Three Penn State football players received preseason All-America recognition Wednesday from the Sporting News.
Guard Vega Ioane was named to the first team, and running back Nick Singleton and defensive tackle Zane Durant were selected to the second team.
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Ioane returns for his second full season as a starter after Big Ten coaches and media named him to their all-conference second teams last year
Earlier this summer, he was named to the All-America first team by Phil Steele’s College Football Preview and Athlon Sports. He also was selected to the Walter Camp Football Foundation, Lindy’s Sports and Pick Six Previews second teams.
Singleton, a former Gov. Mifflin star, leads returning FBS players with 2,912 career rushing yards, 32 career rushing touchdowns and 4,673 career all-purpose yards.
He was earlier named to preseason All-America first teams selected by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, Phil Steele’s College Football Preview, Lindy’s Sports, Athlon Sports and Pick Six Previews.
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Durant returns for his third full season as a starter and has played in all 42 games he’s been on the Nittany Lions roster. He was earlier selected to the Walter Camp and Lindy’s All-America first teams, to the Phil Steele’s second team and to the Pick Six Previews third team.
In other Penn State news, Trebor Pena and Devonte Ross were named to the watch list for the Biletnikoff Award, presented to the nation’s top receiver.
Pena spent the last five seasons at Syracuse, where he led the Atlantic Coast Conference with 84 receptions last year for 941 yards and nine touchdowns. He also carried 12 times for 72 yards and a TD.
Ross transferred earlier this year from Troy, where he made 76 catches for 1,043 yards and 11 TDs last season.
