There will be a new starting quarterback for Penn State in the fall as [autotag]Drew Allar[/autotag] steps in to be the successor to Sean Clifford. To say the hype and excitement for the highly touted quarterback is quickly growing would be an understatement.
BetOnline released its 2023 Heisman Trophy odds, and Allar is firmly on the board as Penn State’s top Heisman Trophy candidate.
North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye is the early favorite according to BetOnline, with last season’s Heisman winner, Caleb Williams of USC, just behind him at the top of the board. But sitting 10th on the odds board is none other than Penn State’s Allar, who is given 25/1 odds of winning the Heisman Trophy in 2023.
It is worth noting Allar has the second-best odds among Big Ten players in 2023. Expected Ohio State starting quarterback Kyle McCord has the best Heisman odds at the moment from BetOnline with 20/1 odds. McCord will be succeeding C.J. Stroud, who has declared for the NFL draft.
Allar isn’t exactly a longshot given those initial Heisman odds, and quarterbacks do tend to have a leg up in the Heisman discussion. But Allar isn’t the only Nittany Lion on the board either.
Running back [autotag]Nick Singleton[/autotag] would be a much longer shot given the odds from BetOnline. Last season’s leading rusher for the Nittany Lions has 50/1 odds of winning the Heisman Trophy.
Penn State has one Heisman Trophy winner in program history. John Cappelletti won the prestigious award in 1973.
Allar, Singleton and Penn State start the 2023 season at home against West Virginia on Sept. 2. Let the Heisman hype begin!
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