UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State sophomore quarterback Drew Allar was selected Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week on Tuesday. Allar helped No. 7 Penn State to a 38-15 season-opening win over West Virginia on Saturday.
Allar collected his first career Big Ten weekly award. The last Nittany Lion to be named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week was Sean Clifford on October 24, 2022.
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- Allar completed 21-of-29 passes for 325 yards and three touchdowns in the win over West Virginia.
- Allar became the first Penn State quarterback to throw for at least 300 yards in a season opener since Christian Hackenberg's 454 passing yards against UCF in 2014.
- The Ohio native is the first Penn State quarterback to throw for at least 300 yards in his first career start since Michael Robinson threw for 379 yards vs. Wisconsin in 2003.
- Allar's 300 passing yards and three passing touchdowns marked the 25th time a PSU quarterback has done that in a game.
- Allar is one of 13 FBS quarterbacks with 300+ passing yards and 3+ passing touchdowns in a game this season.
- Allar threw for a career-high 325 passing yards, besting his previous high of 88 yards against Ohio in 2022.
- Allar threw for a career-high three touchdown passes. His previous best was two.
- He earned his first career 200-yard passing game and 300-yard passing game.
- The Medina, Ohio native recorded multiple touchdown passes in a game for the third time in his career.
- He completed a career-high 21 passes, beating his previous mark of nine at Indiana in 2022.
- The sophomore attempted a career-best 29 passes, topping his previous best of 12 at Indiana in 2022.
- Allar tossed a 72-yard touchdown pass to KeAndre Lambert-Smith on Penn State's opening drive.
- The sophomore connected with Lambert-Smith on a 12-yard reception in the third quarter.
- Allar found Malik McClain for a 25-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.
- The 72-yard touchdown pass is Allar's longest career pass. His previous long was a 32-yard pass against Ohio in 2022.
- In the second quarter, Allar surpassed 500 career passing yards. He now has 669 for his career.
- Allar appeared in 10 games in 2022, completing 35-of-60 passes for 344 yards and four touchdowns (no interceptions).
- He added 52 rushing yards and a touchdown on 18 carries.
No. 7 Penn State hosts Delaware on Saturday, Sept. 9. Kickoff is set for noon on Peacock.
The 2023 Penn State football season is presented by PSECU.