Penn State | Penn State coach James Franklin says quarterback Drew Allard’s injury is not “significant” after the Nittany Lions’ 27-6 win over Rutgers on Saturday.
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Aller was hit in the upper body on a third-down carry and left the game early in the third quarter.
He came out of the tent with an injured right shoulder, but remained on the sideline for the rest of the game.
Franklin didn’t specifically address Aller’s injury after the game, but said, “I don’t think it’s serious, but we’ll see.
Even if I didn’t want to answer this question a few hours after it happened.
I think it’s also very difficult to answer.
This was Aller’s first game as a starter, but he was unable to complete it due to injury.
The quarterback completed 6 of 13 passes for 79 yards and rushed three times for 28 yards.
He scored a first down on every carry.
“Obviously, we never want to put our quarterback in a situation where he gets hurt, bruised, bruised,” Franklin said after the game.
“At that point, he was leading us in average rushing [per yard].
” During the play, Aller scrambled over the middle of the quarterback and got a first down, Rutgers defensive back He lowered his shoulders to Flip Nixon.
Aller immediately threw a first-down pass wide and left the field.
Beau Pribula came in second and finished the match.
“What he really did throughout the game and what he really did throughout the season was get as many yards as possible and go down,” Franklin said.
“He handled it really well all season.
In that exact situation, when he was about to go down, someone flashed at him from behind and just hit him.
But he was really good at it.
” continued.
I thought his leadership on the sideline was phenomenal.
” Penn State has a short week left to prepare for its final regular season game against Michigan State.
The Lions will play the Spartans on Friday night at Ford Field in Detroit.
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