Quite often it seemed like Allar was playing tight but he looked much better when we were behind with time running down or late in the half. I definitely agree that Allar was best when he spent less time thinking about stuff. It drove my crazy watching the amount of time he spent reading his wristband in the huddle. In that sense I definitely agree with Terry Smith.
That said Allar came up short in big games even when things opened up. He made some great plays to bring PSU back vs Oregon in the BiG title game but threw a costly pick at the end. He threw a horrible pick to end the Notre Dame playoff game. He threw a pick that ended the double OT loss to Oregon last year. Two years ago he threw an INT that Harrison Wallace should have caught vs OSU, but in the final drive he threw and INT in the end zone to end the game. Some of that tightness could be coaching but a lot of it has to also be Allar.
