Two Penn State players make On3's Midseason True Freshman All-American Team; Lions send out new offers: Newsstand
Penn State news, notes, and updates for Oct. 11 include two first-year Nittany Lions being recognized, new recruiting offers, and much more.
It’s time to dive into Tuesday’s top tweets and headlines about Penn State and college football.
Penn State tweets of the day
We start with two first-year Penn State football players who are being recognized. Freshmen running back Nicholas Singleton and linebacker Abdul Carter made On3’s midseason true freshman All-American team. On3 scouting director Charles Power announced the teams on offense and defense Monday.
“Nick Singleton has lived up to the lofty expectations thus far. The 6-foot, 220-pounder entered Penn State as a five-star prospect and No. 1 running back in the 2022 On300,” Power wrote. “Singleton and fellow true freshman Kaytron Allen have helped provide a needed lift to the Penn State rushing game and have played a key role in the Nittany Lions’ 5-0 start. Singleton has rushed for 463 yards and five touchdowns on just 63 carries (7.35 yards per carry) thus far. He’s shown a rare burst and top-end speed in ripping off several 50-plus yard touchdown runs.”
He added on Carter:
“Abdul Carter came to Penn State as one of the biggest strikers in the 2022 cycle. The 6-foot-3, 230-pounder flashed considerable play speed and physicality. Those traits have carried over to Penn State, where Carter has helped to fill a void in the Nittany Lion linebacking corp, as evidenced by his big game in the road win over Auburn. The true freshman has tallied 18 tackles, two tackles for loss, a sack, two pass break ups and one forced fumble thus far.”
Top 10
- 1Breaking
DJ Lagway
Florida QB to return vs. LSU
- 2
Dylan Raiola injury
Nebraska QB will play vs. USC
- 3
Elko pokes at Kiffin
A&M coach jokes over kick times
- 4New
SEC changes course
Alcohol sales at SEC Championship Game
- 5
Bryce Underwood
Michigan prepared to offer No. 1 recruit $10.5M over 4 years
In other news, Penn State sent out new offers on Monday. They went to the following players:
LaMason Walker III, a 2024 athlete out of California
Tay Lockett, a 2026 athlete out of California.
Zavier Mincey, a 2024 safety from Florida.
Headlines of the day
How big of an underdog is 5-0 PSU vs. 6-0 Michigan Saturday in Ann Arbor?: Flounders, PennLive
Scouting Penn State’s next opponent, the Michigan Wolverines: Offense: Carr, BWI
For Penn State, a Sign Arrives From 1994: Wogenrich, SI
Four-star OL Anthony Donkoh progressing well ahead of early enrollment at Penn State: Snyder, BWI
Penn State Football: On Balance, a New Offensive Identity: Poorman, Statecollege.com
PSU quarterback Drew Allar picks a youth group to donate NIL book proceeds to: Pickel, BWI
Nittany Lions in the NFL | Saquon Barkley, Micah Parsons continue 2022 dominance: Ripchik, Daily Collegian
Quote of the day
“The biggest thing, for me, is his leadership. He’s just done such a better job there and I think a lot of it is the trips up to Penn State and being around Coach Franklin and the rest of the coaching staff. Anthony has really helped a lot of guys come along now. He’s really kind of become another coach on the field. That was always a trait that he had, but as he’s become more comfortable, it’s really gotten so much better.
“He’s also seeing the price of leadership. Sometimes you really got to get on people and he’s been doing that. Sometimes that’ll rub guys wrong, but at the end of the day, the reason that it works is because he’s also the first one every time he walks in the room dapping kids up and making sure those guys are ready to go. I think he’s doing it in a real good way and I’m proud of him for that. I really believe it’s because he’s seeing how Coach Franklin and those guys do at Penn State, and he’s bringing that leadership to our locker room now.”
—Lightridge head coach Bobby Eavenson on PSU commit Anthony Donkoh.
