Penn State RBs Singleton and Allen doing record things - ESPN

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — On the field, Nicholas Singleton and Kaytron Allen complement one another out of the Nittany Lions' backfield like a scoop of cookies-n-cream from Penn State's Berkey Creamery.

Off the field, the star rushing duo and longtime roommates see few differences. They're both quiet, soft-spoken and football junkies.

«He's like my twin,» Allen said. «We down near like the same person, just in different bodies.»

In their final season together, the two seniors have an opportunity to make history — in multiple ways.

According to ESPN Research, Singleton and Allen are the first Power 4 running back duo to each rush for 750-plus yards in three consecutive seasons since at least 1996. (Indiana's Antwaan Randle El and Levron Williams matched the feat from 1999-2001, but Randle El was a quarterback).

Singleton and Allen are well on their way to making it a fourth straight year.

Allen has rushed for 273 yards while averaging 8.0 yards per carry; Singleton is at 179 yards and 4.4. The two have combined for eight touchdowns.

Even more impressively, each is within striking distance of breaking Penn State's career rushing record.

«Penn State's got an unbelievable history at the running back position,» Nittany Lions coach James Franklin said of an illustrious alumni group that includes reigning NFL Offensive Player of the Year Saquon Barkley, Pro Football Hall of Famer Franco Harris and 1995 No. 1 draft pick Ki-Jana Carter. «Great, great players. And yet these guys have shared carries their entire careers.… So that's a crazy stat.»

Evan Royster (2007-10) holds the record with 3,932 yards. Barkley is second at 3,843. Allen (3,150) and Singleton (3,091) are each within 900 yards of passing Royster with nine regular-season