A weird past connection between Steelers' Will Howard and Drew Allar
They meet again, now in Pittsburgh.
A weird past connection between Steelers' Will Howard and Drew Allar originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Will Howard and Drew Allar could end up being quite important to the Pittsburgh Steelers ' 2026 season.
If Aaron Rodgers retires, in particular, the spotlight will be thrust upon these two young quarterbacks. It won't be the first time they've battled on a field, although this time it's on the same team. They matched up in college on Nov.
2, 2024, when Howard played his lone season at Ohio State and Allar was at Penn State. It was an odd game, ending just 20-13 as defenses ruled the day. Howard threw a pick-six in the first quarter, spotting Penn State a 10-0 lead.
He rebounded to throw a pair of touchdowns: 25 yards to Emeka Egbuka and 21 yards to Brandon Inniss. MORE: Diego Pavia, Shedeur Sanders and an NFL QB problem that goes back to Tim Tebow Howard, en route to a national championship, went 16-for-24 for 182 yards and ran 12 times for 24 yards. Ohio State improved to 7-1.