James Franklin has plenty of reasons to be optimistic entering his 10th season at Penn State.
He knows the Nittany Lions have depth across the board, experience to match and a certain swagger that follows an 11-win season capped by a Rose Bowl win. Nearly everyone is back who contributed last year, and Franklin has seen even more soon-to-be contributors rise this offseason.“Are we excited about it? Yes. Do we still have a lot of work to do and a lot of questions to answer? Yes,” Franklin said.
Physically, Allar looks every bit the part and the logical successor to five-year starter Sean Clifford. The 6-foot-5, 243-pounder relieved Clifford in 10 games last season, completing 35 of 60 passes for 344 yards with four touchdowns. “When the coaches were gone or on the road recruiting or when they had their downtime, we were in the building, going through installs, making sure everybody was on the same page, just talking through stuff,” Allar said. “I definitely feel a lot better than I did last year at this time.”Though Allar has taken most of the first-team reps as camp has progressed, Franklin isn’t writing off the 6-1, 206-pound Pribula who ran for 1,304 yards and 33 touchdowns in his final three high school seasons.
Cephas caught 48 passes for 744 yards and three touchdowns in his final season with the Golden Flashes.
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