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Former Penn State WR Harrison Wallace III commits to SEC school from transfer portal

Where is former Penn State wide receiver Harrison Wallace III heading out of the transfer portal?

Penn State’s leading wide receiver from the 2024 season is heading to the SEC. On Sunday, [autotag]Harrison Wallace III[/autotag] announced his commitment out of the NCAA transfer portal to Ole Miss.

Wallace III will have a year of eligibility remaining with the Rebels. He just wrapped up his fourth season with the Nittany Lions and was Penn State’s second-leading receiver behind only All-American tight end Tyler Warren. Wallace had 46 catches for 720 receiving yards and four touchdowns in the Penn State offense in the 2024 season.

Wallace jumped in the transfer portal less than a week ago and took visits to both Texas A&M and Ole Miss.

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Penn State has added a couple of wide receivers from the transfer portal with Kyron Hudson from USC and Devonte Ross from Troy.

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Penn State’s top WR Harrison Wallace III entering NCAA transfer portal

Penn State’s leading receiver coming back in 2025 is now going to be a running back.

Penn State is going to have some major work to do to address the need for wide receiver in 2025. On the same day as Omari Evans announced he is entering the NCAA transfer portal, word broke that Penn State’s other top wide receiver is about to enter the portal as well. [autotag]Harrison Wallace III[/autotag] shared a post on his Instagram account to confirm a report he is entering his name in the NCAA transfer portal.

Wallace III will have a year of eligibility remaining wherever he ends up next. He just wrapped up his fourth season with the Nittany Lions and was Penn State’s second-leading receiver behind only All-American tight end Tyler Warren.

Wallace had 46 catches for 720 receiving yards and four touchdowns in the Penn State offense in the 2024 season.

Penn State has seen a number of wide receivers enter the transfer total this year. Reserve receiver Feyisayo Oluleye was the first wide receiver to enter the transfer portal, doing so back in mid-November as the regular season was winding down. Recent additions to the transfer portal this week include Mehki Flowers and Tyler Johnson. Penn State has added a couple of wide receivers from the transfer portal with Kyron Hudson from USC and Devonte Ross from Troy. Wallace and Evans each jumping in the transfer portal a day after two other wide receivers entered the portal means Penn State will be scrambling for receiver help still available in the portal.

It is always possible a player in the portal could ultimately choose to stay at Penn State by taking their name out of the portal. However, once a player enters the portal, they are far more likely to move on rather than return.

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Top 10 moments from Penn State’s 2024 season: Season-opening win at West Virginia (No. 9)

Penn State’s season-opening win at West Virginia was a firm suggestion the 2024 season would be different.

With Penn State’s football season now officially in the books, now is a good time to start putting the whole season into perspective. Although the season ended with the Nittany Lions coming up just short of playing for a national championship, there were a lot of good moments to reflect on positively from the 2024 season that ended with a final record of 13-3. The shortcomings are well documented, but the highlights of the year should not be forgotten.

Penn State came into the 2024 season expected to be among the top teams in the nation with a very good chance to play in the College Football Playoff. But after a 2023 season saw Penn State once again lose all of its marquee games against Ohio State and Michigan in the regular season and against Ole Miss in the Peach Bowl, some felt a top-10 ranking was probably a tad optimistic for the Nittany Lions coming into the season. So right off the bat, Penn State was on a mission to prove it was worthy of the preseason hype.

The first test was expected to be a decent one with a road opener at West Virginia, the second game in a home-and-home series. Penn State won a fun game the year before at home to open up the 2023 season, but as we soon would learn, Penn State was clearly on a different level than West Virginia in 2024.

After a scoreless first quarter, the new big play offense came to life under new offensive coordinator [autotag]Andy Kotelnicki[/autotag]. On the first play of the second quarter, [autotag]Drew Allar[/autotag] connected for a 50-yard touchdown pass to [autotag]Harrison Wallace III[/autotag] to open the scoring and cap a quick four-play, 84-yard drive. Penn State extended its lead five minutes later with [autotag]Kaytron Allen[/autotag] hauling in a pass from Allar for a 20-yard touchdown. West Virginia chipped away with a couple of field goals, but Penn State showed right in the first game of the season it was not going to be a team that would let time go to waste. If there was any shot at putting points on the scoreboard late in the half, they were going to go for it.

