ALTOONA, Pa. -- James Franklin not only answered the question, which was a surprise in itself, but his answer wound up being by far the biggest and most surprising news of the opening week for Penn State.
True freshman Drew Allar will be the Nittany Lions' backup quarterback Thursday at Purdue, Franklin told reporters Monday afternoon. Allar, the No. 1 quarterback recruit in the nation last year, has earned the nod over Christian Veilleux, who was widely assumed to be QB2, at least for early in the season.