Penn State Sports Magazine
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3 0 A U G U S T 2 0 2 3 W W W . B L U E W H I T E O N L I N E . C O M / / / / / / / 2 0 2 3 F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / I t's unusual for a Power Five starting quarterback to go missing midway through his team's nationally televised primetime season opener. Drew Allar may have been a newcomer getting his first taste of Penn State's game- day operation, but he did know that. Allar knew that he was supposed to be seeing Sean Clifford somewhere, maybe on the sideline loosening up his arm or talking with of- fensive coordinator Mike Yurcich. That the sixth-year se- nior was neither of those places was a seemingly ominous sign for the Nit- Penn State's presumptive starter at quarterback, sophomore Drew Allar boasts a powerful arm and an unflappable demeanor M AT T H E R B | M AT T. H E R B @ O N 3 . C O M Playing It Cool Allar appeared in 10 games as a true freshman at Penn State, completing 58.3 percent of his passes for 344 yards and 4 touch- downs. PHOTO BY DANIEL ALTHOUSE