With 30 seconds remaining in the half after West Virginia’s second field goal, Penn State looked like it would simply run the clock out when [autotag]Nicholas Singleton[/autotag] was stuffed for no gain on the first play of the drive. But then Allar hurried the offense to the line and completed a pass to [autotag]Omari Evans[/autotag] for a 55-yard gain to the West Virginia 18-yard line, seemingly leaving West Virginia’s defense scrambling and confused about what happened. Following a timeout, Allar again connected with Wallace for a touchdown, this time from 18 yards out. The quick score was a sign of things to come for Penn State, for better or worse, but showed the new-look offense was ready to achieve big things under Kotelnecki.

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Singleton did start his season on a big note with a 100-yard game right out of the gates after having to wait until the final game of the regular season in 2023 to finally break the century mark.

Penn State’s defense was also locked in. [autotag]Kevin Winston Jr.[/autotag] led the team with 12 tackles before his season unfortunately was cut short due to an injury the following week. [autotag]Tony Rojas[/autotag] and [autotag]Zane Durant[/autotag] each had 1.5 sacks. [autotag]Abdul Carter[/autotag] was limited to just one tackle in his first game at his new position on the edge, but he would clearly have an impact all season long. Penn State forced three West Virginia turnovers and the Nittany Lion faithful took over Milan Puskar Stadium in the first game of the season.

Penn State opened the 2024 season with a well-earned 34-12 victory over West Virginia that was as dominant as the final score would suggest. And Penn State was just getting started. A game that could have been tricker than most expected proved to be just a good opening exercise for a Penn State team that was built like a playoff contender.

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Penn State’s Big Ten title hopes come up short in 45-37 loss to Oregon

Penn State awaits its College Football Playoff fate after losing to Oregon in the Big Ten championship game.

For as good as Penn State’s defense has been this season, not even they could find a way to stop arguably the most dynamic offense in college football. Penn State’s defense was bewildered by No. 1 Oregon on Saturday night in the Big Ten championship game in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis and lost by a final score of 45-37. Penn State was not quite equipped to get into a track meet going up and down the field with Oregon, but they will come away from this one knowing they left some opportunities to waste in this battle against the Ducks.

Penn State’s defense could not stop the Oregon offensive attack in the first quarter. Dillon Gabriel led two masterful drives for touchdowns on each of Oregon’s full offensive series in the first quarter. Each drive was aided by a 15-yard face mask penalty on Penn State, including one on Tony Rojas on what would have been a fourth-down stop on Oregon’s second possession.

Penn State answered each time with two scoring drives on their first two possessions. The first drive ended with a field goal but [autotag]Drew Allar[/autotag] connected with a streaking [autotag]Nick Singleton[/autotag] over the middle for a 22-yard touchdown to pulled Penn State within 14-10. Penn State was flagged for unnecessary roughness on the ensuing kickoff, though, and Oregon started with the football at the Penn State 40-yard line, and two plays later Tez Johnson took Oregon into Penn State territory. A big catch by Johnson on the first play of the second quarter put Oregon in a 1st and Goal situation and Oregon soon took a 21-10 lead with Gabriel’s third touchdown pass of the game, to tight end Terrance Ferguson.

Penn State’s defense came up with its first stop of the game but the offense was backed up deep in its end after a booming Oregon punt. Allar was then picked off by Dontae Manning at the Penn State 25-yard line and Manning returned the football to the one-yard line, setting Jordan James up for an easy touchdown to push the Oregon lead to 28-10.

Allar bounced back on the next possession to orchestrate a touchdown drive. [autotag]Kaytron Allen[/autotag] injected some energy into the offense with his physical running and catching, and Allar locked in on Omari Evans for a 22-yard touchdown to cap a 75-yard drive, cutting Oregon’s lead to 28-17.

Following a strong three-and-out by the defense, Allar and the offense got back to work to inch a little bit closer before halftime. Allar scored on the ground to cut the Oregon leader to 28-14, but the Ducks tacked on field goal just before halftime to take a seven-point lead into the break. The 55 combined points set a new Big Ten record for combined points scored in the championship game. The previous record was 52 by Wisconsin and Nebraska in 2012.

