Inside Drew Allar's development and Penn State's QB future; more top targets visiting Happy Valley

Lions247: A Penn State athletics Podcast

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4.9 • 921 Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Penn State quarterbacks are in the spotlight with personal trainer Brad Maendler, who works with current Nittany Lions QBs Drew Allar and Ethan Grunkemeyer, along with commits Peyton Falzone and Troy Huhn. Plus, there's another big recruiting weekend ahead featuring official visitors. Enjoy complete Penn State coverage anytime at Lions247.com. Follow the team on X: @Lions247 @TDsTake @danieljtgallen @tyler_calvaruso @MarkXBrennan. Follow or subscribe to the Lions247 Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. And watch every episode on YouTube. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome back into the Lions 24-7 podcast.
0:06.6	I have a lot to get with you on this show.
0:08.6	If you missed our first episode of the week that dropped on Tuesday, we had a ton of evaluations coming out of Penn State's camps.
0:15.5	On Friday, they had their Big Man Challenge for seven-on-seven tournament on Sunday.
0:19.7	They had an elite showcase camp. We saw about a
0:21.9	dozen commits on the field between those two events. Tyler Calvaruso, a resident recruiting insider and I
0:27.2	went through a bunch of them, gave you kind of fresh perspective on what Penn State is getting in
0:31.4	that 2026 class. And additionally, it was a very, very big official visit weekend here in Happy Valley.
0:37.5	We went through a bunch of those names to know, talked about some of the feedback we're
0:40.8	hearing as players left Happy Valley.
0:43.3	A little bit later on this show, we'll turn our attention to the next official visit
0:46.7	weekend because they have targets coming to town yet again.
0:49.4	Penn State looking to push to 20 commitments and beyond in the 2026 cycle with a top
0:54.0	five class nationally.
0:55.8	But first things first on this show, we're going to focus on quarterbacks.
0:59.1	Penn State's present quarterbacks, their future quarterbacks.
1:01.9	And Brad Menler is a name that I think Ninty Lions fans have certainly come to know by now.
1:06.9	Personal quarterback trainer based in Ohio, worked with former Ohio high school standout,
1:11.9	Drew Aller, did the same with Ethan Grunkumeyer, who is now looking like QB2 on this squad,
1:17.7	and then a couple prospects who are in Penn State's 2026 class have put in work with Medler.
1:22.8	You've got Troy Hune, who's come all the way out from San Diego, spent some time with him,
1:26.6	and then Peyton Falzone, as we've documented through some stories at lines 247.com,
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