Penn State lost more than its second straight stunner on Saturday, it lost starting quarterback Drew Allar to injury.
“Drew will be done for the year,” coach James Franklin said after a 22-21 defeat to Northwestern on Saturday.
Under Franklin, Penn State became known nationally as the blue-blood program that couldn’t win the big game. In 2025, the Nittany Lions find themselves mired in a funk that’s only getting worse.
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A week after being stunned at the Rose Bowl by previously-winless UCLA, Penn State lost to visiting Northwestern inside Beaver Stadium
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