Penn State quarterback Drew Allar is out for the season after suffering an injury late in his team's 22-21 loss to Northwestern, coach James Franklin announced after the game. Allar took a hard hit on a fourth-quarter scramble and had to be helped off the field by the training staff.

STATE COLLEGE — With the James Franklin era at Penn State coming to a stunning end this weekend, it overshadowed the end of another lengthy and significant era for the Nittany Lions: the Drew Allar era.

Penn State Athletic Director Pat Kraft got emotional Monday when asked about quarterback Drew Allar’s season-ending injury and his future as a football player. During Monday’s press conference, Kraft was asked what he thought about Allar’s injury,

This article was originally published on www.si.com/onsi/athlete-lifestyle as Drew Allar reacts to James Franklin's firing with single emoji in Instagram post. It's easy to be callous about big-time college football firings with so much money guaranteed.

Drew Allar walked into a quiet Lasch Building conference room with a smile and a whole lot of optimism. It was April 2024, and the face of Penn State’s program was eagerly awaiting his second season as starting quarterback. Allar believed Penn State was bound for something special — and that he and James Franklin would accomplish it together.