Penn State QB Drew Allar announces he will return for senior season in 2025
Allar has thrown for 2,894 yards and 21 touchdowns to lead the No. 6 Nittany Lions to the College Football Playoff.
Penn State quarterback Drew Allar announced on Monday that he will be returning for his senior year in 2025.
The 20-year-old Allar has thrown for 2,894 yards and 21 touchdowns this season for the 11-2 Nittany Lions. No. 6 Penn State is currently preparing to host No. 11 SMU in the first round of the College Football Playoff on Saturday.
— Drew Allar (@AllarDrew) December 16, 2024
"This season has been the most fun I've ever had in my entire life playing football and I'm so proud of what we've accomplished as a team," Allar wrote in a statement released on social media.
"I know there's still more work to do which is why I look forward to making more memories with my teammates this year and beyond.
"But right now we are solely focused on the opportunity we have as a team in front of us."
In three seasons at Penn State, Allar has 5,869 passing yards, 50 touchdowns and owns a 21-5 record as a starter. His 63.6 completion percentage is the highest of any quarterback in the program's history and he has thrown only nine interceptions in 773 passing attempts.
Allar was the sixth-ranked quarterback and No. 45 overall prospect on Nate Tice's most recent big board.
Allar's decision to stay comes a day after his backup, Beau Pribula, announced he would enter the transfer portal and not join the team for the College Football Playoff.
