This is absolutely crazy.
Penn State's Nick Singleton broke Saquon Barkley's legendary squat record originally appeared on The Sporting News
Saquon Barkley's work in the weight room is the stuff of Penn State legend.
Move over, Saquon. You've got company.
Barkley doesn't hold the Nittany Lions' running back record in the squat anymore.
Nick Singleton does, at a best mark of 665 pound.
That's what The Athletic's Bruce Feldman shares in his Freaks List rankings for this year, in which Singleton slots at No. 19 in the nation.
Feldman also shares that Singleton has outdone Barkley in the bench press, 435 to 405.
Singleton has topped out so far at 4.35 seconds in the 40-yard dash to Barkley's 4.33.
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It translates to on-field production, too.
Singleton ran 172 times last season for 1,099 yards and 12 TDs while catching 41 passes for another 375 yards and five scores.
"One half of the superb 1-2 punch in the backfield with Kaytron Allen, the 6-0, 228-pound Singleton returns for his senior year, poised to have his fingerprints all over the program running back record book," Feldman writes. "He already ranks No. 5 in rushing touchdowns with 32 and No. 10 in rushing yards with 2,912 yards. Singleton is within reach of taking over the top spot in both categories."
The Nittany Lions are legitimate national title contenders this season because of all the talent they have coming back.
To bring back QB Drew Allar with his backfield mates Singleton and Allen is almost unfair.
Expectations are sky-high in Happy Valley. Singleton can certainly carry the load.
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