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Penn State’s Drew Allar has been to Lucas Oil Stadium before as a college football fan, not as a player.
Allar and his father, Kevin, attended “two or three” Big Ten championship games in Indianapolis, the last one in 2013 when Michigan State beat Ohio State 34-24.
“I probably saw the last one when I was in grade school,” he said. “That was kind of cool. Obviously this will be my first time on the field.”
Allar grew up in Medina, Ohio, and said he has watched the Big Ten title game on television every year he hasn’t seen it in person.
It will be different Saturday night when he quarterbacks No. 3 Penn State against No. 1 Oregon there in a meeting for the conference championship and a first-round bye in the College Football Playoff.
“I’ve heard nothing but great things about Lucas Oil in general,” Allar said. “The one thing that’s a little different from outdoor stadiums is the lighting. That doesn’t affect me. Our receivers are probably going to get used to it in pregame.”
He said he enjoyed playing in two NFL indoor stadiums last year, Ford Field in Detroit for the Michigan State regular-season finale and Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta for the Peach Bowl against Mississippi.
He’s looking forward to playing in the home of the Indianapolis Colts.
“We’re going to be in a really cool environment,” Allar said. “It’s going to be a packed house with fans from both teams traveling really well.”
No surprises: Penn State had no surprises Wednesday when 26 high school seniors signed financial packages to play for the Nittany Lions, as expected.
They signed 23 recruits who were rated four stars or higher by 247Sports, On3, ESPN or Rivals. The class features players from 10 states, including six from Pennsylvania and two from California.
One of the two from California is linebacker LaVar…
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Author : Reading Eagle, Pa.
Publish date : 2024-12-05 04:46:00
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