Where Washington Huskies sit in Big Ten football projections (Seattle Times)

CFetters_Nacho_Lover · July 23

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Kerry Collins is the closest thing to elite QB play I can think of at Penn St.

AOG · July 23

We? will lose all road games again with small line.

whlinder · July 23

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Top 5 overall draft pick ~~James Atoe~~ Kerry Collins

Allar's well documented average issues are pretty well explained here: https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/45788262/college-football-2025-ifs-contender-questions-ohio-state-alabama-notre-dame-texas

Fuck ESPN as always but 
If ... Drew Allar has one more gear. James Franklin's Nittany Lions were basically one minute from the national title game last season. They've finished sixth or better in SP+ for three straight seasons. You don't get the proverbial "can't win the big one" monkey off your back until you win the biggest game, but this program is currently the envy of nearly every team in college football.
In 2025, a season loaded with unknowns everywhere else, the Nittany Lions overflow with knowns. They might have the best coordinator duo in the country (Andy Kotelnicki on offense and Jim Knowles on defense) and the best running back pair (Nicholas Singleton and Kaytron Allen). They have potential All-Americans in Singleton, Allen, guard Vega Ioane, defensive end Dani Dennis-Sutton, tackle Zane Durant and safety Zakee Wheatley. They have extreme experience at quarterback in a season in which most teams on the ifs list don't. Now they just need a little more from him.
Allar improved significantly from 2023 to 2024, finishing 17th in QBR. That's good, but the past six title winners have had QBs ranked fourth or higher. Here are some key differences between Allar's 2024 performance and the averages produced by last season's top four:

Completion rate: Top four 70.7%, Allar 66.5%
Yards per completion: Top four 13.1, Allar 12.7
Passes thrown 20-plus yards downfield: Top four 12.4%, Allar 8.7%
Yards per dropback against man coverage: Top four 8.7, Allar 7.2

Allar's stats aren't too far from where they need to be. If he completes one more pass per every 24 or so he throws, if he has a reason to take a few more shots downfield and if he can better beat man coverage -- the type you see a lot from the CFP-level teams -- Penn State will have everything it needs for a big run.

Of course, some of that improvement might come down to his receivers as much as him. If ... his new receivers can beat man coverage. In the CFP semifinal loss to Notre Dame, Allar completed 9 passes to tight ends, 3 to running backs and zero to wide receivers.

With so many returnees, Franklin didn't need to do much portal work this offseason, but he did all he could to upgrade the receiving corps. In came Troy's

Devonte Ross, Syracuse's Trebor Pena and USC's Kyron Hudson, who combined for 2,446 yards and 23 TDs last season. Khalil Dinkins and Luke Reynolds

 should be able to deliver tight end efficiency in All-American Tyler Warren's absence, but among Ross, Pena, Hudson and perhaps returnees such as

Liam Clifford, Kaden Saunders and maybe Tyseer Denmark, Allar needs a couple of guys he can trust to beat the defenders across from them and make big plays.

PurpleThrobber · July 23

Ditch that gay ass baby poop mustard colored hoodie.

rodmansrage · July 30

James Franklin's Nittany Lions were basically one minute from the national title game last season

technically yes, until 'eliete' allar came in and forced (which you could see coming from a mile away) that fucking thrown resulting in an INT.

Where Washington Huskies sit in Big Ten football projections (Seattle Times)

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