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Quarterback Drew Allar vigorously defended the play of Penn State’s wide receivers, even though they didn’t have a touchdown catch in the first five Big Ten games.
“I’ll defend them to the day I die,” Allar said Wednesday. “I love being around those guys. They’re really fun. They don’t get enough credit for how many plays they do make. I’m excited to get the opportunity to prove that to the world this week and give them a shot to come down with the ball.”
The sixth-ranked Nittany Lions (4-1 Big Ten, 7-1) meet Washington (3-3, 5-4) in the annual White Out Game Saturday night at 8 (TV-Peacock) at Beaver Stadium.
Penn State wide receivers combined to make just three catches for 49 yards last week in a 20-13 loss to Ohio State. Harrison Wallace III is the Lions’ top wide receiver with 24 receptions for 395 yards and two touchdowns, but no one else has made more than 14 catches.
“Our receivers get a lot of harsh criticism about their performance, but I don’t really find it necessary at all,” Allar said. “They’ve had a great year. They’ll continue to build on it. We have a lot of talent in that room. We have a lot of leadership in that room.”
Wallace, Liam Clifford and Omari Evans have one 100-yard receiving game apiece. KeAndre Lambert-Smith, who transferred to Auburn, had Penn State’s only one last year against West Virginia.
As a group, this year’s wide receivers are averaging 132.1 yards per game compared to 116.5 last year.
“They’re a confident group,” tight end Tyler Warren said. “They’ve shown what they can do. A big part of it is being able to stay on the field, which we weren’t great at last week. We weren’t great on third down (3-for-11).
“If you stay on the field, you’re able to call more plays and give more people the ball.”
Warren leads Penn State with 51…
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Author : Reading Eagle, Pa.
Publish date : 2024-11-07 04:46:00
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