Penn State Sports Magazine
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F E B R U A R Y 2 0 2 3 13 W W W . B L U E W H I T E O N L I N E . C O M N AT E B A U E R | NAT E.BAUER @ON 3.COM T he Penn State football program's part- nership with Pennsylvania building firm Inch & Co. continues to bear fruit. Redshirt freshman quarterback Beau Pribula is the latest Nittany Lion to ben- efit, having signed an NIL deal to repre- sent the York-based company. Pribula will be riding around in a Tesla as a result. The second-year signal-caller joins four other Penn State players who have agreed to one-year deals. Sophomore quarterback Drew Allar, sophomore line- backer Abdul Carter, junior cornerback Kalen King and junior offensive tackle Olumuyiwa Fashanu all inked NIL deals with Inch & Co. in December. All of the players are being provided with Teslas for the next year. The cars bear the Inch & Co. logo on the side. Pribula hails from Inch & Co.'s home base and was a two-time first-team all- state player at Central York High. John Inch Jr., the firm's chief financial officer, said in an Instagram post the quarter- back is "making York County proud. … He has passion for his community and commitment to put in the work it takes to compete at the highest level." In his first year with the Nittany Li- ons, Pribula served as the team's fourth- string quarterback behind super senior Sean Clifford, Allar and redshirt fresh- man Christian Veilleux. He arrived along with Allar last January, with both 2022 signees enrolling early at Penn State. By the middle of preseason camp, Pribula had settled into his role as the Nittany Lions' scout team signal-caller while redshirting. Speaking to report- ers a few days before the Rose Bowl, his first media appearance since signing with PSU, he said he was pleased with the progress he made as a true freshman. "It's been great," he said. "I got here almost a year ago, and it doesn't feel like it at all. It's like I just got here. "But the experiences I've had [have been beneficial], and it's been a great quarterback room. I'm just glad I've been able to experience this and finish it off with a Rose Bowl." With Clifford graduating and Veil- leux having transferred to Pitt, Pribula enters the offseason as Penn State's de facto No. 2 quarterback. Offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich said that although Pribula didn't get onto the field as a true freshman, he brought a positive energy to practice all season long. "He pushes everyone. That dude's a feisty guy and very, very competitive," Yurcich said. "He plays with a chip. He's got a lot of confidence in himself. "That's the fun part about that kid. It doesn't matter how many reps you give him. You throw him in there. He believes in himself. That's a really im- portant quality to have as a quarterback, and you can see it in his eyes. It's fun coaching that dude." With winter workouts beginning and his second year of spring practice on the horizon, Pribula intends to carry that mindset into the next phase of his career. "I will always approach every spring ball and fall camp like it's the Super Bowl for me," he said. One of three scholarship quarterbacks on Penn State's 2023 roster, Pribula recently signed an NIL agreement with a building company based in his hometown of York, Pa. PHOTO BY DANIEL ALTHOUSE JOE KRENTZMAN & SON, INC. • Buyers and Brokers of Steel, Iron and Nonferrous Metals • Industrial Scrap Buyers • Container Service Available • Large Service Territory Since 1903 Lewistown, PA • Hollidaysburg, PA • DuBois, PA (800) 543-2000 • www.krentzman.net F irst i n S cra p Beau Pribula Goes Electric As Part Of NIL Deal