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It would be a welcome and surprising blessing.
Happy Valley Insider - Is the OL finally a strength for Penn State? - 2023 Spring Position Preview
For the first time in the James Franklin era, Penn State's offensive line looks like a legitimate strength.
I my opinion, Wallace is not well suited to playing in the spread gap blocking we currently use. Moving inside would probably be a bad move given the amount of movement that is needed in the current offense. His best fit is at right tackle. He did make some nice plays but also had some bad mistakes.
Don’t forget Olu was only 19 years old his sophomore year. He’s extremely young to drafted by NFL as an OL. I believe the main reason he return was due to his age. More than one NFL scout has him ranked as the top player in his position. Dude is gonna be a top 5-10 player taken in draft.
I'll believe it when I see it but you could be right. He was impressive against lower tier competition. Another year of growth and he might be able to do the same against upper tier. There are no guarantees with the draft. The closest thing you will get is Arch Manning who will be a top 3 pick barring injury.
It would be great if Allar develops a more consistent pocket clock so that he just throws the ball away 2-5 times a game when he doesn't find either of his first couple of reads open. Clifford sometimes, especially in big games, just held the ball too long. And in those games there were always times that he decided to run a half second late which also resulted in a sack.
No question...good point as the pocket clock certainly comes with time and games. Hopefully his clock doesn't cost us in key situations in big games, until he figures it out. Cliff at least could crush a D with a big run, especially on 3rd down. Maybe Allar's arm will be the equalizer in making throws that result in critical completions to demoralize a defense. Either way, he better be ready week 1.
I don't know what is going to happen but if we don't upgrade the receiving corps and line, it won't matter. Clifford held on to the ball because receivers can't get open. This is a problem because Clifford will have more time to allow them to get open because he is a legit threat to run, Allar is not. If the receiver position isn't better, and the line isn't better, the offense will regress. Yes, this is what I think will happen for at least the first half of the year.
In my humble opinion, Allar is as good as Clifford running the ball. Allar moves pretty good for a 240lbs QB. You sleep on him he’ll gain 15 yards in heart beat. Reminds me of Allen with Bills, dare I say Herbert with Chargers. Only thing I worry about is injury. One thing I’d like to add. He seems to have quicker release than Clifford. He can throw the ball on the move and can throw the ball using multiple angles.
Crazy think a 19 year OL played as well as he has. He played Big Ten weighing 308lbs. His listed weight is now 323lbs. That’s a eco of a jump. I’m guessing a lot of that is muscle. At 6’-6” and 323lbs will have scouts drolling.
