James Franklin needed a savior at quarterback, but Drew Allar wasn't that, and now Penn State is stuck spinning its wheels.
When James Franklin took over the Penn State football program in 2014, it was almost universally thought that he was doing so with an NFL first-rounder at quarterback. Christian Hackenberg did eventually get picked in the second round in 2016, but after two disappointing seven-win seasons in Happy Valley.
It was only once Trace McSorley took over that Penn State began to compete for the Big Ten title.