Drew Allar is one of the nation’s most talented and experienced quarterbacks entering 2025.

He was recognized as such Thursday, earning a spot on the annual Davey O’Brien Award watch list. The award is given each year to the nation’s best quarterback. Thirty-six gunslingers made Thursday’s group.

Allar was a semifinalist for the award last season.

Among Big Ten foes, Illinois’ Luke Altmyer, UCLA’s Nico Iamaleava and Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza also made the watch list.

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The National Quarterback Award presented to College Football’s Best QB #WeAre x @DaveyOBrien pic.twitter.com/ruX4KLoeV3 — Penn State Football (@PennStateFball) August 7, 2025

Allar stands with some of the most prolific passers at Penn State through two years as the starting qu

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