Drew Allar's Comments Show James Franklin Failed Him

The most important thing we need to see from former Penn State quarterback Drew Allar is that his confidence is at its highest. 

There were times at Penn State when it felt like Allar wasn't exactly confident in his ability or wasn't comfortable with what was going on. Whether that was due to bad play-calling, which we often saw, not having the right weapons around him, or anything else, it's not great to see a young quarterback not have the confidence that he needs to ensure that not only can his team play well, but that he's as talented as everybody knows he can be.

That's why I think it's important that Allar has said what he has over the past few months. Of course, being in the NFL will bring challenges that nobody recognizes, at least not yet, but to hear him say that he feels more confident and comfortable might be a sign that Penn State wasn't doing enough to ensure he had an opportunity to succeed at the highest level in the biggest moments.

“I feel a lot more comfortable physically,” Allar said, per the Post-Gazette. “I feel like you can see that in my tape from 7-on-7 and even the team reps I’ve gotten. I feel like I’m playing slower, which is a good thing. I’m thinking fast, but my feet are playing slow. I’m in time and in rhythm…

“I know when I’m not in rhythm, just based off my feet. So I feel like I’ve really grown in that area of just trusting what I see out on the field and just growing from each rep to the next. I’ve just got to keep focusing on that.”

It's not easy growing into the type of player that Allar is looking to be after some of the issues we saw him have at Penn State. 

However, this is still a young man who is very talented, so there's reason to believe that things can work out. It's unfortunate to hear him say some of the things he has over the past few months, as it almost feels like Penn State didn't give him a good enough opportunity to succeed at the highest level, but we'll see how that ends up going.