Drew Allar returned to Happy Valley in search of a national championship and redemption. Instead, he's gone from top prospect to an unknown future.

Given what we've seen from athletes and recovery from injuries like this, Allar could easily be ready to work out for teams at some point in the offseason, if not at the scouting combine, and ultimately, it won't hurt his draft stock too much.

Allar, 21, reacted to the news of Franklin's firing with a single emoji and a heartwarming picture of the two of them in better times together. Allar used the fingers crossed emoji, presumably to emote that he hopes it all goes well for Franklin, 53, in his future endeavors.

Sitting at 3-3 with six games remaining, Penn State will have to find three wins the rest of the way to avoid missing out on a bowl game. Penn State has two games against ranked opponents ( Ohio State and Indiana) and road games against Michigan State and Rutgers .