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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Forgive the mistaken identity in the Penn State football tight end room — one of the deepest, most talented in the nation.
Take Sunday evening here in Arizona. Nittany Lion fans greeted the team as it arrived to prepare for its College Football Playoff quarterfinal game with Boise State on New Year’s Eve at the Fiesta Bowl.
True freshman tight end Luke Reynolds got off the plane first. Senior All-American tight end Tyler Warren followed later.
Reynolds is the elite, former 5-star high school prospect with the long, wavy blond hair who made one of the most critical plays of Penn State’s season.
Warren is the do-everything star with long, wavy, blond hair who has lifted up his team with a reel of stunning, unexpected plays, one game after another.
“Some kid asked me to sign a ball” Reynolds said with a smile during a Sunday team interview session, “and he says, ‘Thanks, Tyler.’
“I thought I better write No. 85 on it so he knows (it’s me). It was very humbling.”
Penn State tight end Luke Reynolds celebrates after converting a fake punt against Minnesota in the fourth quarter Saturday.
Certainly, Reynolds and Warren, who finished seventh in the recent Heisman Trophy voting, share intriguing commonalities.
They both were high school quarterbacks before making late transitions to tight end. They own impressive athletic traits that allow them to not just power-block defenders but also outjump them on passes and outrun them with the ball.
They also still have pretty good passing arms
Both also wondered how they might fit in at Penn State when first arriving.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 12: Tyler Warren #44 of the Penn State Nittany Lions catches a pass and is tackled by Kamari Ramsey #7 of the USC Trojans during the fourth quarter at United Airlines Field at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on October…
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Author : York Daily Record
Publish date : 2024-12-30 09:05:00
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