Tyler Warren’s first Penn State game was a loss that could’ve been avoided. It was against Indiana in 2020. With a 21-20 lead and under two minutes remaining, all the Nittany Lions needed was a first down to burn the clock.

Penn State football's Tyler Warren broke another record and gained even more acclaim: Listen to Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck

At halftime of Saturday's Penn State-Purdue game, the CBS broadcast crew spent substantial time comparing Penn State's Tyler Warren with Colorado's Travis Hunter. The terms revolved around team value and versatility. The crew said Warren was at least as valuable to his team, and as versatile, as one of the Heisman Trophy frontrunners.