Penn State did make things interesting at the start of the fourth quarter by finishing off a 98-yard touchdown drive, which was ignited with a hands-to-the-face penalty on Oregon at the start of the drive and finished by a Kaytron Allen touchdown run. Rather than kick an extra point though, Penn State opted for a two-point conversion attempt but Tyler Warren was stopped well short of the goal line to keep things at 38-30.

Oregon added to their lead to take a 45-30 lead but Allar and the Nittany Lions roared back for one more score when Allar got away from a defender holding on to his jersey and completed a fourth-down touchdown pass to [autotag]Harrison Wallace III[/autotag]. The defense held firm for a big stand and Penn State got the ball back one more time. But out of the two-minute warning, Allar heaved a ball down the right sideline to Wallace and was picked off by Nikko Reed, and the Ducks managed to work the remainder of the clock to celebrate a Big Ten championship in its first season in the conference.

Oregon proved once again why they came into the Big Ten with high hopes and why they are the top-ranked team in the country. Penn State’s defense has been stellar all season but had no answers for what Oregon wanted to do on offense. Despite some good moments, it was not enough against the Ducks, who scored more points on Penn State than any team did this season. Oregon will be the trendy national championship pick going into the playoff after securing the first-round bye as Big Ten champion and locking up the top seed in the playoff. Could a rematch be in the cards for Penn State?

Penn State will now await their College Football Playoff fate on Sunday from the selection committee. The Nittany Lions will still be heading to the playoff, and should still be in line to host a first-round playoff game. The seeding could be in question, especially after Texas lost in the SEC championship game and fell out of position for a first-round bye. Penn State may still be looking to host a first-round College Football Playoff game, but a lot hangs in unchartered territory at the moment.

What’s next for Penn State? We’ll find out Sunday afternoon when the College Football Playoff bracket is officially unveiled.

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Best pictures from Penn State’s White Out victory vs. Washington

Check out some of the best photos from Penn State’s latest home game against Washington in front of a White Out crowd in Beaver Stadium.

The White Out atmosphere was electric, as it always is on Saturday evening, and Penn State made sure its fans went home happy. The Nittany Lions offense came out on fire, scoring on four straight drives to put the wheels in motion for a 35-6 win over the Washington Huskies. There were several notable moments, especially when Tyler Warren went airborne for a touchdown.

Penn State will look to keep the positive momentum going next week on the road against Purdue, which was trounced by Ohio State earlier on Saturday. Penn State must remain sharp to keep the possibility of hosting a College Football Playoff game alive.

Here are some of the best photos from Penn State’s White Out against Washington.

Penn State handed first loss of the season in 20-13 loss to Ohio State

Another year, another Penn State loss to Ohio State as the offense is held without a touchdown.

What looked to be a beautiful day of college football in Happy Valley and after a raucous start to the game turned into a familiar result seen far more often than not. Penn State came up short against Ohio State, 20-13, to take its first loss of the season on Saturday afternoon in Beaver Stadium. Penn State’s offense was held without a touchdown and managed just two field goal drives in the game in yet another reminder of the biggest differences between Penn State and Ohio State. Simply put, Ohio State has players on offense to rely on catching the football in big spots.

Penn State got off to a great start in the first quarter with a field goal on the game’s opening possession on offense and then a defensive touchdown to go up 10-0. [autotag]Zion Tracey[/autotag] read a third-down pass from Ohio State quarterback Will Howard perfectly and ran 31 yards uncontested for a touchdown as Beaver Stadium erupted.

Ohio State responded on the ensuing possession with a 74-yard touchdown drive capped by a 25-yard touchdown pass from Howard to Emeka Egbuka. Ohio State took a 14-10 lead early in the second quarter on a 21-yard pass from Howard to Brandon Innis moments after a costly unsportsmanlike penalty was called on sophomore cornerback [autotag]Elliot Washington II[/autotag] for taunting after a third-down stop. An offside call on Abdul Carter earlier in the drive gave Ohio State a free first down as well, on a 3rd and 2 situation at the start of the second quarter.

