Penn State Football: Top five scrambling QBs in program history

PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 01: Quarterback Daryll Clark #17 of the Penn State Nittany Lions jumps over Taylor Mays #2 of the USC Trojans to score a touchdown in the first quarter of the 95th Rose Bowl Game presented by Citi on January 1, 2009 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images) /

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Penn State football has its fair share of fun-to-watch quarterbacks over its history. Some of whom led the Nittany Lions to successful seasons.

Over the last two decades, Penn State football began a movement toward the 21st century of quarterbacking. The game wasn’t about three-step and five-step drops, finding the open receiver and firing passes while standing tall in pocket. Don’t get me wrong there are plenty of fantastic pocket passers in Penn State’s history. In fact, both times the Nittany Lions won their national titles (1982, 1986), it was with that type of QB.

The advancements in the game and bigger, faster, stronger defenders dictated that QBs should add mobility to their game. Fast forward to 2019, it’s commonplace for most college QBs to scramble and make plays with their legs.

It didn’t start with tremendous success in the win column, but it came around eventually. From 2005 on, Penn State’s best seasons came with a scrambler under center. It’s provided plenty of exhilarating moments.

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