As Nick Singleton and Kaytron Allen prepare for their curtain call campaign in Happy Valley, they’re poised to rank among the greatest running back tandems in program history.
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It’s safe to say Penn State has rarely had a pair of backs like Kaytron Allen and Nicholas Singleton.
Both arrived on campus in 2022 and were quickly namedropped by running backs coach Ja’Juan Seider as difference makers who had instantly transformed the tenor of a room coming off one of the worst rushing campaigns in school history. The freshmen made good on their coach’s praise that Fall, igniting a potent rushing attack that led the Lions to a Rose Bowl championship in the game’s final year pitting the Big Ten against the PAC-12.
Following a sophomore outing that failed to match the highs of their debut yet still included plenty of positives and finished up strong, they now enter what is presumed to be their final season together at Penn State. With three years of college service, both are expected to enter the NFL Draft next year. In anticipation of this special duo’s swan song, we looked at how their years together in Blue and White stack up against the very best running back tandems in program history.
