Going into the 2023 football season, Nittany Lions Wire will be looking at each scholarship player listed on the Penn State roster. Over the preseason, each profile will cover where the player is from, how recruiting websites rated them coming out of high school, and what role they will play for James Franklin this season.
Now it is time to take a close look at this year’s starting quarterback, [autotag]Drew Allar[/autotag]. After spending his freshman season on campus backing up the six-year veteran Sean Clifford, Allar’s time to shine has truly arrived for Penn State. After coming in as such a highly-celebrated recruit out of Ohio, the expectations are as high as they have been for a Penn State quarterback in quite some time.
It may be unfair to place so much pressure on Allar’s shoulders as he takes on the role of starting quarterback, but he is also a big reason for some of the optimism about Penn State’s chances for success this season. With a number of other pieces in place around him, Allar will be looked upon to guide the offense to a productive season that helps keep Penn State in the Big Ten title conversation, and possibly a bigger conversation down the line as well.