Penn State senior tight end Tyler Warren was named a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy by the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame Wednesday.

Since 2000, the Mackey Award has gone to the best tight end in college football. Penn State has never had a winner — until maybe 2024. All throughout the preseason, Franklin made sure to highlight two wide receivers as clear-cut practice standouts: Liam Clifford and Harrison Wallace III.

For the second straight game, senior tight end Tyler Warren showed his immense value to Penn State's evolving offense.

Penn State tight end Tyler Warren is one of the best players in the country at his position, and he showed it in Penn State's last game against Bowling Green. He racked up 146 yards in that game and was a big part of the narrow 34-27 victory.

Penn State cruised to a 56-0 win against the winless Golden Flashes ... given annually to the nation’s top tight end. “Tyler Warren is the most complete tight end in college football,” Franklin said Wednesday. “I think a lot of times it’s ...

“Tyler Warren is the best tight end in college football." Could Penn State football also have the best tight end group, too? Start with Warren, after he helped the Nittany Lions tear through Kent State, 56-0, Saturday in Beaver Stadium.