Drew Allar, QB for Penn State, on a Failed Attempt

As Drew Allar, the quarterback for Penn State, talked about a game that was within his reach—until it wasn’t—tears filled his eyes and started to stream down his cheeks.

Allar, who made noticeable progress in his second season as the starting quarterback for Penn State, had a difficult game for most of Thursday’s 27-24 loss to Notre Dame in the Capital One Orange Bowl College Football Playoff Semifinal. However, with 47 seconds remaining and the score equal at 24–24, he had the opportunity to lead a game-winning drive after assisting Penn State in taking the lead halfway through the fourth quarter.

Then, Allar looked downfield for wide receiver Omari Evans on first down from the Penn State 28-yard line, but he misfired terribly, and Christian Gray of Notre Dame jumped to intercept the pass. After that, the Irish picked up a vital first down, which allowed Mitch Jeter to attempt and convert a field goal from 41 yards out.

Drew Allar rues his attempt

Allar stated: “I was going through my progression, got to the backside, and honestly, I was just trying to dirt it at his feet,”. “I should have just thrown it away when I felt the first two progressions not open, because of the situation we were in.”

“I thought we had a really good plan,” . “I thought [offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki] and the offensive staff had a really good plan for normal downs, third down and red zone, but I missed a couple throws on it, so it comes down to just execution. Credit to Notre Dame for making it tough, for sure, but I think if we just execute those moments that we would have put ourselves in a better position. It starts with me hitting some of those throws.”

Allar, who led Penn State to the Big Ten championship game and completed 71.6% of his passes in the regular season, only made 12 of 23 throws for 135 yards on Thursday. Penn State failed to complete any passes to its wide receivers and only made three of eleven third-down attempts. The only time in the previous 20 seasons that Penn State did not complete a ball to a wide receiver was Thursday.

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