Penn State, Drew Allar, called the team and player with the most to prove in 2025: Newsstand
Penn State news, notes, and updates for March 4 include expectations for the Lions’ 2025 season, headlines of the day, and more. It’s time to dive into Tuesday’s top tweets and stories about the Nittany Lions and college athletics.
Penn State tweets of the day
ESPN recently put together a list of questions and answers that help preview the new college football season. Today’s roundup starts there. Penn State is called the team with the most to prove in 2025. And, that makes quarterback Drew Allar one of the nation’s players with the most to prove.
“The Nittany Lions have not won a national championship in almost four decades (though they did go unbeaten in 1994),” Jake Trotter writes. “But they now have one of the most experienced quarterbacks in college football in Drew Allar, while Big Ten powerhouses Ohio State and Michigan are set to debut freshman passers. Last year’s other Big Ten playoff teams, Oregon (Dillon Gabriel) and Indiana (Kurtis Rourke), graduated their star quarterbacks. Penn State also boasts the nation’s top returning running back duo (Nicholas Singleton and Kaytron Allen) and even swiped Jim Knowles from Ohio State after he coordinated the top defense in the country. The Nittany Lions will never have a better shot to win the Big Ten — and national title — than they will this season.”
Adds Bill Connelly:
“Drew Allar finished the 2024 season with 3,327 passing yards and a 24-to-8 TD-to-INT ratio, and while he had a wonderful security blanket in tight end Tyler Warren, he also produced those numbers with a weak set of wide receivers. It was a lovely step forward for the former blue-chipper, but the campaign ended with a dud: In a semifinal loss to Notre Dame, he went just 12-for-23 passing for 135 yards and a devastating and ill-advised interception in the final minute. He proved his upside to a certain degree, but he was also a merely solid 17th in Total QBR. If he genuinely transitions into a top-tier quarterback in 2025, Penn State will be ridiculously hard to beat.”
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- 2Hot
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Headlines of the day
Penn State’s potential surprise players in 2025: Don’t overlook this veteran offensive lineman: Flounders, PennLive
Penn State quarterback target Peter Bourque sets spring visit schedule: Snyder, BWI
National championship contenders are in a heated battle for 4-star RB Derrek Cooper: Simmons, On3
Cracking the code on Penn State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles’s system: Carr, BWI
After Tyler Warren, Tight End Luke Reynolds Looks to Raise His Profile at Penn State: Mader, SI
Penn State wrestling regular season superlatives: Top wrestlers, key moment, plus a bold prediction: Pickel, BWI
College Football: Intel on Arch Manning, Julian Sayin and more: Nakos, On3
Quote of the day
“They run the ball a lot and they have produced a lot of good backs. I have recently gotten in contact with the new running backs coach (Stan Drayton), so I am learning about him.”
Four-star RB Derek Cooper to On3 about PSU.
