UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — “We have to find a way to get Nick Singleton going.”

Those were the words from interim head coach Terry Smith just two weeks ago when asked about how to bring the team together and get their offense going.

The senior running back has been at the core of Penn State’s offensive game plan since he was a freshman, earning 2,912 career rushing yards by the end of his junior season. Despite his long-term dominance, Singleton came back for his senior year to not only win a national championship, but to compete to be the all-time leading rusher in Happy Valley, a goal that looked less and less attainable by the week.

Eight weeks into his senior campaign for Penn State, Singleton had amassed just 292 rushing yards on 3.5 yards a carry and was forced to take a back seat to

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