If you haven’t introduced yourself to Jake Zembiec, here is your chance.
He is Penn State’s possible, if not probable, quarterback of the future and the top-rated prospect out of the state of New York. Mobile and able to throw on the run it’s not hard to see how he can fit into Penn State’s offense. To be sure he’ll have to beat out fellow Nittany Lions, Tommy Stevens and Trace McSorely for the job, but it’s not unreasonable to expect that to happen.
In a perfect world for Penn State, Christian Hackenberg stays for a senior season giving Zembiec time to work in the weight room and learn the offense without the facing the pressure of being a starter.
If Hackenberg goes pro at the end of this season, that will open the door wide for the next quarterback to wear a Penn State uniform. That quarterback could very well be Jake Zembiec.
Just read his evaluation by Scout.com’s Brian Dohn.
“When I think of the quarterback Penn State James Franklin wants in his offense, I think about guys like Zembiec,” Dohn writes. “He is mobile, accurate while throwing on the move, and comfortable in the pocket. He can get to his second and third receivers in his progressions, and he is aware of pressure and comfortable in the pocket. He can makes yards with his feet, run the read-option and he takes command of an offense.”
Having just completed his time at the Elite 11 semifinals with some of the nation’s top high school quarterbacks, Zembiec will turn his focus to the offseason and continuing to improve his craft.
Judging by a recently released highlight reel, Penn State fans can feel okay about whatever happens in a post-Hackenberg world, whenever that might be.
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