Beau Pribula is off to Missouri, and now Penn State’s quarterback room is under the microscope. Is the Nittany Lions' QB depth actually better in 2025 without him?

In today’s episode of Locked On Nittany Lions, Zach Seyko breaks down:

• Drew Allar’s expected jump in Year 2 with Andy Kotelnicki
• Why James Franklin encouraged Pribula’s transfer
• The intense QB2 battle between Jaxon Smolik and Ethan Grunkemeyer
• What PSU loses schematically without Pribula
• The 5-year outlook of the quarterback room

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00:00 – Introduction
01:30 – Why James Franklin Let Beau Transfer
04:55 – Drew Allar's Next Step
08:15 – Lessons from the Notre Dame Game
09:00 – Can Drew Allar Be Clutch?
13:10 – The Rise of Smolik & Grunkemeyer: A True QB2 Battle
18:20 – What Penn State Loses Without Beau as a Gadget Option
22:00 – Projecting the QB Room for the Next 5 Years
26:00 – Penn State = QB Factory?
27:30 – Outro