Drew Allar putting his hands on either side of his white helmet — looking dead ahead with a stare that screamed, “What did I just do?” — was the painful, lasting image of Penn State’s 2024 season.

A deep search would require to find a more punitive mistake in college football last year than Allar’s fourth-quarter interception against Notre Dame in the CFP semifinal. It’s a play that serves as a microcosm of the narrative around Allar and Penn State ’s shortcomings in the big moments.

On Saturday night, Allar has a chance to change that narrative.

No. 3 Penn State vs. No. 6 Oregon. White Out. The stage doesn’t get much bigger. And it will be on Allar to show how far he’s come — to show that his time truly is now.

“It’s a heavyweight fight,” Allar said. “They’re going to land shots. W

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