Penn State quarterback Drew Allar threw three touchdown passes, two to Harrison Wallace III, in the Nittany Lions' 34-12 victory over West Virginia.
Andy Kotelnicki, Penn State's new offensive hero, stood outside the tunnel to the Nittany Lions' locker room Saturday, calmly chatting as if he didn't just ask a 348-pound offensive guard to go in motion more than once. Penn State fans cheering in the end zone's corner didn't realize this T-shirt wearing guy had just changed the conversation around Penn State's offense, even if only for a game.
Franklin even referenced the running joke of 2023 in discussing Allar's 50-yard completion to Omari Evans late in the second quarter, on which the receiver recalibrated to catch an underthrown pass. Kotelnicki's offense went big tent on its playmakers. It highlighted Allar's running ability, Kaytron Allen's receiving chops and Wallace as WR1. Kotelnicki substituted players all game long, ran guys from unique sets and moved them across formations.The receiver certainly is among them. He was unstoppable early, catching Allar's first four completions and finishing with a career-high 117 yards and two touchdowns.
As for fighting through contact, meet the new Allar. The 6-4 quarterback is down 11 pounds since last season, checking in at a wiry 235 pounds. He made mobility a chief training point of his offseason, working with strength coach Chuck Losey to expand his cutting ability and lateral movement.
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