Just two weeks removed from his worst game as the starting quarterback for the Nittany Lions, Drew Allar turned in his best performance to date as he led Penn State Football to a 51-15 thumping of Maryland.
Allar led the Nits with long, methodical drives, scoring on six of their first eight that led to 38 points before the sophomore star was pulled early in the 4th quarter.
The Penn State sophomore even made chicken salad out of, well, you know, on a botched “Philly Special” attempt.
The first half was smooth sailing for Allar as he capped off scoring drives of 8 plays, 44 yds, 8 plays, 79 yards and 12 plays, 79 yards with three of his four touchdown passes giving PSU a comfortable 21-7 lead over the Terrapins at the half.
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Allar finished the day 25-of-34 for 240 yards and four touchdowns. His quarterback rating was an eye popping 171.6 as he completed 73.5% of his passes on the day. But Allar’s biggest gift has been his ability to protect the football.
Once, again the big fella did not throw an interception and after nine games has only thrown one pick versus 16 touchdown passes so far this season.
Drew Allar Grade vs. Maryland: A
Allar gets an “A” for his performance today and his confidence doesn’t appear to be shaken in the wake of the Ohio State debacle.
That’s a good thing for Penn State and for the first year quarterback with the specter of the number No. 3 Wolverines looming over Happy Valley.
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It was at PRISM where Staszak produced live games and began his career as an on-air reporter.
After a couple of brief stints with CBS-3, WB-17 and WGAL-8 in Lancaster, PA, Staszak began a 12 year stretch at FOX 29 where he became the lead sportscaster in 2007. It was there that Staszak found himself in the middle of Philadelphia Phillies World Series Championship coverage that earned him an Emmy nomination for best sports reporter in 2008.It was one of five Emmy nominations that Staszak earned over the course of his career.
All told Staszak covered three World Series, two Stanley Cup Finals, an NBA Finals and one Super Bowl during his television run.
Staszak left the TV business for 97.5 The Fanatic in 2013, where he enjoyed eight years bloviating his beliefs on how a professional football team should be run.In 2018 when he fortunate enough to be the first sports talk host in the city, along with cohort Zach Gelb, to provide post-game coverage of the first Super Bowl Championship for the city’s beloved Philadelphia Eagles.
Staszak was also a writer for 97.5 The Fanatic along with 4 Philly Sports and now covers Penn State athletics for NittanyCentral.com.
