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.

“100%,” quarterback Drew Allar said, asked if Warren should be in the Heisman mix. “I don’t think you’ve seen a tight end have an overall impact on an offense like he has this year. It’s a special year he’s having. I would absolutely endorse Tyler Warren for Heisman in 2024.”

Penn State is being praised locally and nationally after dominating Purdue 49-10 on Saturday at Ross-Ade Stadium. The Nittany Lions (9-1) never trailed and were dominating throughout the contest. Here’s a sampling is what is being said locally and nationally about head coach James Franklin’s team on Sunday.

OK, Tyler William Warren did not bang the Purdue marching band’s Big Bass Drum at halftime of fourth-ranked Penn State’s 49-10 win over the Boilermakers here in Ross-Ade Stadium. But he could have. Really.

Bear in mind that Warren wasn’t even clearly Penn State’s No. 1 TE a year ago - Theo Johnson, now with the New York Giants, was considered more NFL combine-ready, as had as many catches and touchdowns last season as Warren did.

Not only is Warren a key player on one of the best teams in the country, but he is also proving to be one of the most versatile offensive players in college football.