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Penn State football QB leaves Wisconsin

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Penn State football lost its star quarterback at the end of the first half.

Drew Allar appeared to have injured his knee when he was sacked late in the second quarter and cautiously walked to the locker room ahead of his team. He came onto the field in the third quarter wearing a knee brace but did not play when the Nittany Lions made their first drive of the half.

Central York graduate Beau Pribula instead led the No. 3 Nittany Lions (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten), who fell behind the surging Wisconsin Badgers 10-7 at Camp Randall Stadium.

The Pribula-led offense had to punt on its first drive without Allar.

That was before safety Jaylen Reed intercepted a pass from Braedyn Locke midway through the third quarter and returned it for a touchdown to take a 14-10 lead.

Allar started this game brilliantly, completing 10 of his first 11 passes with a touchdown. But he and the Lions slowed down and struggled through the second quarter before the sack ended his night.

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Trailing 10-7 late in the second quarter, Allar was sacked on a first-down play. He threw two incompletions after the game and then slowly walked to the sideline as his Lions were about to punt.

Shortly before the end of the first half, he carefully went into the locker room with a trainer.

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Pribula, a redshirt sophomore, could play his second extended game of his career tonight.

He also played most of a win against Rutgers last November after Allar injured his shoulder.

Pribula has been used primarily as a variety runner in the last two seasons. He has completed seven of 10 passes this season through tonight, including two touchdowns and one interception.

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Allar was 14 of 18 passes for 148 yards with a touchdown and no interceptions in the first half tonight.

He completed over 70 percent of his passes this season with 11 passing touchdowns and four interceptions (three at USC) for 1,492 yards.

Frank Bodani covers Penn State football for the York Daily Record and the USA Today Network. Contact him at [email protected] and follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @YDRPennState.

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