Boise State’s Malachi Nelson, Penn State’s Beau Pribula leave teams ahead of College Football Playoff
The inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff is set to begin Friday when No. 10 Indiana travels to No. 7 Notre Dame , and at least two schools will be without their backup quarterback for the four-round tournament.last week. A former five-star prospect, Nelson transferred to Boise State from USC last offseason and was beat out for the starting job by Maddux Madsen.
Pribula served two roles for Penn State this season: the backup to starting quarterback Drew Allar and the orchestrator of the Nittany Lions’ “Pribula Package,” a wildcat formation with read option concepts. When Allar suffered an injury at Wisconsin, Pribula entered the game and completed 11 of 13 passes for 98 yards in a 28-13 victory.
With Allar moving on, true freshman Ethan Grunkemeyer will serve as Penn State’s backup quarterback for the College Football Playoff. Grunkemeyer, the nation’s No. 103 overall recruit in the 247Sports class of 2024 recruiting rankings, has not attempted a pass in college.
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