No one has more Big Ten 'honorees' than Penn State football: Here's who made the cut

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Three Penn State football stars help headline this week's opening of Big Ten Media Days in Las Vegas.

Conference officials announced a 16-member, preseason honors list just before Tuesday's annual three-day event. And three Nittany Lions made the cut, as chosen by a media panel: quarterback Drew Allar, running back Nick Singleton and defensive end Dani Dennis-Sutton.

Ohio State was the only other school with as many on the list.

Singleton was the only running back chosen. Allar was one of two quarterbacks (with Illinois' Luke Altmyer) and Dennis-Sutton was one of two defensive lineman (with Indiana Mikail Kamara).

The only unanimous choice was Ohio State receiver Jeremiah Smith.

Coach James Franklin's team started the week with more expectations to win their first league title in nine years — picked to finish first by the likes of USA Today Sports Network, the Cleveland.com Preseason Big Ten Football Poll and Kings of the North College Football.

Penn State will be featured on Wednesday's media days in Vegas with appearances from Franklin, Allar, offensive lineman Nick Dawkins and safety Zakee Wheatley.

The Big Ten honors list certainly is another sign of how this should be Franklin's most talented, experienced and possibly deepest team yet.

Singleton is a first-team preseason All-America pick by both the Walter Camp Foundation and Athlon Sports, fueling the most anticipation for a Penn State running back since Saquon Barkley, eight years ago.

Singleton and his less-heralded co-starter Kaytron Allen form the arguably the nation's top backfield and are the focal point of an offense returning most of its key parts from last year's College Football Playoff semifinal team. They both are in line to break PSU's career rushing record.

Allar, meanwhile, is one of the top returning quarterbacks in the nation as he prepares for his third year as the Lions' starter.

Dennis-Sutton, a former five-star recruit, is coming off his best season as a Nittany Lion (13 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks, nine quarterback hurries) and his top game in college. He was resplendent in the playoff loss to Notre Dame, accumulating six tackles, two sacks, a forced fumble and an interception.

Frank Bodani covers Penn State football for the York Daily Record and USA Today Network. Contact him at  fbodani@ydr.com and follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @YDRPennState.

This article originally appeared on York Daily Record: Penn State football: Drew Allar, Nicholas Singleton get Big Ten honors

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