Penn State star running back Nick Singleton almost committed to Notre Dame as a recruit. Now, he'll face the Fighting Irish in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Orange Bowl.

"I'd love him back," Penn State coach James Franklin says of Nittany Lions running back Nicholas Singleton before the Orange Bowl.

Nick Singleton will decide whether to return to Penn State for his senior year or make himself available for the NFL draft whenever this season ends. Singleton has many factors to consider,

Penn State running back Nicholas Singleton will eventually have to decide whether or not he is going to return to the Nittany Lions for the 2025 college football season or leave and enter the NFL Draft.

A consensus first-team All-American, Carter leads Penn State with 21.5 tackles for loss, 11 sacks and eight quarterback hurries. Amin Vanover, Dani Dennis-Sutton and Smith Vilbert stepped up in his absence against Boise State.