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This was the line. The movie scene. The moment that saved Penn State鈥檚 2024 run to the College Football Playoff 鈥� and might鈥檝e changed Mizzou鈥檚 2025 trajectory.

鈥淏eau, you鈥檙e up.鈥�

That鈥檚 how Beau Pribula remembers it. The Nittany Lions were No. 3 in the nation. And they were 6-0 entering the game on Saturday, Oct. 26. Road matchup. Longtime rival. Wisconsin.

And Penn State trailed at halftime, 10-7.

鈥淒rew (Allar) was having a problem with whatever his injury was,鈥� Pribula said. 鈥淎nd I remember my head coach was like, 鈥楧rew, can you go?鈥� And he鈥檚 like, 鈥榊eah, I think I can.鈥� Coach is like, 鈥楴o. Beau鈥檚 going in.鈥� He鈥檚 like, 鈥楤eau, you鈥檙e up.鈥欌��

Sam Horn has a throwing arm so strong, it got him drafted and signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers. There are many good qualities Horn, a forever backup in black and gold, brings to the Tigers鈥� 2025 quarterback battle during camp. But Pribula has an edge. This isn鈥檛 simply because he鈥檚 faster and profiles more similarly to Brady Cook. It鈥檚 because Pribula has done it. He鈥檚 won a high-stakes college football game as a quarterback. Horn hasn鈥檛.

鈥淢y redshirt freshman year,鈥� Pribula said, 鈥渁 similar situation happened when Drew got hurt in the first half and I had to finish that game. But it was at home, we were up (10-6 against Rutgers). So I think it was different going on the road, at Wisconsin, and being down at halftime.鈥�

That day in Wisconsin, in front of 76,403 cheese-fed fans in red, Pribula led Penn State to a triumphant comeback. He competed 11 of 13 passes for 98 yards in the 28-13 victory.

鈥淚 just think it was big for me to not only just prove it to other people but prove it to myself,鈥� Pribula said at Mizzou鈥檚 football media day. 鈥淭hat was really big, just for confidence and everything like that. And just always staying ready for my opportunity. I think that helped a lot.鈥�

As the third quarter unfurled, Penn State led late, 14-13. And then? Pribula ignited a 13-play, 81-yard touchdown drive that gobbled up seven minutes and 35 seconds.

Wisconsin proceeded to punt.

And Pribula was at it again on the very next drive 鈥� another touchdown, this one cementing the final score, 28-13, with three minutes to go.

Rewatching the film on Penn State site For the Blogy, there were, admittedly, a couple of Beau throws that were risky. But he had a good day at work. But his ability to throw on the run and make plays with his legs showed he is gutsy, creative and unflappable.

On one key play, Pribula froze two linebackers with just a threat of running their direction. On another, he actually messed up the fake handoff on a play-action pass by holding the ball to the other side. No worries. He stayed poised and completed a 20-yard dart for a first down.

Allar returned the following weekend, but Penn State and coach James Franklin continued to use Pribula in mid-game drives for the rest of the regular season. In 2024, Beau finished with five throwing touchdowns and one interception. And he ran for 242 yards on 38 carries, good for a 6.4 average (oh, and he scored four rushing touchdowns).

鈥淲henever I had the opportunity to go in, (it was) just providing a spark,鈥� Pribula said, 鈥渁nd just being able to be a playmaker and help the offense move the ball. ... All the game experience I had, in big-time games, on the road, games like the Big 10 championship, I think it just helps. You experience tough environments or like games, then it鈥檚 not anything new. So when we go on the road this year, or even when we鈥檙e at home, it鈥檚 not something that鈥檒l just be brand new.鈥�

It was surprising that Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz didn鈥檛 name Pribula the starter in the spring 鈥� Pribula reportedly got a $1.5 million NIL deal (per On3). But doing so would鈥檝e given Horn a reason to leave the program 鈥� and there鈥檚 otherwise not much backup depth at the most important position. Also, Horn鈥檚 talent is legitimate 鈥� Drinkwitz said his quarterback group is the most talented he鈥檚 ever had, 鈥渁nd I hope it doesn鈥檛 offend Ryan Finley and Brett Rypien,鈥� Drinkwitz said of signal-callers from North Carolina State and Boise State (I suppose Drink wasn鈥檛 counting his time as a low-level quality control coach with Cam Newton and Auburn).

One would have to think that Pribula鈥檚 win at Wisconsin will fuel him well in the coming days and weeks in the Columbia summer sun.

At media day, I asked Drinkwitz about what characteristics 鈥� besides just completing passes 鈥� he will look for in his choice for quarterback during camp.

鈥淵ou know, we have five requirements to play the position,鈥� Drinkwitz said. 鈥淭oughness, preparation, decision-making, accuracy and leadership, and we鈥檒l evaluate all five of those each day. But then at the end of the day, it鈥檚 consistent decision-making. ... We鈥檒l encourage them all to run their own race. And I told them straight up: 鈥極ne bad day is not going to decide the competition. But two might.鈥� ... If you鈥檝e had a bad set, you鈥檝e got to shake it off and bounce back. I mean, that鈥檚 what quarterback is. That鈥檚 how you play the game. ...

鈥淚鈥檓 really, really excited about the competition. But what鈥檚 keeping me up at night is I鈥檓 going to have to tell somebody they鈥檙e not the starting quarterback. That鈥檚 going to be the hardest thing I do all season because these guys have all worked really, really hard to earn the opportunity 鈥� and only one of them is going to get it.鈥