Drew Allar could be 'The Difference' for Penn State

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- In the predawn darkness, Drew Allar pulls his SUV into the Penn State football facility every Monday around 5:45 a.m. He beats many of the coaches into the building and often starts his day by slugging down a blueberry lemonade flavored G.O.A.T. Fuel.

The drink is consumed for the caffeine jolt, not the inspiration. But as Allar enters his fourth and final season as Penn State's quarterback, he remains locked in on finding the elusive edges that will allow the collision of his talent and development to lead to a breakthrough for the program, his coach and his own promising career.

Allar, 21, is a throwback quarterback who has come of age in perhaps the flashiest era in college football history. Allar bloomed so late that he didn't start at Medina High School unt