Penn State has had a wide receiver problem, and for both years of Drew Allar’s tenure as the Nittany Lions’ starting quarterback, that problem has persisted. After no wide receivers caught a pass in the team’s season-ending College Football Playoff Semifinal loss to Notre Dame at the Orange Bowl, James Franklin had enough.
Heading into his 12th year at Happy Valley and Allar’s third as his starting quarterback, Franklin overhauled the wide receiver room, allowing Harrison Wallace III and Omari Evans to leave through the transfer portal while replacing them with experienced veterans. USC transfer Kyron Hudson, Troy transfer Devonte Ross, and Syracuse transfer Trebor Pena are expected to be Allar’s top targets on the outside, but the glut of veterans hasn’t stopped true freshman Koby Howard from impressing his QB.