STATE COLLEGE — Standing on the doorstep of his junior season — his second as Penn State's starting quarterback — Drew Allar feels more comfortable in his own skin. Admittedly, Allar declares himself a more introverted, lead-by-example type of player. This offseason, Allar challenged himself to be better in all facets, but most importantly, as a leader.
"That was something I really wanted to take a step forward in," Allar said. "Coming out of spring, during some of the exit interviews I had, I felt like I was starting to make progress in that, but not as much as I really wanted to. The summer is a great opportunity, because none of the coaches are around.
Organizing everything with Coach (Chuck) Losey, getting on the same page with him on when we can do stuff when we can't do stuff, how much we should be doing, and that was really good experience for me this year. I think that really just helped me going into fall camp, just asserting myself a little bit more and honestly, just being myself. "I'm more vocal now than I was before.
I'm not going to tell everybody what to do, but I'm going to make sure I'm holding myself to that high standard as well." His work to become a better leader hasn't gone unnoticed, as he has earned the respect of not only his teammates but the Penn State coaching staff. That respect led to Allar being elected a team captain Aug.
17, joining center Nick Dawkins, linebacker Dom DeLuca, safety KJ Winston and punter Riley Thompson. Dawkins said of A.