No. 3 Penn State defeated Wisconsin in Madison, 28-13, regardless of dropping quarterback Drew Allar late within the first half with an obvious knee damage.
Backup QB Beau Pribula took over within the second half and accomplished 11-of-13 passes for 98 yards and a landing. Pribula was a three-star recruit within the class of 2022. The Pennsylvania native was the No. 15 participant within the state when he signed with the Nittany Lions.
The Nittany Lions put the sport away on a 24-yard scoring run by Kaytron Allen that supplied the ultimate margin. Allen rushed for 86 yards on 11 carries.
Allar went to the locker room shortly earlier than halftime as Wisconsin took a 10-7 lead into the break. He returned to the sideline within the second half however was changed within the third quarter by backup quarterback Pribula. As Pribula took snaps for the Nittany Lions, Allar watched from the sidelines.
The junior was 14-of-18 for 148 yards and a TD earlier than he was injured and somebody apparently stated one thing to him as he headed to the tunnel earlier than the primary half was over.
Allar has improved considerably in 2024 in his first season underneath new offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki. After finishing lower than 60% of his passes a season in the past and struggling in large video games, Allar entered Saturday evening’s recreation with a 70.5% completion share and was averaging over 10 yards per try. A season in the past, he averaged simply 6.8 yards a throw.
Wisconsin took a ten–7 lead late within the second quarter, however received some assist for its go-ahead rating.
Badgers QB Braedyn Locke missed open receivers on two consecutive passes ultimately zone. However on the second, Penn State was referred to as for an unlawful substitution penalty with 12 males on the sphere. With a second likelihood on third-and-goal, Tawee Walker scored on a one-yard TD run.
The Nittany Lions went on prime to remain halfway by means of the third quarter when Jaylen Reed intercepted Locke and returned it 19 yards for a decide 6 and 14–10 lead.
Penn State improved to 7–0 with the win and faces a showdown with No. 4 Ohio State (6–1) subsequent week in State Faculty. The Nittany Lions have misplaced their final seven video games and 11 of their previous 12 versus the Buckeyes. Kickoff is at 12 p.m. ET.
