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Doubt over Drew Allar's ability to rise to the occasion lingers from 2024

Penn State football quarterback Drew Allar faces the same disbelief as his head coach James Franklin, but 2025 is a season with an excellent supporting cast to prove critics wrong and win the big games.

Penn State football quarterback Drew Allar | CFP/GettyImages

Drew Allar and Penn State football head coach James Franklin have a season ahead of them with the same disbelief from the public: they can't win the big one.

After a poor performance against Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff semifinals capped off with a late fourth quarter interception, Allar faced a lot of flack in the offseason.