Drew Allar vs. Will Howard: Revisiting 2024 Penn State-Ohio State duel between new Steelers duo
Pittsburgh's two young quarterbacks starred for rival Big Ten schools and squared off at the college level.
Drew Allar vs. Will Howard: Revisiting 2024 Penn State-Ohio State duel between new Steelers duo originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here .
The two quarterbacks of the Pittsburgh Steelers ' future may be familiar with one another. While Will Howard has already been wearing black and yellow for one year as a 2025 sixth-round selection, the Steelers added another former Big Ten passer in Penn State's Drew Allar on Friday night. Allar and Howard each come from an alpha Big Ten program — and while they only faced off one time as quarterbacks, it was in a 2024 Ohio State vs.
Penn State game that added to the all-time rivalry between the programs. Here's a look at how Howard and Allar, new Steelers teammates, once met in college. 2026 NFL DRAFT HQ: Live tracker | Pick-by-pick grades | Best players still available Revisiting Will Howard vs.
Drew Allar college matchup Because Howard only spent one of his college seasons at Ohio State, he only got one game against Penn State. Allar, meanwhile, also faced the Buckeyes as a starter in 2023, when Kyle McCord was the opposing QB1. Ohio State took that matchup, 20-12.