With Penn State Football set to host West Virginia Saturday night to kick off the Nittany Lions’ 2023 season, Penn State hosted its last media viewing session for practice Wednesday night.
In a video captured by Seth Engle of the Daily Collegian during the media viewing session of practice, expected starting quarterback Drew Allar made an impressive throw to expected WR1 KeAndre Lambert-Smith in the side of the endzone.
After the catch, Penn State head coach James Franklin can be heard yelling “Nice”, obviously impressed by the great throw and catch.
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While Franklin has not officially named any starters for the 2023 season, Allar and Lambert-Smith are widely expected to both start on offense for the Nittany Lions.
In 2022, Allar and Lambert-Smith were the only players on the 2023 roster to attempt a pass, with Allar playing in 10 games as the backup quarterback to Sean Clifford.
Lambert-Smith led the Nittany Lions in 2022 among players returning for 2023 in both catches and receiving yards and tied for the lead in touchdowns with returning tight end Theo Johnson.
Penn State fans can expect to see Allar and Lambert-Smith hookup a lot this season as Penn State tries to sort through the depth chart behind Lambert-Smith at wide receiver.
KeAndre Lambert-Smith hauls in a redzone TD pass from Drew Allar under blue skies.
James Franklin: “Niiice” pic.twitter.com/V0po8UIlRh
— Seth Engle (@bigsengtweets) August 30, 2023
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Education: Saint Vincent College, Penn State Law School
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Experience:Robert Casturo has covered Penn State football for NittanyCentral since 2022. Casturo previously covered Penn State football through a social media presence (@PSU_FB_Thoughts on X) since 2019. Casturo earned his bachelor's degree from Saint Vincent College in 2015, where he was a punter for 1 season on the Saint Vincent College football team and worked in the athletic department for 2 years as a student manager. Casturo earned his JD from Penn State Law in 2018 where he was a senior editor of the Penn State Law Review.
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