It looked for a moment as if Ohio State was about to go up 21-10 in the second quarter when Howard took off running to the left side for an apparent touchdown, but an instant replay showed Howard fumbled the football before crossing the goal line and the ball went out of bounds in the end zone to result in a touchback and possession in Penn State’s favor.

Penn State had a chance to go up just before halftime but a pass into the endzone from Allar could not be hauled in by [autotag]Harrison Wallace III[/autotag], and Ohio State’s Davison Igbinosun came up with an incredible interception before falling out of bounds in the end zone.

The teams traded field goals in the third quarter and Ohio State carried a 20-13 lead in the fourth quarter. With a chance to tie the game up, Penn State was stuffed on three straight plays from the Ohio State three-yard line, and a fourth-down pass was incomplete, giving Ohio State possession and a chance to run out the majority of what was left of the game clock. And that is exactly what it did.

The result was Penn State’s first loss of the season, although the severity of this loss pales in comparison to the weight of past losses to the Buckeyes. Penn State is still firmly in position for a spot in the 12-team College Football Playoff with or without a shot at the Big Ten championship. But the margin for error just got thinner for the remainder of the schedule.

Penn State will be home again next week for a Big Ten contest against new conference member Washington. An official start time for next week’s game has not yet been announced.

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James Franklin on big pass plays: ‘Ducks accepted, spirals preferred”

James Franklin shared his thoughts on the big play at the end of the first half at West Virginia.

Penn State came into the 2024 season wanting and needing to get more explosiveness out of the offense and passing game. It was only one game to start the season, but the new offense being managed by [autotag]Andy Kotelnicki[/autotag] delivered in a season-opening win at West Virginia.

In all, Penn State had 15 plays that gained 15 yards or more either on the ground or through the air (the 15 plays combined for 346 yards of offense). [autotag]Nick Singleton[/autotag] broke loose for two runs of 40 yards, including one that went for a touchdown to open the second half.

But the biggest game changers came through the air, including [autotag]Omari Evans[/autotag] coming down with a football over the middle of the field late in the first half. Penn State looked like they were going to run out the final seconds late in the first half after West Virginia cut the lead to 13-6 with a field goal. After handing off to Singleton for a short gain, Penn State rushed the offense back to the line of scrimmage and [autotag]Drew Allar[/autotag] unloaded a deep ball down the field in an attempt to catch West Virginia napping or grasping for a breather. The pass was a bit of a floater, but it worked and was followed up by a dart from Allar to [autotag]Harrison Wallace III[/autotag] for his second touchdown of the half (Wallace scored on a long pass play earlier in the second quarter too).

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“I thought Omari (Evans) coming back and making a play on that was huge,” Penn State head coach [autotag]James Franklin[/autotag] said in his postgame press conference following the 34-12 victory. “I think I said at halftime, ‘ducks accepted, spirals preferred’. I’ve chucked a bunch of those ducks up myself.”

Ducks accepted, spirals preferred. That’s a good way of looking at it. The timing of the deep pass caught by Evans is worth considering as well. It was a low-risk, high-reward situation for Penn State.

Had the ball been picked off by West Virginia, as floaters like that play in particular are most vulnerable to be, it might have been a low-risk, high reward situation West Virginia would have had roughly 10 seconds deep on their side of the field to try a Hail Mary play of their own, or simply take a knee and go to halftime down only 13-6.

But Penn State seized the moment and took a chance rolling the dice once more with a shot to the end zone. This time with a preferred spiral.

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Not even Mother Nature can slow down No. 9 Penn State in 34-12 win over West Virginia

Penn State starts off the 2024 season with a win with help from the entire roster.

Open on the road? No problem. Overcome a two-hour weather delay? No sweat.

Not even Mother Nature could slow down the momentum Penn State established in a season-opening road win at West Virginia on Saturday. No. 9 Penn State (no. 8 in AP top 25) turned in a dominant performance to leave Morgantown, West Virginia with a 34-12 victory over the Mountaineers and it included contributions from all around the roster.

