James Franklin addresses criticism that Drew Allar is not a fit for Andy Kotelnicki's offensive system

Although he entered his senior season with massive expectations, Penn State quarterback Drew Allar has been extremely disappointing through four games.

Allar, who was tabbed as one of the top quarterback prospects in the upcoming NFL Draft, has completed 62.8% of his passes for just 763 yards, six touchdowns and two interceptions. His RTG currently sits at 133.5, which ranks 14th among Big Ten quarterbacks.

This lackluster start to the season has led to criticism that Allar is not quite a fit for second-year offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki‘s offense. Penn State head coach James Franklin addressed this criticism on Wednesday.

“I’m not gonna get into what’s going on out there in terms of opinions and those types of things,” Franklin said. “I didn’t feel that way last year. I thought we did some really good things last year and I think we’ve done some good things this year. Just not consistent enough. It’s a pro-style offense. What we do in the run game and the pass game and in protections and pass concepts is pro-style. I don’t necessarily see it the same way.”

Allar passed for 137 yards, two touchdowns and one interception in No. 2 Penn State‘s 30-24 loss to No. 6 Oregon on Saturday. His interception was extremely costly, as it came in 2OT and cemented yet another high-profile loss for Franklin’s Penn State team.

Jordan Rodgers calls out Allar’s inconsistency

“The stock is down,” ESPN‘s Jordan Rodgers said on Wednesday’s edition of ‘Get Up‘. “Look, when it looks good for Drew, it looks really good. The problem is, we haven’t seen it very much, and it’s really glaring — his inability to create when things break down. You see that on third downs. You see it in the red zone, where his QBR is 122 and 128 in college football.

“Especially in the Oregon game, they didn’t blitz him. They only blitzed on 16.7% of downs, but they had a 40% pressure rate. When you’re a quarterback and it’s a four-man rush, you have to be able to create with your legs, break the defense down. Time and time again, we saw him hold on to the ball too long. We saw his inability to make somebody miss or extend the play to the outside to help break the defense down and create explosive plays. He just wasn’t able to do that.

“The big-time throws to the perimeter every now and then, you’re like, ‘Man, that looks good.’ I think that’s what we hold on to. But I think it’s just inconsistency in making big plays happen when it’s not perfect.”

Penn State‘s QB1 will have a great opportunity to right the ship this weekend against a disastrous 0-4 UCLA team. Many have even claimed the Bruins are the worst Power Four team.