Ohio State vs Penn State’s week 10 game is shaping up to be an intense one with an uneven winning urgency from both ends. For the Nittany Lions, they will obviously look to solidify their undefeated streak with another quality win on the card, they will technically be fine without it, regardless. For Ohio State and Ryan Day, they will have to chisel out their best on the Happy Valley this weekend to keep up their slim playoff hope. They simply can’t afford another scar on their season log after the Oregon mess. Ryan Day and co are leaving no stone unturned to survive the contention, but Drew Aller’s injury horror continues to sting. But here’s a reason to sit back for fans! The team member assures that Allar not suiting up won’t leave the team in the soup.
We are only a few hours away from the two CFB powerhouses’ historical clash that saw the OSU take the lead over the years. Everyone is eager to see if history rewrites itself on Happy Valley this time or not. Penn State undeniably has a solid team to bank on, as we have seen what they can do throughout the salient matches. That said, James Franklin is yet to spill out the starting QB for Saturday’s prestige fight. Drew Aller, down with a knee injury, calls for Beau Pribula to finish the last game.
While rumours are already running rampant about the Pennsylvania native leading the team in crisis, tight-end Tyler Warren vouches for it. ”’It’s not really any sense of panic when that situation comes about. We know what Bo can do and the type of leader and competitor he is,” said Warren during the latest chitchat on The Triple Option podcast when asked about his idea of Beau helping the team in need.
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Pribula would be just a fervid kid cheering loudly for Penn State during each fall and returning home with a lavish dream of wearing the blue and white someday if the calendar would move reverse. Time flew, and the boy earned the stripe to play the backup QB for the Nittany Lions. Saturday can be another turning point in the 6 ft 2 phenom’s overwhelming career.
At least the locker room is rooting for him. Tyren believes, ”He’s capable of doing anything you ask of him at the quarterback position. If they told him to go play linebacker, he’d go do it and he’d go play linebacker. He’s a great football player in general.”
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So, an emergency role change can only be an expansion call for the rousing talent. It’s not very common for teams to showcase such confidence in a backup QB, and that too in such a crucial matchup. But owning this sublime image isn’t anything new for the former Central York Panther guy.
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Central York coach believes Beau Pribula is ready to nail his game
Beau has always been Mr.’ reliable for the team he plays for all along. He mounted 11-of-13 for 98 yards with a touchdown in two-plus quarters while adding 28 rushing yards on six attempts in a breakout last week. The eminence moved the Penn State coach, James Franklin, who couldn’t just help appreciating Pribula for the good work. Franklin said he has a ton of confidence in him going forward. But Franklin isn’t the only coach backing the prodigy.
The Panthers coach Gerry Yonchiuk thinks putting him in the place of Aller will be the wise move as he knows how Pribula shines out the most in high-leverage situations. ‘‘I felt like a nervous father because he’s waited so patiently for so long,” said an emotional Yonchiuk, talking about his former guy’s way to achieving the Penn-State dream.
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The coach believes Beau is a special guy, and he is completely ready to seize the opportunity in his favour this week. The better in, the bigger moments guy is just a step away from ending his second-string role behind Aller if everything goes right. However, Franklin said the final decision on Pribula can come any time before the noon kickoff at Happy Valley.
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