2022 QB Recruiting Dominos: Allar to PSU
Drew Allar was frequently mentioned as a gettable 2022 QB target, depending on how other recruitments played out, though the Feb 26 recruiting post mentioned PSU might snag him first.
Well, they did.
100% Committed! #WeAre pic.twitter.com/4AEsDPJ38j
— Drew Allar (@AllarDrew) March 8, 2021
Definitely looks the part of an NFL quarterback but very pro-style prototype
He was also a OSU fan who never received interest from OSU so it makes some sense why he wouldn’t want to go to Michigan.
At this point seems like Tayven Jackson and Nate Johnson are our top options at QB barring new offers
Thought it was hilarious that according to Sam Webb, Indiana alum Dan Dakich negging Trayce Jackson-Davis all the time has soured Tayven on Indiana.
On a side note , an interesting Myles Rowser crystal ball to Arkansas.
2 of them, unfortunately.
Worth noting that 247 has us as "warm" on a few safeties out of Texas that are ranked much higher than Rowser.
Michigan wasn't listed in Rowser's final 4 iirc. Looks to be SEC bound.
That would be an interesting choice. It has nothing on Michigan (school / sports) but you'd have a shorter path to playing time than you would at Alabama / LSU and you'd be at a place where "playing school" would be less challenging and where life is culturally more about football than it would be in the Midwest.
Sam said on the radio last week that he thought Rowser was looking to leave the state.
Arkansas dropping bags
Based on Rowser's top 4, it's very clear that Michigan backed off him
Why? Alabama is in there. I wouldn't think they'd be in your top 4 if that offer isn't commitable. He's still a top 150 guy too.
Why?
I've been following recruiting enough to know that a in-state kid with a final school list of MSU, Kentucky, plus a few other random schools means that Michigan didn't want you
Alabama is in there. I wouldn't think they'd be in your top 4 if that offer isn't commitable
Kids have non-commitable offers in their list of top schools all the time
If we have some positive QB play this year, I think we will end up flipping one of players already committed. Seems like we had a chance with Maalik Murphy at one point, and I'll be surprised if Texas doesn't make a really strong push for Quinn Ewers.
Doesn't help that we probably offered most of our QB targets with a former QB coach.
Maalik Murphy just committed to Texas last week.
Murphy committed in early February, so about a month ago. If Texas struggles, I could see him looking elsewhere. Same could be said about us however
Texas recently signed a top-5 QB. They've moved on from Ewers.
I don't think you'd ever move on from a guy that at the moment is rated higher than Trevor Lawrence out of high school...
They didn't sign Maalik Murphy. Murphy is a verbal commitment. He can't sign until December.
This. It's just like how we didn't sign Will Johnson. There's so much time between now and when they sign
I truly don’t get the appeal of Penn State. I totally get OSU, ND, Wisconsin etc. Hell, even MSU makes sense in a “were scrappy underdogs with an inferiority complex” kind of way. But Paterno’s gone, the Sandusky stain lingers and Frames is Frames. Is Happy Valley a really nice town or something?
It’s what some people might call a “shithole.” Nice prison though.
Come on man. Shit hole? It's got nothing on EL
C'mon folks...State College is a great place. It's got a very Piscataway sort of vibe.
If PSU isn't an appealing place to play than neither is Michigan. Both programs have coaches that are arguably underachieving.
Michigan and PSU are blue bloods in college football. Plus, both schools have quality academics and facilities and have produced alot of NFL draft picks despite the product on the field not being the greatest.
Yeah but that’s not what I meant. There are other things that would appeal to recruits, which is why I asked about Happy Valley. If it is isn’t a nice town then I just don’t know what that program offers that the other Midwestern powers can’t beat. Why would someone rather play for Penn State than, say, Wisconsin and live in Madison or Michigan and live in Ann Arbor?
Happy Meals at Happy Valley?
Hookers and blow?
I don't know about the hookers and blow. But they do have scads of drunk coeds.
both schools have quality academics
PSU is a fine school at best, but is no where close to Michigan
PSU is an average/mediocre university and Happy Valley is no Ann Arbor.
I feel like a lot of people on this blog have completely inaccurate or outdated views of the academic hierarchy of B1G schools and how B1G schools rank in general
I don't think it's just B1G schools.
