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Penn State stars lead list of college football's top dynamic duos

Greg Pickelby: Greg Pickel06/26/25GregPickel
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Penn State seniors and star running backs Nicholas Singleton and Kaytron Allen lead a new list of college football’s most dynamic duos. That headlines today’s newsstand. Carter Bahns from CBS Sports puts the two Nittany Lions on top not only because what they have already done in their impressive careers but also due to what they are capable of doing in 2025.

“The Penn State running backs have been the definition of a dynamic duo since they signed together as blue-chip recruits in the 2022 class,” Bahns writes. “Singleton and Allen split the ballcarrying duties from their freshman year onward. And their return for a fourth year in the best running back group in the country is one of the primary reasons why this might be the year the Nittany Lions break through for a national championship.

“Neither Singleton nor Allen has ever rushed for fewer than 752 yards or six touchdowns in a single year. Last season was the first time they both crossed the 1,000-yard mark, and they combined to find the end zone 20 times on the ground and seven times through the air. They carried the Penn State offense at times throughout the run to the CFP semifinals and could face lighter boxes in 2025 with Drew Allar and the passing game likely to take a leap forward.”

Penn State will face just one of the other dynamic duos of Bahns’ list: Ohio State receiver Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate.

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“You have all these guys who are young and growing. They’ve developed throughout the spring. And you have the young freshman class, who I think have been really impressive, too. So there’s a good balance in that room right now. The guys we brought in – they’re workers. They lead by example, and it’s impressive. So those young guys are growing in our program, they’re developing. And they get to see older guys doing it the right way.”

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