After a scoreless first quarter, Penn State took command in the second quarter with a 20-point burst before halftime. [autotag]Drew Allar[/autotag] connected for three touchdown passes, including a pair to [autotag]Harrison Wallace III[/autotag]; [autotag]Kaytron Allen[/autotag] scored the other in the second quarter. The first half was highlighted by the Penn State defense seemingly getting the wrong end of a botched instant replay after an apparent fourth-down stop, but holding West Virginia to a field goal in the final minute of the half to cut Penn State’s lead to 13-6.

But the offense turned it around with a big pass from Allar to Omari Evans and the second of Wallace’s touchdown catches seconds later to take a commanding 20-6 lead into halftime. [autotag]Nick Singleton[/autotag] found an opening and exp[osed it with a 40-yard run for a touchdown to open the third quarter to give Penn State a 27-6 lead.

It was not until early in the fourth quarter when West Virginia scored a touchdown. Of course, this may have been another example of poor officiating and questionable replay procedures as the Fox cameras seemingly showed that West Virginia running back CJ Donaldson appeared to be short of the end zone before getting the ball across the line. The play stood with no challenge and [autotag]Abdul Carter[/autotag] and [autotag]Tony Rojas[/autotag] met in the backfield to disrupt a two-point conversion attempt by West Virginia quarterback Garrett Greene.

And then the waiting game began. Severe thunderstorms rolled through the area during halftime and delayed the start of the second half by a little more than two hours. Once play eventually resumed, Penn State’s offense picked up right where it left off with a touchdown on the opening drive of the half. Penn State would respond later in the fourth quarter with a final knockout blow when [autotag]Beau Pribula[/autotag] connected with tight end [autotag]Tyler Warren[/autotag] for a score minutes later.

Allar passed for 216 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 44 yards on six carries, a number of them picking up first downs along the way. Wallace III led the receivers with 117 yards and two touchdowns. Warren ended the day with three catches for 30 yards and a score, catching all three of the passes targeted for him in the game.

After having just one 100-yard game a season ago, and having to wait until the final game of the regular season, [autotag]Nick Singleton[/autotag] started the year on the right foot with 114 rushing yards. Singleton had a pair of 40-yard runs in the game.

Carter’s defensive stats won’t impress anyone checking just the box score, but he drew some double-team coverage on multiple occasions, usually allowing someone else on the defensive line to make a big play. Rojas ended the game with 1.5 sacks and [autotag]Kevin Winston[/autotag] led the Nittany Lions with 12 total tackles. [autotag]Jaylen Reed[/autotag] broke up two passes and forced a fumble.

Penn State completed the two-game home-and-home series with West Virginia, continuing its winning tradition against their former longtime regional rival. Penn State is now 50-9-2 all-time against West Virginia. Unfortunately, there are no additional future games on the books between these two schools at this time.

Next up for Penn State is the home opener next Saturday. Penn State will host Bowling Green from the MAC for another noon kickoff in Week 2. Bowling Green is coming off a 41-17 victory over Fordham to open its season. Next week’s game will air on Big Ten Network.

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Penn State created opportunity to make up for blown call

Penn State executed a 22-second touchdown drive just before halftime at West Virginia.

Sometimes the college football gods are looking after you. Maybe Penn Stae didn’t need the assistance of a little divine intervention, but the Nittany Lions managed to create an opportunity to make up for a bad instant replay that went against them.

Late in the first half, West Virginia was rewarded with a first down on a 4th and 1. Instant replays appeared to show the defense actually stuffed West Virginia a yard shy of the first down markers, but the official ruling was the first down call on the field would stand. A few plays later, West Virginia kicked a field goal to cut Penn State’s lead to 13-6 with under a minute to play before halftime.

After initially looking like the Nittany Lions would simply run the clock with a handoff to [autotag]Nick Singleton[/autotag] that went almost nowhere on the first play of the ensuing drive, Penn State hurried to the line and let [autotag]Drew Allar[/autotag] take a shot deep down the field. [autotag]Omari Evans[/autotag], with the benefit of the refs not flagging him for a push-off of the defender, got his hands on the ball and gave Penn State an opportunity for a score just before halftime.

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At worst, Penn State would be able to take a shot at a field goal just before halftime to get those three points back. But with 10 seconds remaining, enough time was available to take a shot to the end zone. And for the second time of the game, Allar connected with [autotag]Harrison Wallace III[/autotag] for a touchdown. While Wallace’s first touchdown was highlighted by speed in the open field, his second touchdown was an impressive feat in the end zone.

