Northwestern stuns Penn State; Nittany Lions lose key participant to damage

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Penn State returned to State Faculty, Pennsylvania, trying to bounce again from final week's upset loss in opposition to the UCLA Bruins. However the Northwestern Wildcats had different plans on Saturday.

Wildcats working again Caleb Komolafe sprinted for 72 yards and scored a landing within the fourth quarter to assist lift Northwestern to a 22-21 win at Beaver Stadium. The slim victory secured Northwestern's third consecutive victory, whereas Penn State dropped its third straight.

"I actually imagine that our soccer group anticipated to win in the present day," Northwestern coach David Braun mentioned. "Finally, the message was you’ve received a soccer group that’s received their again up in opposition to the wall, but in addition a soccer group that could be questioning who they're."

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Northwestern quarterback Preston Stone, left, celebrates his group's win over Penn State on Saturday in State Faculty, Pa. (AP Photograph/Barry Reeger)

The Wildcats ended their 11-year windless drought at Beaver Stadium.

Penn State received the ball again with slightly below 5 minutes remaining following Komolafe's landing, however quarterback Drew Allar suffered an obvious leg damage on a third-down play.

After the sport, Penn State coach James Franklin confirmed Allar would miss the rest of the season with an unspecified damage. Backup Ethan Grunkemeyer changed him, was stopped on a fourth-down run, and the Wildcats ran out the clock.

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Backup Ethan Grunkemeyer changed him and was instantly stopped on a fourth-down run and the Wildcats ran the clock out from there.

Allar completed 13 for 20 for 137 yards passing and added 25 yards speeding and a landing. Allar returned for his senior season to make higher of the season-ending interception he threw in final season’s Faculty Soccer Playoff semifinal in opposition to Notre Dame.

Penn State quarterback Drew Allar sits up on the sphere throughout an damage timeout Saturday at Beaver Stadium. (Isaiah Vazquez/Getty Pictures)

The Nittany Lions dedicated six penalties for 71 yards within the first half.

Franklin took duty for Penn State's latest struggles. "I take full duty for all of it," Franklin mentioned. "I employed all of the workers, I recruited all of the gamers. I imagine in all of them. However we’re not getting it achieved proper now."

Penn State Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin stands on the sphere following the sport in opposition to the Northwestern Wildcats at Beaver Stadium on Saturday in State Faculty, Pa. (Matthew O'Haren/Imagn Pictures)