2023 • REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON
Awards: Named All-Big Ten honorable mention by the media...Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
Season: Appeared in 13 games, making five starts...Earned the coaching staff's Offensive Player of the Week (Iowa, 9/23).
West Virginia (9/2): Helped lead the Penn State offense to 478 total yards in the victory...Helped Drew Allar set career-high marks in touchdown passes (3), passing yards (325), completions (21) and attempts (29). Delaware (9/9): Made his first career start...Penn State tallied 541 total yards on offense, including 315 yards on the ground...The Nittany Lions ran 91 offensive plays and held the ball for a time of possession of 42:22...Kaytron Allen rushed for 103 yards on 19 carries and touchdown, while Nicholas Singleton scored three touchdowns on the ground. at Illinois (9/16): Helped the Penn State offense score 20 points off turnovers...Allen and Singleton each accounted for rushing touchdowns, while Trey Potts threw a touchdown to Tyler Warren. Iowa (9/23): Helped Penn State scored on drives of 17, 10 15 and 12 plays...The Nittany Lions held the ball for 13:26 of the third quarter and finished the game with 45:27 of possession...Helped PSU rush for 215 yards. at Northwestern (9/30): Penn State threw totaled 353 yards of offense, including 219 yards through the air...Singleton accounted for 119 yards of offense. UMass (10/14): Played both center and guard... The Nittany Lions rushed for 246 yards and finished with 408 yards of offense in the 63-0 win...Drew Allar accounted for four total touchdowns, including three passing. Indiana (10/28): Penn State posted 342 yards of offense in the win and Allar tossed three touchdowns. at Maryland (11/4): Penn State scored 51 points and gained 404 yards in the win...Allar completed 25-of-34 passes for 240 yards and four touchdowns...Allen rushed for a team-high 91 yards on 14 carries, including a touchdown. Michigan (11/11): Penn State averaged 4.7 yards per rush against the Wolverines, including 72 yards on 12 carries (6.0) from Allen. Rutgers (11/18): Penn State rushed for 234 yards with all four touchdowns coming on runs...Beau Pribula (71 yards), Allen (69) and Singleton (61) paced an offense which averaged six yards per carry. at Michigan State (11/24): Helped Penn State post 10 offensive plays of 20+ yards in the game, including five passing plays and five rushing plays...The Nittany Lions had three plays of 50+ yards and four plays of 40+ yards...Allen (137) and Singleton (118) both went over 100 rushing yards. vs. Ole Miss (10/30): Helped Penn State tally 510 total yards...The Nittany Lions threw for 343 yards and went three-for-three in the red zone.
2022 • TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON
Redshirt season...Appeared in four games...Named the coaching staff's Developmental Squad Offensive Player of the Week (Purdue, 9/1).
HIGH SCHOOL
Played for head coach Eric Kurle at Graham-Kapowsin High School...Anchored the offensive line for one of the top teams in the country...Team went 15-0 as a senior and won a Class 4A state championship...Squad posted a perfect 5-0 mark in a pandemic shortened season in 2020 and went 11-1 in 2019...Named a 2021 MaxPreps second-team All-American...Graham-Kapowsin averaged 456.3 yards per game and 44.1 points per game in 2021...Team averaged 446.8 yards per game on offense in 2020 to go along with 37.2 points per game...Rated a consensus three-star prospect by 247Sports, On3, Rivals and ESPN...Ranked the No. 26 interior offensive lineman and No. 9 player in Washington by 247Sports...Tabbed the No. 42 interior lineman by On3 and No. 10 player in the state by On3...Was the No. 9 player in Washington according to Rivals...Rated the No. 19 player at his position and No. 9 player in the state per ESPN.
PERSONAL
Full name is Olaivavega Ioane....Son of Aifai and Tausisi Ioane....Is one of nine siblings...Has five brothers, Joe, Chico, Avei, David and Tausisi Jr., and three sisters, Hana, Mata and Lili....Enjoys working out, cooking and hiking in his free time...Would like to major in business, law or sports management at Penn State.