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The silence about Drew Allar this year is deafening.
No one’s criticizing him for having a low completion percentage or throwing poorly in losses to Ohio State and Michigan like they did last year.
No one’s wondering if he’ll ever live up to his five-star billing.
In fact, few people are talking about Allar at all.
Maybe they should be.
If coordinator Andy Kotelnicki is the offense’s composer, then Allar is its conductor. He’s the guy who knows who’s on the field, where they should be and what they should do.
He rarely looks flustered. He’s always in charge.
“I think Drew looks consistently comfortable and in control in the games,” Penn State football coach James Franklin said.
Allar’s playing quarterback as well as anyone in the Big Ten and maybe in the country, even if few people outside Pennsylvania are noticing.
He ranks fifth nationally in pass efficiency and completion percentage (.719) and third in the underappreciated category of yards per passing attempt (9.75).
While Tyler Warren has been such a unique, versatile and mighty weapon in the offense, Allar has been the rock.
“In a two-year span, I bet you his numbers are as good as anybody in our history,” Franklin said.
Allar has thrown 41 touchdown passes against seven interceptions, a remarkable ratio. He’s on track to be the most efficient passer in school history. His record as a starter is 19-4.
“I think there are a lot of programs across the country that would love to have Drew playing quarterback for them,” Franklin said. “There aren’t a lot of plays you can find on tape where you question his decision-making or his accuracy.
“Some guys come up with no interceptions, but there are two or three throws when they are fortunate. You don’t see that with him.”
Saturday at Purdue, Allar was 17-for-19 for 247 yards and three…
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Author : Reading Eagle, Pa.
Publish date : 2024-11-18 04:46:00
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