What can the Penn State offense do to help Drew Allar and what can he do to help himself?
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If there's been one constant theme around the Penn State offense from fans this year, it's frustration. The expectations of a five-star quarterback playing at an elite level reached a fever pitch after an explosive first game from Drew Allar.
But since then?
Reality has set in for Penn State fans about the play of a first-year quarterback. On today's show, we'll discuss Allar's performance against Indiana, along with his teammates on offense. We'll review the run game and the defense as well.
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Penn State pleased with Allar's progression
When building an offense, you can't solely cater to the quarterback's strengths. The ability of the personnel around him is also a factor in how you build an offense, according to James Franklin.
"The other thing obviously is being able to play to that quarterback's strengths. The challenge with that is there are so many factors that go into it. The offensive line, the running backs, the tight ends, the receivers play a major part in that," he said.
But regarding where the team is, Franklin is optimistic about the development despite the bumpy road.
"I'm pleased with how it's going, but there is obviously a lot of room for growth there, not just specifically with him, but the pieces around him as well."
"So all those things kind of factor into it. But I've been pleased with his development physically. Pleased with his development mentally. I think we got to do a better job helping him and making plays for him. He has to be more consistent with some things as well."
Defense has a down performance but confidence is high
Despite several blown coverages on Saturday, confidence in the defense remains high for the Penn State staff.
"I think there has been enough evidence over the season of who we are as a defense, and specifically who we are as a pass defense. When you play man coverage, are there some things that we can do technique and fundamental that probably wasn't executed on that play the way it should have been? Yes," Franklin said.
"But when you play man coverage as much as we do they're going to get you from time to time. The other one was a total blown assignment. I think there is enough body of work of who we have been as a defense to feel comfortable and confident with that."
We'll break down the coverage busts by the Nittany Lions and the big plays that led to a closer game than most expected against Indiana this past weekend.
Finally, we'll preview the Maryland Terrapins and what sort of team they'll bring to the field this coming weekend.
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