Academic hierarchy does not change very quickly, unless you're the University of Florida, but it does change over time.
I've seen chatter on the Audibles MB from PSU fans that say Happy Valley is a detriment to recruiting.
Essentially all that is in Happy Valley is the university. If you live there you work at PSU or serve the people who do.
Help me understand why Joe Paterno and Jerry Sandusky would matter to someone who's football-focused and finishing high school this year.
Well some people just wouldn’t want to be associated with the institution, especially since there are so many people in that fan base (and the university) who either downplay it, deny it, or just don’t care and want Joe’s statue back
The PSU scandal might still matter to the families of some recruits.
I hate PSU but lets not be homers. PSU still has plenty of appeal (tradition, uniforms, big ass stadium, white out, etc.). Happy Valley, while being in the middle of nowhere like many college towns, is still easily a top 20 "fun" college town.
PSU still has name brand cachet, and janklin has had some inexplicably good seasons. Also, while the Sandusky stain may still linger for many of us, these kids were like 7-9 years old when he was sentenced, and probably 3-5 years old when the investigation began. They probably have very little, at most, firsthand recollection of these events.
That said, more like PS-EWWW, amirite?
The thing about the Paterno/Sandusky scandal is, as horrific as those crimes were, if you're interested in PSU and playing football there and thinking of maybe causing trouble, you can be damned sure they won't hold you accountable.
Even if you aren't a troublemaker, the unwavering, religious-esque support that the football players received during the arrest/trial era has to be appealing. Even if you don't think about it in that light. There is no greater evidence that Penn State fans cared about football above all else. Fuck 'em.
Me neither, PSU football is basically Michigan minus the academics. Then again, Franklin is an elite snake oil salesman
Seems odd to make negative remarks about a place unless one has visited, has unique insight, and/or has known closely a few who've attended the school. And then make it material, not just half baked conjecture. I've had alot of fun on my trips to Penn State, loved the Phyrst, thought the campus had plenty of tradition and beauty (Old Main), and found the people respectful of rivalries and generally tasteful. Nearly the opposite of a trip to OSU where some old redneck wants to kick your ass in the latrine should they see a navy and maize striped scarf around your neck. And these are not just game day observations.
I asked because I recognize that I don’t know much about it
I've been there multiple times. The games and stadium are great. The rest of the place is a parking lot in the middle of nowhere. Place has a very inbred vibe.
Fuck psu and all their joepa-loving delusional fans!!
*In loving memory of East German Judge
if only someone would put a bat light out for nittany fan, he'd tell us
Some kids prefer James Franklin, some prefer another coach. Some kids prefer State College, PA, some prefer Austin, TX, some prefer Ann Arbor, some prefer Elko, NV. I don't care, whatever makes them happy.
As for 2011-2012, we're only a few years away from the day where no college football recruit has ANY real-time memories of Sandusky or Paterno. That matters less and less, as time inevitably marches on and on.
As for Allar, I've never heard of him. Dude looks so young, but that's probably a function of me NOT being so young anymore. Good for him on being talented enough to garner a college football scholarship.
Look I grew up in Elko, NV. As much as I love it no kid would prefer to go there over any of those options.
Good insights for the rest.
Wow --- there literally ARE all types on this message board! An Elko native!
It's incredibly remote but I've enjoyed the town the couple times I've been there. I mentioned Elko a few months ago in another thread this past fall:
https://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/utah-st-nevada
What the hell were you doing out in Elko? Agree it's a great place if you like Outdoor activities. Although as far as Basque food, The Star is becoming a victim of its own success and Toki Ona's just has a weird atmosphere. Still good steaks as the center of a four course meal with a picon punch is never a bad time.
My Portland, OR raised wife isn't a fan of Elko, but it is my kids absolute favorite destination in the summer.
Probably because they get to do stuff like this with the grandparents.
I originally went to Elko in 2017 based on a recommendation, for a bird-watching/hiking weekend.
I enjoyed that weekend, so Elko became ground central for a week-long "mix of work remote and quasi-vacation" trip to Northern Nevada in 2019.
I stopped there again last September driving from San Francisco to Denver, but that was only for a night.
Nice picture! As you know, Nevada north of I-80, southeastern Oregon and southwest Idaho is still the desert --- but it's a different desert versus the more well-known American deserts. Colder, a bit more moisture, greener. A unique part of America.