Penn State back Nick Singleton earns another honor; latest Lions in the NFL updates: Newsstand
Penn State football news, notes, and updates for Aug. 19 include a new honor for Nick Singleton plus an amazing camp catch by Jahan Dotson.
It’s time to dive into Friday’s top tweets and headlines about the Nittany Lions.
Penn State tweets of the day
We start with even more recognition for Penn State freshman running back Nick Singleton.
A couple of days after making On3’s preseason true freshman All-American team, Singleton was named to ESPN’s version.
“Keyvone Lee may be back for Penn State, but Singleton is too fast and too refined to not have a significant role this fall,” ESPN analyst Tom Luginbill writes.
“He brings game-breaking ability to the offense, and when he’s in space, produces big, explosive plays that the Nittany Lions’ offense has been lacking.”
Singleton has not yet taken a snap for Penn State, of course. But, the hype train long ago left the station for both him and classmate Kaytron Allen, who deserves high praise in his own right for coming in and making a strong impression right away. Lee is currently the starter. But, he has stiff competition to keep his job.
In other news, Washington Commanders receiver Jahan Dotson made a ridiculously nice touchdown catch in camp this week. The caption says it all: “YUP it’s a catch You know it’s good when even the DBs agree”.
Watch it below.
Finally, for this section, Penn State has picked its 2022 season captains. The list includes linebacker Jonathan Sutherland, center Juice Scruggs, defensive lineman PJ Mustipher, safety Ji’Ayir Brown, quarterback Sean Clifford, and long snapper Chris Stoll. Clifford and Sutherland are both the first four-time captains in Nittany Lions history.
Headlines of the day
Massive $8 billion TV rights deal, murmurs of more expansion, open age of manifest destiny for Big Ten: Jones, PennLive
Who are the 2022 Penn State football captains?: Pickel, BWI
Penn State Football: Franklin, Smith and Clifford Dish Out Team Chemistry Tidbits: Jones, Statecollege.com
Not yet named starter, Penn State LB Tyler Elsdon leads the way: Bauer, BWI
In battle for state dominance, Pitt leads Penn State — for now: Cook, Pittsburgh Post Gazette
For Penn State corners, elusive interceptions take priority in 2022: Bauer, BWI
Penn State’s future as one of college football ‘haves’ secure with jackpot TV deal: Giger, DKPittsburghSports
Big Ten completes 7-year, $7 billion media rights agreement with Fox, CBS, NBC: Rittenberg, ESPN
Why Penn State can be better on offense in 2022: Offensive systems analysis: Carr, BWI
Quote of the day
“We’re all about taking the ball away. We don’t harp on the penalties or anything like that. We just harp on making our corrections. When you play a position like corner, every snap, there is something wrong, whether it’s their eye discipline, their footwork, or their hand placement. You can always nitpick something. So we don’t harp on those things.
“We watch the film and make corrections. But we want them to be aggressive. The way you change the game is to take the ball away, and that’s how we want to change the game.”
—PSU corners coach Terry Smith on the defense’s approach to turnover creation in 2022.
