2025 • REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON
Awards: Postseason: Finalist for the Polynesian Player of the Year Award...Named a first team All-American by CBS Sports and On3...Garnered second-team All-American honors according to The Athletic, FWAA, Sports Illustrated and Walter Camp Football Foundation...Tabbed All-Big Ten first-team (media), All-Big Ten second-team (coaches)...Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors. Midseason: Lombardi Award Watch List. Preseason: Lombardi Award Watch List...Outland Trophy Watch List...Polynesian Player of the Year Award Watch List...Associated Press Preseason All-America First Team...The Sporting News Preseason All-America...Walter Camp Preseason All-America...ESPN Preseason All-America First Team...CBS Preseason All-American First Team...The Athletic Preseason All-America First Team.
Season: Started in 11 games.
Nevada (8/30): Penn State offense totaled 438 yards on 71 plays (6.2 yards per play)...Offense threw for 303 yards and rushed for 135 yards while not allowing a sack. FIU (9/6): PSU totaled 409 yards of offense, including 209 on the ground and 200 in the air...Allowed PSU to score two passing touchdowns and two rushing touchdowns. Villanova (9/13): Helped offense total 465 yards, including 337 on the ground and 228 in the air...Did not allow a sack. Oregon (9/27): Offense gained 276 yards, including 139 on the ground. at UCLA (10/4): PSU totaled 357 yards with 200 through the air. Northwestern (10/11): Offense compiled 274 yards...Did not allow a sack. at Ohio State (11/1): Offense compiled 200 yards and two rushing touchdowns. Indiana (11/8): Offense totaled 336 yards including 219 through the air...Had two rushing touchdowns and one passing. at Michigan State (11/15): PSU compiled 367 yards, including 240 on the ground and a career-high 181 yards by Kaytron Allen...Had two rushing and two passing touchdowns. Nebraska (11/22): Penn State totaled 412 yards of offense including 231 rushing and 181 passing yards...Had four touchdowns on the ground and one through the air. at Rutgers (11/29): Offense totaled a season-high 509 yards including 209 through the air and 300 on the ground...Recorded seven plays of 20+ yards...Helped Kaytron Allen to run for 226 yards.
2024 • REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Postseason: Selected All-Big Ten second team by the coaches and media...Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors. Preseason: Named to the Polynesian Football Player of the Year Award watch list.
Season: Started all 16 games at left guard.
at West Virginia (8/31):Penn State gained 457 yards on 60 plays (7.6 yards per play)...The Nittany Lions threw for 235 yards and rushed for 222 yards, while not allowing a sack...PSU tallied eight runs of 10+ yards. Bowling Green (9/7): Penn State had nine plays of 20+ yards (five passes, four rushes)...PSU collected 438 total yards, throwing for 204 yards and rushing for 234 yards... The Nittany Lions had two 100-yard rushers (Nicholas Singleton - 119; Kaytron Allen - 101). Kent State (9/21): Penn State had a school record 718 yards of offense and 40 first downs...Penn State’s 409 passing yards were the fifth highest total in school history. Illinois (9/28): Helped pave way for the offense to gain 239 yards on the ground with three rushing touchdowns...Allen rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown, while Nicholas Singleton added 94 yards and a score. UCLA (10/5): Penn State totaled four plays of 20+ yards on offense...The Nittany Lions scored on a 16-play, 82-yard drive, covering 8:36 in the second quarter. at USC (10/12): Tight end Tyler Warren set a Penn State and Big Ten tight end record with 224 receiving yards (on 17 catches)...Warren’s 17 receptions were a Penn State record and tied an FBS tight end record...Penn State had six pass plays of 20+ yards...The Nittany Lions tallied 518 total yards and threw for 400 yards, while not allowing a sack. at Wisconsin (10/26): Penn State tallied 419 total yards, while Drew Allar and Beau Pribula each threw a touchdown pass. Ohio State (11/2): The Nittany Lions recorded four plays of 20+ yards, including three passing and one rushing. Washington (11/9): Penn State gained 486 total yards, including 266 rushing and four touchdowns on the ground...Corey Smith had a 78-yard rush in the fourth quarter, PSU's longest offensive play of the season...The offensive line did not allow a tackle for loss in the game. at Purdue (11/16): Penn State had eight plays of 20+ yards (6 passing, 2 rushing)...The Nittany Lions tallied 539 total yards, threw for 305 yards and gained 234 yards on the ground, without allowing a sack. at Minnesota (11/23): Penn State threw for 244 yards and helped Allar and Singleton to score on rushing touchdowns. Maryland (11/30): Helped the Nittany Lions to gain 412 total yards, incluidng 213 on the ground...PSU scored six touchdowns in the red zone and did not allow a sack. vs. Oregon (12/7): Penn State tallied eight plays of 20+ yards, including three passing and five rushing...The Nittany Lions gained 518 total yards, while Oregon entered the game allowing 283.8 total yards per game...PSU rushed for 292 yards, averaging 8.3 yards per carry, while Oregon entered the game allowing 112.3 rushing yards per game...Allen (124) and Singleton (105) both rushed for over 100 yards. SMU (12/22): Penn State rushed for 189 yards and three touchdowns in a controlling win over SMU, with Singleton (90, 1 TD) and Allen (70, 2TD) accounting for 160 yards and all three rushing scores against the fourth-ranked run defense in the FBS entering the game (93.4). vs. Boise State (12/31): Penn State tallied five plays of 20+ yards...The Nittany Lions rushed for 216 rushing yards. vs. Notre Dame (1/9): Penn State ran for 204 yards, averaging 4.9 yards per carry...Singleton found the endzone three times, all on rushing scores...The Nittany Lions had touchdown scoring drives of 15 and 14 plays.
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 (12/30): 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 cooking and hiking in his free time...Would like to major in business, law or sports management at Penn State.