’s depth pieces has declared for the NFL Draft. RB Trey Potts, who had a season of eligibility remaining, announced via Instagram Thursday night that he won’t be returning to Penn State and has opted to declare for the NFL Draft.
The No. 11 Ole Miss Rebels are slated to take on the No. 10 Penn State Nittany Lions in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl on Saturday, which means Pete Golding's defense will soon be introduced to Happy Valley's fearsome running back duo of Nick Singleton and Kaytron Allen.
The two-running back system is effective but can be challenging personally. Every college football player wants to be “the guy” but oftentimes times sharing the workload can cause problems.
DETROIT -- Everything finally came together for the Penn State offense in an explosive end to the regular season. The defense was magnificent, as well, in what turned out to be a laugher for the "prestigious" Land Grant Trophy.
Penn State took a 13-0 halftime lead over Michigan State on Friday night, looking to reach 10 regular-season wins for the fifth time in eight years. The Nittany Lions now are 30 minutes from a near-guaranteed bid to a New Years' 6 bowl. Penn State's offense rolled up 308 first-half yards in a mostly sharp performance.
ALTOONA, Pa. -- It's hard to put your finger on exactly what has happened to Nicholas Singleton this year. But it's easy to state the obvious: He has regressed, and it should be crystal clear to everyone by now that Singleton is not Penn State's best running back.
Kaytron Allen rushed for two touchdowns and Demeioun Robinson made a big defensive play to lead No. 12 Penn State to a 27-6 victory over Rutgers on Saturday in Big Ten play at University Park, Pa.
UNIVERSITY PARK– Penn State is finally starting to pull away from Rutgers. In the first minute of the fourth quarter, RB Kaytron Allen scored his second touchdown of the day on a three-yard run. Alex Felkins’ extra point made it 20-6.
Penn State RB Kaytron Allen is hitting his stride. Two weeks ago against Indiana, Allen rushed for 81 yards on 18 carries, good for a 4.5 yards per carry average.
All of a sudden, Michigan's schedule appears even easier than it did before the season kicked off. A Who's Who? Nope. More of a Who's That.
Kaytron Allen met first contact at the 7-yard line but never stopped driving forward. As Maryland's defense attempted vainly to slow him, the Penn State running back got stronger, propelled into the end zone by a freight train of teammates.
Indiana coach Tom Allen is proud of the way his team competed at No. 10 Penn State Saturday, but mixed with pride is lingering regret that they didn't do enough to pull the upset. The result was a stinging 33-24 loss.
Penn State running back Kaytron Allen participated in the team’s Wednesday practice and was seen during the media’s weekly viewing window. Allen’s is one of Penn State’s most important players.
Illinois brings the 125th-ranked defense into Saturday's home game with No. 7 Penn State wounded and ready to make major changes. Toledo put up 28 points in the season opener.
In today’s world of college football, everyone wants to be the guy. The leader of the team or the one that gets all of the attention. But not with this Penn State football team.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. | Nicholas Singleton rushed for a career-high three touchdowns, Kaytron Allen topped 100 yards rushing, quarterback Drew Allar topped a 70-percent completion rate for the second consecutive game and No.
Penn State football comes into the 2023 season with one of the best running back duos in all of college football. While Nicholas Singleton has garnered much of the attention in the offseason, fellow sophomore Kaytron Allen is an electrifying tailback in his own right.
One of the greatest assets to the Penn State football team is star running back Kaytron Allen. Everyone was excited to see Nicholas Singleton get to campus last season, but few had the same excitement for Allen.
No. 8 Penn State is a proud program, so even though it does not have the conference history of foes Ohio State and Michigan, it sees itself as in that class. And rightfully so, says YB's Matt Wiesenfeld.
College football knows all about Nicholas Singleton and Kaytron Allen, Penn State's magnificently talented sophomore running backs who rushed for a combined 1,969 yards and 22 touchdowns last season.
Does a sophomore QB give Penn State coach James Franklin his best shot at the College Football Playoff?
Penn State head coach James Franklin is excited about what running backs Nick Singleton and Kaytron Allen can do in 2023.
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