Penn State’s Drew Allar says he will return for his senior year in 2025

Drew Allar spent the last month or so considering whether to return to Penn State for his senior year.

He had many conversations with his parents, Kevin and Dawn, Nittany Lions coach James Franklin and his agents with CAA.

Allar made his decision in the last few days and made it public Monday when he announced that he will be back in 2025.

“We weighed everything,” Allar said Monday during a press conference. “I came to the conclusion myself that it was best for my future. It was a personal and a football decision.

“I’m glad I got this out of the way because I’m totally focused on SMU (Penn State’s opponent in the first round of the College Football Playoff).”

The 20-year-old Allar has completed 224-of-324 passes (.691 percentage) for 2,894 yards and 21 touchdowns with seven interceptions. He also has rushed 72 times for 279 yards and six TDs, helping the Nittany Lions (11-2) land a playoff berth against SMU (11-2) Saturday at noon at Beaver Stadium.

He ranks ninth in the nation in pass efficiency, completion percentage and passing yards per attempt (8.93).

Pro Football Focus had projected him as a third-round draft pick next spring.

“Drew has been phenomenal,” Franklin said. “His mom and dad have been phenomenal. We’ve had a ton of conversations. He’s doing a ton of really good things. He’s developing. He’s getting better. He’s playing great. He’s leading.

“I think there’s a lot of excitement because they believe and we believe there’s still a lot of room for growth and development. We want to be a part of that. They trust us in that.”

The 6-5, 235-pound Allar was rated the top quarterback in the 2022 recruiting class by On3 and 247Sports. He’s the highest-rated quarterback that Franklin has landed.

As a freshman in 2022, he played in 10 games as Sean Clifford’s backup and…

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Publish date : 2024-12-17 04:47:00

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