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Penn State Football: How Drew Allar Fits Andy Kotelnicki’s Offense

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Andy Kolelnicki is the new Penn State Football offensive coordinator, arriving over from Kansas in December. Kotelnicki ran the Jayhawks’ offense since 2021, and now arrives in Happy Valley needing to turn around one of the nation’s most disappointing offenses during the 2023 season. In his debut season at Kansas, Kotelnicki took the offense from … Read more

Penn State Football: Ranking Biggest Worries for 2024 Season

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Penn State Football has had varying levels of success in each of the past two seasons, however the Nittany Lions also have many areas of concern going into the 2024 season. In this article I’m going to try to identify the key areas for concern and explain whey they are a concern. So buckle up … Read more

Penn State Football: 5 Most Important Players to Making College Football Playoff

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Penn State Football has been on the cusp of making the College Football Playoff for the past eight seasons, never breaking through into the four-team playoff, however. With the field expanding from four to 12 in 2024, Penn State has the opportunity to finally break through and earn a playoff berth for the first time … Read more

Penn State Football QB Drew Allar Reveals What’s Different for Him in 2024

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Penn State Football starting quarterback Drew Allar spoke to the media for the first time this spring over a zoom call Wednesday. In his first media availability this spring, Allar discussed what is different for the third year quarterback this spring compared to the 2023 season. According to the returning starter, he’s letting out his … Read more

Watch New Penn State Football QB3 in Action during Spring Practice (VIDEO)

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Although new Penn State Football quarterback Ethan Grunkemeyer would have still been in high school classes right now if he didn’t enroll early at Penn State in January, the former four-star quarterback from Ohio has been thrust into the QB3 role with the Nittany Lions after a long-term injury to redshirt freshman Jaxon Smolik that … Read more

Penn State Football: 2024 Could be Turning Point, Good or Bad for Nittany Lions

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The landscape of college football has completely changed over the past few years, from the addition of the transfer portal and NIL to the expansion of the college football playoff and power two conferences. While Penn State Football was not able to crack the top four in the four-team playoff era, there may not be … Read more

Drew Allar Flashes Arm Strength, Accuracy in Front of NFL Coaches, Scouts (VIDEO)

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Penn State’s 2024 pro day was all hands on deck Friday, with current and former Nittany Lions appearing in the Lasch Building to help out and support Penn State’s 13 pro day participants. Along with former Penn State quarterbacks Sean Clifford and Trace McSorley, current Penn State quarterbacks Drew Allar and Beau Pribula made their … Read more

Penn State Football: 5 Burning Questions as Spring Practices Begin

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The days of running up and down the Lasch building in shorts and t-shirts in the wee hours of the morning for winter conditioning are over. We have finally made it through the winter and Penn State Football will begin spring practice Tuesday, with lofty expectations in the first year of the expanded 12-team college … Read more

Drew Allar Named Top-10 Returning QB By Pro Football Focus

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While the 2024 NFL draft is still over a month away and college teams have yet to begin spring practice with their 2024 rosters, Pro Football Focus is wasting no time ranking the quarterbacks returning to college in 2024, which puts Drew Allar into focus. In a self-proclaimed “controversial” ranking, PFF ranks Penn State’s signal … Read more

Drew Allar Struggles as Penn State Football Drops Peach Bowl | Report Card

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Penn State Football and quarterback Drew Allar struggled to get the offense moving in a 38 to 25 loss to Ole Miss in the Peach Bowl Saturday afternoon. Allar continued his struggles with accuracy finishing the first half just 5 of 14 passing for 115 yards one touchdown and one interception. The interception was only … Read more

3 BOLD Penn State Football Predictions for 2023 Peach Bowl

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Penn State Football takes on Ole Miss Saturday with the opportunity to become the first program in college football history to win each of the six New Year’s Six Bowl games. To get there, Penn State must beat a top-12 Ole Miss team with a high scoring offense. Three bold predictions for Penn State Football … Read more