Overview
- Allar confirmed successful surgery on his fractured left ankle and said rehabilitation is off to a strong start while he remains engaged with the team.
- He would not commit to the Senior Bowl on Jan. 31 or the NFL Combine in late February, saying the recovery pace could change.
- Serving as a captain from the sideline, he has mentored redshirt freshman Ethan Grunkemeyer, who has 689 passing yards with four touchdowns and four interceptions across multiple starts.
- He called the injury and James Franklin’s firing “one of the worst weekends” of his life but said he still speaks with Franklin regularly and wished him well at Virginia Tech.
- Reporters note he appears out of college eligibility under current rules, and commentary has floated a medical waiver, a transfer, or potential effects from ongoing NCAA litigation as possible routes back to college, with some analysts warning a recovery of up to six months could impact his draft evaluations.