Former Penn State QB Matt McGloin joins Christian Hackenberg and Brandon Bell on today's new episode of The Pocket. Matt McGloin reflects back on his playing career at Penn State, giving fans an exclusive look into what it was like playing for Head Coach Bill O'Brien and some of the challenges Matt faced as QB1. Matt and the guys also discuss Drew Allar's performance last season and the areas he needs to continue working on in order to get the Nittany Lions over the playoff hump.

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CHAPTERS

00:00-Intro

01:04-Catching Up

01:50-Media Career

08:12-State of the Program

13:21-Handling Pressure + Drew Allar

30:05-Bill O’Brien

46:50-Life After Football

54:00-Closing Thoughts