Penn State just had two runners reach 1,000 yards in a season for the first time in program history, and both could be coming back, per Pat McAfee.
McAfee, while talking with legendary coach Nick Saban on Thursdayโs episode of โThe Pat McAfee Show,โ said that Penn State โallegedlyโ could have Nicholas Singleton (1,015 yards, nine touchdowns, 6.5 yards per carry) and Kaytron Allen (1,026 yards, eight touchdowns, 5.1 YPC) back for 2025.
WHAT MCAFEE SAID
SEATTLE, WA – October 14: ESPN Gameday host Pat McAfee was at the University of Washington for the college football game between the University of Washington and the Oregon Ducks on October 14, 2023 at Husky Stadium in Seattle, WA. (Photo by Jesse Beals/Icon Sportswire)
โPenn State is setting themselves up for the long haul, here, and allegedly, Singleton and Allen, who are both juniors, theyโre going to be coming back, allegedly, too, for them. Itโs like, Penn Stateโs setting up, here.โ
Well according to @PatMcAfeeShow Kaytron Allen AND Nick Singleton are โallegedlyโ coming back to Penn State in 2025 ๐ pic.twitter.com/DdjTyedDx0
— The Basic Blues Podcast (@BasicBluesPod) January 2, 2025
IS IT REALISTIC?
Photo by Matt Lynch, Nittany Sports Now: Nick Singleton
So is it realistic for both Singleton and Allen to come back for a fourth year? Nothing is set in stone yet. But sure it is.
Singleton is the fourth-ranked running back in the Draft per Mel Kiper Jr. This seems good on the surface. But considering there are years where a running back doesnโt even go in the first round, perhaps Singleton could improve his stock with another year.
Allen, on the other hand, isnโt listed in Kiperโs top ten. So it seems heโs a lock to return to college football.
No. 6 Penn State will take on the winner of No. 7 Notre Dame and No. 2 Georgia in the Orange Bowl Thursday, Jan. 9. at 7:30 on ESPN.
