‘OH HE’S FOR REAL’: Penn Staters Energized Following Drew Allar Backup Quarterback Announcement

Ryan Parsons | Onward State

The summer of Drew Allar has culminated, folks.

At his Monday press conference, James Franklin announced that Allar will serve as Penn State football’s backup quarterback for its week one game against Purdue. The true freshman, at this point, has beaten out Christian Veilleux for the second-string role, although Franklin said it’ll be an ongoing competition.

Franklin says Drew Allar is the backup quarterback for week one.
— Onward Sports (@OnwardStSports) August 29, 2022

Penn State fans on Twitter couldn’t contain their excitement following the announcement, as many look at this as a strong endorsement of the team’s future.

This is good, just knowing he played well in camp to be the 2. Clarity moving forward too https://t.co/6jICiPWJe7
— Joseph Stapleton (@JStapleton0) August 29, 2022

https://twitter.com/_MichaelJames54/status/1564287877336469505?s=20&t=VhpMsR7Z-bKUN_jiERrEWA

https://twitter.com/psulion14/status/1564279157265244161?s=20&t=VhpMsR7Z-bKUN_jiERrEWA

thank god obviously cliff is the clear starter but for him to be the qb2 is a very good sign for next season https://t.co/PZkAwIIvLt
— jordan (@NlCKSINGLETON) August 29, 2022

OH https://t.co/mo6lUptJJ3
— PSU Everything (@PSU_Strong) August 29, 2022

!!!!!! https://t.co/138I1OqMxb
— nick (@DrewAllarSZN) August 29, 2022

This seems… pretty significant. https://t.co/FjP5u6Dxnm
— Matt Lawrence (@matt_lawrence11) August 29, 2022

Oh great cause I needed ONE MORE THING to distract me from working this week https://t.co/UscXI0dgox
— Caroline (@_supcaroline) August 29, 2022

THE CHOSEN ONE IS ASCENDING https://t.co/d2pZptLMHM
— Extremely Tan Alex Trebeck (@hatmattman) August 29, 2022

https://t.co/a93gCNPbeb pic.twitter.com/RIJGQO7RKT
— White Out Weekly (@whiteoutweekly) August 29, 2022

Others are a bit surprised Allar beat out Veilleux for the backup spot at this point considering the latter’s prior experience.

Didn’t think he’d touch veilleux this early wow https://t.co/v65OXumESG
— Dennis (@denniswilkins27) August 29, 2022

Disrespect for Veilleux. Best quarterback on the team and most well respected. https://t.co/8WxqLvdjg5
— Michael Tartaglia (@mjtags11) August 29, 2022

This is noteworthy…… Expected Allar to be the QB3 to open the season. Love to see it from Franklin https://t.co/jqlg7WOXtp
— Rich Adams (@Fanatics_Rich) August 29, 2022

And, of course, there are a select few who aren’t satisfied with the QB2 label.

https://twitter.com/DirtyJerz32/status/1564290338918961154?s=20&t=Ouppocy_gIVN55vAAY0SQA

https://twitter.com/ErnieLeemon/status/1564290527197028354?s=20&t=VhpMsR7Z-bKUN_jiERrEWA

https://twitter.com/LJKohli/status/1564294844767473667?s=20&t=Ouppocy_gIVN55vAAY0SQA

Why can’t the backup be Clifford. He is so bad
— I_Am_Deem (@TheDeemerReamer) August 29, 2022

I’ll let you guys fill in the names https://t.co/tgGAtxbFFZ pic.twitter.com/NyWyuBsWHy
— Higgs (@wordsofHIGGSdom) August 29, 2022

One fan has their own theory on the reasoning behind the decision…

In other words, we can't afford to piss off Drew and have him hit the portal next year. Smart move though.
— Toto (@toto8675309) August 29, 2022

Penn State football will kick off its season at 8 p.m. on Thursday, September 1, with a prime-time matchup against Purdue at Ross-Ade Stadium.

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