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Former Gov. Mifflin star running back Nick Singleton has a “short-term” injury, Penn State football coach James Franklin said Monday.
Singleton missed the final 1.5 quarters of the Nittany Lions’ 35-6 victory over Washington Saturday night at Beaver Stadium.
“(It’s) short term,” Franklin said. “You guys will have a better idea come practice (Wednesday).”
A source close to the team said that Singleton practiced Sunday, usually a light day for the Lions. Penn State doesn’t practice on Mondays.
The fourth-ranked Lions (5-1 Big Ten, 8-1) meet Purdue (0-6, 1-8) Saturday at 3:30 (TV-CBS) at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Ind.
Singleton carried seven times for 45 yards and caught three passes for 14 yards against the Huskies. He also returned the second-half kickoff 97 yards for an apparent touchdown, but it was wiped out by a holding penalty.
“It was a shame that that got called back,” Franklin said. “I thought it was a legitimate call. We clearly held a guy with hands outside (the shoulders).”
Singleton ran for 9 yards on Penn State’s second series of the second half and didn’t play again.
Kaytron Allen, his backfield mate and roommate, saw more action in his absence and finished with 98 yards on 20 carries. Freshman Corey Smith made his college debut and picked up 95 yards on five attempts, including a 78-yard burst in the fourth quarter.
“You guys know that Nick has had some things lingering on and off throughout the year and has battled through them,” Franklin said. “Kaytron is a workhorse. They complement each other really well.”
Singleton missed Penn State’s 27-11 win over UCLA with a lower-body injury. He’s carried 88 times for 543 yards (6.2 average) and three touchdowns and has made 22 catches for 218 yards (9.9 average) and four TDs.
With his 219 kickoff return yards, he’s…
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Author : Reading Eagle, Pa.
Publish date : 2024-11-12 04:47:00
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