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STATE COLLEGE – Nick Singleton and Kaytron Allen both enjoyed 100-yard rushing games Saturday for the second time in their Penn State careers.
Allen said there’s more to come.
“We can do it for all of our games,” he said. “Are you kidding me? I love to see my brother win. I love to see him get in that zone. It’s back to the basics.”
Singleton, the former Gov. Mifflin star, carried 13 times for 119 yards and one touchdown and Allen ran 14 times for 101 yards as the Nittany Lions rallied to beat underdog Bowling Green 34-27 at Beaver Stadium.
After West Virginia held him to 20 yards on 10 attempts last week, Allen sprinted for 26 yards on his first carry and posted the fifth 100-yard game of his career.
“It felt good,” Allen said. “I wish I could have finished, but it felt good.”
Singleton had his second straight 100-yard game and the seventh of his career. He started slowly, but scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 14-yard pass from Drew Allar in the third quarter.
“We’ve been doing that in practice,” he said. “We executed it well. Coach K (offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki) made a really good call for that. I found a space and Drew threw me a great ball in a great location.”
Immediately after Zakee Wheatley’s interception in the fourth quarter, Singleton looked bottled up before he made a cut to the outside and scored from the 41. It was his third run of at least 40 yards this season after he had none last year and seven two years ago as a freshman.
“I was just trying to find a hole,” he said. “It was all clogged up. But the line did a good job and the receivers blocked downfield. I found a hole outside and scored.”
In two games so far this season, Singleton has 26 carries for 235 yards, a 9.04 average and two touchdowns. He also has 316 all-purpose yards, including receiving and…
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Author : Reading Eagle, Pa.
Publish date : 2024-09-08 03:46:00
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