ALTOONA, Pa. -- Nicholas Singleton was going to win the award. No doubt. He had to.
So, it was no surprise the Penn State running back was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year on Tuesday. Singleton was very much a deserving winner -- an electrifying running back who has the stats and big plays to warrant such an award.
Singleton had been named the league's freshman of the week three times -- more than any other player, which also made it pretty obvious that he would receive the overall season award.
The truly fascinating thing, though, is this: Even though Singleton was honored as the Big Ten's top freshman, many who closely follow the Nittany Lions would say he's not even the best freshman on this year's team.