Drew Allar’s College Football Playoff debut wasn’t the best game of his Penn State football career. It also wasn’t his worst But in the end, the Nittany Lions’ punishing run game, combined with a pair of pick-sixes, was more than enough for Penn State to defeat SMU 38-10 and take its first step toward a National Championship.

Penn State quarterback Drew Allar scrambles from an SMU defender during the first quarter on Dec. 21, 2024. Joe Hermitt | jhermitt@pennlive.com Joe Hermitt | jhermitt@pennlive.com

Penn State football is carrying a 7-0 record in the Fiesta Bowl on New Year’s Eve. The Nittany Lions will aim to remain perfect in the prestigious contest with Drew Allar at quarterback. Allar walks into State Farm Stadium a 3,

Allar discussed his decision to return for the 2025 season before the Nittany Lions' host SMU in the College Football Playoff.

Drew Allar spent the last month or so considering whether to return to Penn State for his senior year. He had many conversations with his parents, Kevin and Dawn, Nittany Lions coach James Franklin and his agents with CAA. Allar made his decision in the last few days and made it public Monday when he announced that he will be back in 2025.

Penn State quarterback Drew Allar will be an impact player in the team's College Football Playoffs run, but he's not the team's x-factor.

Drew Allar will be back in Happy Valley for the 2025 season. The quarterback reportedly told his Penn State coaches his plans to forgo the 2025 NFL Draft.

Allar and the Nittany Lions will host a first-round College Football Playoff matchup on Saturday vs. SMU, with the winner heading to the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl on Dec. 31 to face Boise State. Ohio State will get one more look at Allar when the Buckeyes host the Nittany Lions on Nov. 1, 2025.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (KDKA) -- Penn State quarterback Drew Allar announced that he'll be staying in Happy Valley for his senior year and will be back with the team next season. The junior quarterback has helped propel the Nittany Lions to an 11-2 record and the school's first appearance in the College Football Playoff.

The Penn State Nittany Lions' offensive starts discuss the buzz, and the grind, of playing the Boise State Broncos in the College Football Playoff.

We've got the Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Boise State Broncos Results according to College Football 25. The College Football playoffs enters its second round next week, and Penn State will face Boise State in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl.