It’s one thing to make the watch list for the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award, the oldest and most prestigious QB honor in college football. It’s another to do it while still carrying the weight of a season that ended just one field goal short of a national title shot. Drew Allar has already solidified his status as one of PSU’s all-time greats in terms of stats. But James Franklin’s QB1 has never chased the stats. Instead, the aim is for the ultimate glory.
Allar hasn’t held back from acknowledging the pain of those big-stage slip-ups that have kept the Lions away from that glory. When he reflected on the Notre Dame loss, which included tough games against Ohio State and Oregon. He completed just 54% of his passes with a 3:4 TD-to-INT ratio. Instead of going to the pros, Allar