Penn State quarterback Drew Allar said he wants to be 'very intentional' about being a team captain this season.
Penn State quarterback Drew Allar is among six team captains who will represent the Nittany Lions this season. Penn State football coach James Franklin announced the captains Saturday, two weeks before the Nittany Lions visit West Virginia for the season opener.
Allar is a preseason nominee for multiple awards, including the Maxwell, Manning and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm awards. Dawkins was named to the watch list for the Wuerffel Trophy, a community service award. King and Winston are preseason nominees for the Butkus Award and Bednarik Award watch lists, respectively. Thompson is nominated for the Ray Guy Award.
"We feel good about it," Franklin said of his team's leadership before naming captains. "... I see this team being more vocal. Myself, Chuck Losey and Palko spent a ton of time talking about this. I see these guys being more vocal in challenging their teammates, holding their teammates accountable. I think those things have been pretty evident in the summer workouts and so far in camp. So I think we are in a good place, but we're going to need it.
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