Penn State will need Allar, Warren and the rest of the offense to step up and star on Saturday night when the Nittany Lions play for the Big Ten title. Penn State and Oregon will kick off at 8 p.m. Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The game will air nationally on CBS.

Penn State football star senior Tyler Warren is the Big Ten Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year. The conference announced the honor Tuesday during its live postseason awards show on the Big Ten Network.

Carter was named the Big Ten’s Nagurski-Woodson defensive player of the year and the conference’s Smith-Brown defensive lineman of the year award winner — along with being first team All-Big Ten (coaches and media) — while Warren was named the Kwalick-Clark tight end of the year award winner — and also first team All-Big Ten (coaches and media).

Penn State's Tyler Warren once wondered whether he was good enough to play tight end for the Nittany Lions. Now, he's having a Heisman-caliber season.

STATE COLLEGE – Another game, another couple of records for Penn State star tight end Tyler Warren. The No. 4 Nittany Lions lead Maryland 31-7 at halftime on Saturday at Beaver Stadium.

With Penn State's improbable run to Saturday's Big Ten Championship, senior tight end Tyler Warren's quiet campaign for the Heisman Trophy is following a similar trajectory.

At the start of this week, both Penn State coach James Franklin and his Oregon counterpart, Dan Lanning, admitted they weren’t neck-deep just yet in film preparation ahead of the upcoming Big Ten championship.

The Nittany Lions moved up one spot to No. 3 in Tuesday’s latest CFP committee rankings. Ohio State’s stunning loss to Michigan on Saturday dropped the Buckeyes to No. 6 and vaulted Penn State into the conference championship.

Penn State brings a capable offense to the Big Ten Championship Game led by a much-improved quarterback in Drew Allar against the Ducks.