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With just over two minutes left in the game, Drew Allar went down with a leg injury that signaled the day was over for the Nittany Lions.
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A week after being stunned at the Rose Bowl by previously-winless UCLA, Penn State lost 22-21 to visiting Northwestern on Saturday.
Caleb Komolafe ran for 72 yards and a touchdown and Northwestern held on to beat Penn State 22-21 on Saturday.
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State, which began the season ranked second nationally, dropped its third straight Big Ten game, falling to Northwestern 22-21 Saturday at Beaver Stadium. The also lost starting quarterback Drew Allar for the season to an ankle injury in the fourth quarter.
We shouldn’t lose that game. It’s 100% on me, and we’ve got to get it fixed,” Penn State Head Coach James Franklin said in Saturday’s postgame press conference after losing 22-21 to Northwestern. “I will get it fixed.