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Penn State Football: Top five scrambling QBs in program history

By Collin Wieder

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)
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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ANN ARBOR, MI – OCTOBER 24: Daryll Clark #17 of the Penn State Nittany Lions points out blocks during a fourth quarter run while playing the Michigan Wolverines on October 24, 2009 at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Penn State won the game 35-10. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
ANN ARBOR, MI – OCTOBER 24: Daryll Clark #17 of the Penn State Nittany Lions points out blocks during a fourth quarter run while playing the Michigan Wolverines on October 24, 2009 at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Penn State won the game 35-10. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /

3. Daryll Clark

Just a few years after Michael Robinson’s fantastic 2005 season and jack-of-all trades use, a player in his mold started seeing reps while starter Anthony Morelli quarterbacked the team. His name was Daryll Clark. At 6-foot-3, 232 pounds, he was a strong, athletic runner that Penn State utilized, especially in the red zone.

His first two years (2006-2007), he rushed for 136 yards and five touchdowns and was instrumental in Penn State football’s comeback win versus Texas A&M in the Alamo Bowl, rushing for 50 yards and a touchdown.

After two years of being the wildcat/gadget QB, Clark got the starting job in 2008 and never looked back. The master of the HD spread attack, as Penn State called it, went 22-4 as the starting QB.

He played efficient football, throwing for 5,595 yards and a TD-to-INT ratio of 43-to-16 in his two years at the helm. Clark really put the total package together as a passer and runner. On the ground his yardage numbers were middle-of-the pack at just 619, but it was his ability to buy time to throw and score in the red zone that made Clark and Penn State’s rushing offense such a problem in 2008-2009.

When Penn State got inside the 20-yard line, they were a near-lock to score. Between Clark and running back Evan Royster, they ran for 35 scores in two years. The Big Ten was certainly happy to see him graduate.

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