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So not only did Penn State erase the gift of three points for West Virginia moments earlier, but the Nittany Lions tacked on four additional points as a result. Give credit to offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki for creating this opportunity and potentially catching West Virginia napping a bit toward the end of the half.

Penn State is set to get the football to start the second half of the game, but a weather delay put the resumption of the contest on hold for an undetermined amount of time.

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5 offensive keys for Penn State against West Virginia

Five offensive keys for Penn State as they head to Morgantown for a week one rematch against the Mountaineers.

When Penn State faced off against West Virginia last season, the Nittany Lion offense had one of their best days of the season.

Drew Allar threw for 325 yards while completing 21 of his 29 pass attempts and three touchdowns. Harrison Wallace III caught a team high seven passes for 72 yards. On the ground, Nicholas Singleton and Kaytron Allen both rushed for over 50 yards. It was a great all around offensive performance that led to a 38-15 victory.

The Mountaineers made improvements on the defensive side of the ball, but it is still a weaker unit that can be exploited by a strong offensive gameplan. The weakest position group on West Virginia’s defense is at cornerback where Penn state should try to exploit and give a much needed jolt to a receiving group that underwhelmed in 2023.

Running the ball is always a staple of a PSU offense and with two elite running backs that shouldn’t change this Saturday despite the Mountaineers’ having a top-50 ranked run defense a season ago. Big plays on the ground could go a long way in changing the outlook of the game.

Expect a balanced Penn State offensive attack with Allar being given every opportunity to throw against a weaker West Virginia secondary. Here are five keys for Penn State’s offense heading into their week one matchup against the Mountaineers:

West Virginia is coming off a 9-4 season and has a dynamic offense, but even with upgrades to the secondary this offseason it looks like the Mountaineers’ weakest group.

The Penn State wide receiver room left a lot to be desired last year. However, with the addition of Julian Fleming and the expected growth from Harrison Wallace III and Kaden Saunders the Nittany Lions seem set up for a bounce-back year. A first game against West Virginia seems like an ideal time to let that talent loose. Kotelnicki was brought in to get skill players open and that should be an emphasis on Saturday.

The weather forecast for Morgantown on Saturday at noon looks to be very interesting. Rain and thunderstorms seem likely around kickoff making an early season road test even trickier.

Throwing the football in wet weather is always challenging, but Allar and the quarterbacks are prepared after playing with wet footballs during Wednesday’s practice. Even more important for the offense is for them to play to their strengths when the weather hits. With two talented running backs and an elite running quarterback, the Nittany Lions have the pieces to play through a wet field and that run the ball. As long as Penn State doesn’t get ahead of themselves, the weather shouldn’t limit the Nittany Lions chances at pulling off the victory.

Drew Allar shined in last year’s matchup against West Virginia while Beau Pribula did not see nearly as much of the field as many expected heading into week one.

This year should be different.

Pribula is just too good to be riding the pine for four quarters. A year after averaging 5.9 yards per carry and scoring six rushing touchdowns, Pribula is a dangerous weapon out of the quarterback position. With a hostile road environment expected his ability running the football can certainty play to Penn State’s advantage. It is exciting to think about what Andy Kotelnicki has in mind for Pribula this year and he seems like the perfect offensive coordinator to get the most out of his dual-threat QB2.

Tyler Warren had a huge game against Ole Miss in the Peach Bowl, but against the Mountaineers last year only caught one pass for nine yards. He is the Penn State receiving target with the most experience and should be an easy target for Drew Allar in week one.

Tight ends can open up the offense for everyone else so a big Tyler Warren game could mean great things for the rest of Penn State’s skill positions.

Easier said than done for sure, but it could be necessary in a wet weather road game against West Virginia. Last year the Mountaineers gave up 4.25 yards per rush and both Penn State running backs averaged over five yards per carry in last season’s matchup. The breakaway runs were missing for most of last year and having those explosive plays back this year would be a big game changer for the Nittany Lions, especially against West Virginia who lost its starting middle linebacker to the NFL.