Can Penn State make the Jump? Nittany Lions Insider on Drew Allar, James Franklin entering 2024

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The Penn State Nittany Lions are entering into a new era of college football with new hopes. With aspirations of making the first rendition of the 12-team playoffs, a #DearAndy question sparked this conversation: Do Penn State fans really expect their coach to win a national championship? We bring on On3's Blue White Illustrated Sean Fitz to discuss.
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[@josephconfer5924]

What I always find frustrating with Penn State is that no matter what year it is, they always seem to have big holes in the team, is that a recruiting issue or a head coaching issue , this team might be the most frustrating group of kids in America ?

[@analogcrunch4716]

Fitz is a homer fanboy - fact is Franklin has underwhelmed but he’s protected there. With USC and Oregon on board Psu is 5th or 6th best team in conference.

[@dylanwhite3987]

They will

[@robertkauffman8137]

Show us time! No more kool-aid for the faithful.

[@reconsoldier135]

Drew Allar trying to scramble makes late career Tom Brady look like Michael Vick

[@chriscollier7516]

They starting 0-1 in the big town of Morgantown game 1 baby

[@LEE_65]

I think that's what y'all said last year 😂😂

[@jkay8it]

Let me guess West Virginia is gonna win by 2 scores

[@fwilliamcony28]

PSU is favored by -12.5 by oddsmakers but it is a "risky" game. This is a rare opening road game with a P5 team that won 9 games last season and has most of its offense returning. Last year, PSU led 14-7 at halftime and did not cover the 21-point spread until late in the 4th quarter with a TD.

[@johnhaversack1634]

With no WR/OL..all teams have to do is load the box..put 8 on the LOS...Allar will be a deer in headlights again...but Franklin will fire the OC for the like 5th time and take no blame for an inept offense for years...9-3 may be generous...8-4 more likely.

[@LEE_65]

You do realize that Penn State doesn't play Michigan or Oregon. Allar looked pretty good against every team they played except for OSU and Michigan and I'm pretty sure OSU and Michigan were 2 of the best teams in the country last year. Takes like this are ignorant "a team smashes every team on the schedule except for 2 of the top 3 teams in the country and that team is trash".

[@dominicromano1611]

As long as Franklin is head coach PS won't win the national title.

[@gridirongodsNetwork]

I expect Penn State to beat Ohio State this year.

[@stevenselleck5460]

Won't happen. And I'm a Michigan fan

[@kevinchandler179]

Never say never!!! WE ARE 🏈 Unrivaled

[@dragonsurge1]

@@stevenselleck5460Penn State will always find a creative new way of losing to Ohio State

[@stevenselleck5460]

@@dragonsurge1 yup

[@nothingbutmilk6576]

@@kevinchandler179 Well, that dumbass slogan cuts two ways. It could mean that you're so good none of your opponents can beat you. Or it could mean you're so bad you can't beat your opponents. The former meaning applies to the wrestling team. But the latter meaning applies when the football team plays tO$U.

[@LEE_65]

Some of these takes about Penn State and Drew Allar are some of the dumbest takes i have ever seen. "Drew Struggled against the top 2 teams in the country so he sucks"

[@dragonsurge1]

He should get credit for not turning the ball over but he cracks under pressure. If you’ve completely given up on beating Ohio State, then Drew Allar is perfect.

[@stevenselleck5460]

Allar is flat out bad and Franklin doesn't win big games. Rest of the team is good so give them 10/11 wins like every year

[@mikescatena5732]

Is what a casual fan would say

[@stevenselleck5460]

@@mikescatena5732 far from it. Everything i said is true- Penn St fans just don't like it. Wonder why lmao

[@mikescatena5732]

@@stevenselleck5460 drew Allar was a top 15 QB his first season as a 19 year old with a garbage AF coordinator. You’re a fucking idiot if you think that’s bad.

[@LEE_65]

These takes are ignorant. Drew Struggled against 2 of the top 3 teams in the country and he smoked every other team on the schedule. How dumb can you be? "Drew struggled against the top 2 teams in the country so he has to be bad" get out of here with that dumb stuff

[@stevenselleck5460]

@@LEE_65 they're completely true. Look at the numbers- Allar had pretty much subpar completion %/yards per attempt/passer rating even among the big ten qb's. Big ten had a horrific qb showing last year. Good td/int ratio but that's the only number that impresses. Kid is not great sorry to tell ya

[@Jrm-xs9qi]

This team is taking a massive step back this year offensively and defensively so I could see going 9-3 but with the easy and pathetic schedule possibly 11-1. With getting blown out in the first round of the playoffs

[@HenryCaruso-x568]

I don’t think we can get worse on offense. Our scheme last year was one of the worst I’ve ever seen. Bringing in a highly rated OC like Andy Kotelnicki makes me much more enthusiastic than I was last year.

[@Jrm-xs9qi]

@@HenryCaruso-x568 brother ur coordinators are randoms that played in trash conferences. People Franklin hire are trash.

[@wad9799]

@@Jrm-xs9qievery DC he hires gets a head coaching job. OC hire have been awful outside of Joe Moorehead

[@brettk9316]

Massive step back on offense? Guess you skipped last season 🤣

[@billnyedoesminecraftjoseph8379]

@@brettk9316dont bother with him he’s a pitt fan who claimed andy kotelnicki played in the pac 12 and calls him a random despite the fact he brought a gargage program like kanasas to a top 15 offense. You cant take him seriously hes genuinely top 5% dumbest college football fan in the entire fandom