Penn State’s Drew Allar Injured at Wisconsin, Adding Drama to Ohio State Game

As he stood on the sideline Saturday night time, rubbing his eyes and hugging his coaches, quarterback Drew Allar carried Penn State’s playoff hopes in his knee brace. Then fellow quarterback Beau Pribula led the Nittany Lions on a second-half tour of Camp Randall Stadium, producing a 28-13 victory over Wisconsin that introduced the School Soccer Playoff ever nearer to State School. However now, quarterback turns into an much more compelling story line when Penn State hosts Ohio State on Nov. 2 at Beaver Stadium.

Allar, who left Saturday’s recreation at Wisconsin earlier than halftime with an obvious knee harm, will carry the week-long dialog concerning Penn State’s offense. Do not count on Penn State coach James Franklin to say a lot, nonetheless, significantly contemplating how Pribula performed within the second half towards the Badgers. The redshirt sophomore accomplished 11 of 13 passes, one for a landing, and made some nervy throws that spun Wisconsin round. Franklin will need Ohio State coach Ryan Day to be each bit as reluctant to see Pribula as Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell was on Saturday.

“Give them credit score. They did a very good job with [Pribula] within the second half and prompted us some points,” Fickell stated. “As a lot as they make you put together for thus many issues, when he really goes within the recreation, it turns into a bit little bit of a unique recreation that prompted us some points. You give them credit score for having a plan for when he’s in there, and I don’t suppose we did a ok job at ensuring we understood what he was going to do. He additionally threw the soccer fairly darn effectively, too. He made some performs within the second half that have been actually, actually massive.”

Allar made some performs within the first half, too, finishing 14 of 16 passes earlier than taking a sack late within the second quarter. Allar clearly was limping when he threw two incompletions and went to the locker room earlier than the half ended. He emerged to heat up however ultimately stood on the sideline, carrying a knee brace, and getting a pep speak from quarterbacks coach Danny O’Brien. Franklin stated he informed NBC that Allar would return for the third quarter, however that plan modified throughout warmups.

“[The decision] was, is he going to be cellular sufficient to present us an opportunity to run the offense the best way we have to run the offense? It actually got here right down to Drew,” Franklin informed reporters after the sport. “… After we obtained on the market and so they obtained loosened up, Drew informed me he couldn’t go. … I requested [Drew] to be very, very trustworthy with me. He simply didn’t really feel like he was going to have the ability to transfer effectively sufficient to go. Even on the finish of the half there, you noticed even throwing was difficult.”

Allar, a crew captain, spent the second half with O’Brien and an iPad, speaking in-game info with Pribula. He cheered greater than anybody as Pribula accomplished 10 consecutive passes throughout a second-half stretch. Franklin had praised Pribula for being unselfish throughout his three seasons at Penn State and prolonged that description to Allar.

“I feel that’s the essential factor. That goes again to the unselfishness,” Franklin stated. “‘Drew, you’re a pacesetter for us, and though you are not having the position you imagined having, we’d like you. The way you carry your self, the way you conduct your self, the way you assist Beau, all that’s going to be important. We’re not going to have the ability to do that with out you.’ That was one thing we mentioned within the locker room even earlier than going out [for the second half].”

Now, nonetheless, Penn State shifts its consideration to Ohio State, a recreation for which Allar actually is anticipating. Final season the Ohio native labored within the Nittany Lions’ 20-12 loss to the Buckeyes, a recreation by which Allar 18-for-42 for 191 yards and was 10-for-30 at one level. After the sport, an emotional Allar stated he “sucked.”

“We speak about the whole lot as blessings and classes in life,” Allar stated by way of tears after the sport. “Clearly we misplaced the sport, however it is a lesson for us, and we have now to study from it, as a result of I by no means wish to really feel like this once more.”

In the meantime in Columbus, Ohio State quarterback Will Howard was explaining Saturday how a lot he is wanting ahead to the Buckeyes’ journey to Penn State. Howard, who performed highschool soccer at Pennsylvania’s Downingtown West Excessive, stated he is “stoked” for the sport.

“I grew up a Penn State fan,” Howard stated after the Buckeyes’ win over Nebraska. “I wished to go there my entire life. They didn’t suppose I used to be ok, however I suppose we’ll see subsequent week if I used to be.”

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