Penn State Football’s Season Dealt Potential Crushing Blow in First Half vs. Wisconsin
No. 3 Penn State Football trailed Wisconsin 10-7 at halftime on Saturday night, but that was far from the worst news for the Nittany Lions at Camp Randall Stadium.
Just before halftime, quarterback Drew Allar suffered an apparent leg injury when he was sacked, and moments later walked into the locker room with a member of the training staff before the rest of his teammates.
Allar appeared to test out his knee just after halftime, while wearing a brace on his left knee, but wound up shaking his head and was ultimately replaced by backup quarterback Beu Pribula.
https://www.twitter.com/Joel_Haas1/status/1850349362121195913
https://www.twitter.com/AryePulli/status/1850344257912987907
Prior to getting injured, Allar was 14-of-18 passing for 148 yards and one touchdown.
However, with Allar out, and his outlook for the rest of the season — at best unknown, the pressure is on Pribula and the offense not only to come back against Wisconsin but the star quarterback’s absence could lower the ceiling on what had the looks of a potentially special season for head coach James Franklin’s program.
A note to our readers; If you make a purchase through one of our affiliate links, we may receive a commission
It was at PRISM where Staszak produced live games and began his career as an on-air reporter.
After a couple of brief stints with CBS-3, WB-17 and WGAL-8 in Lancaster, PA, Staszak began a 12 year stretch at FOX 29 where he became the lead sportscaster in 2007. It was there that Staszak found himself in the middle of Philadelphia Phillies World Series Championship coverage that earned him an Emmy nomination for best sports reporter in 2008.It was one of five Emmy nominations that Staszak earned over the course of his career.
All told Staszak covered three World Series, two Stanley Cup Finals, an NBA Finals and one Super Bowl during his television run.
Staszak left the TV business for 97.5 The Fanatic in 2013, where he enjoyed eight years bloviating his beliefs on how a professional football team should be run.In 2018 when he fortunate enough to be the first sports talk host in the city, along with cohort Zach Gelb, to provide post-game coverage of the first Super Bowl Championship for the city’s beloved Philadelphia Eagles.
Staszak was also a writer for 97.5 The Fanatic along with 4 Philly Sports and now covers Penn State athletics for NittanyCentral.com.
- Penn State Football’s First-Round NFL Draft Success Puts Future Recruits on Notice | STASZAK - April 26, 2025
- NFL Draft 2025: Penn State Tight End Tyler Warren a Perfect 10 For Chicago Bears? - April 21, 2025
- Abdul Carter Called ‘Best Player in the Draft’ by NFL Executive: ‘A One-Man Wrecking Crew’ - April 20, 2025