CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) -- Not often does a college football team return two 1,000-yard rushers from the previous season.

Nick Singleton and Kaytron Allen did just that, the only FBS duo to have reached that feat a season ago, a first for the Penn State program.

"That's one beauty about those two is that, you can drill it, you can coach it on film, and you're going to get the carryover in practice," Stan Drayton, Penn State running backs coach, said. "That's what you want."

Drayton joined the Nittany Lions this offseason, giving the two backs a new coach in their final seasons.

"They were always reacting at a high level, at an elite level, now it's time to anticipate," he said. "In order to do that, you've got to learn defense, you've got to understand how your formation is going to

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