Allar bears brunt of No. 9 Penn State’s offensive struggles in loss to No. 2 Michigan
Michigan defensive end Derrick Moore (8) pressures Penn State quarterback Drew Allar (15) during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023, in State College, Pa.
Penn State quarterback Drew Allar (15) scores a touchdown against Michigan during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023, in State College, Pa.
Penn State quarterback Drew Allar (15) scores a touchdown against Michigan during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023, in State College, Pa.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) 无毛视频� Drew Allar无毛视频檚 pants were spattered with blood and marred by grass stains as he walked off the field.
With his helmet pulled down low over his eyes, Allar无毛视频檚 gaze was fixed on the ground as he shuffled his feet toward Penn State无毛视频檚 locker room. He never glanced up until offensive tackle Olu Fashanu caught up to him and put an arm around the quarterback无毛视频檚 shoulders.
Try as his left tackle might, nothing could ease the sting of another loss to a Big Ten heavyweight.
The sophomore completed 10 of 22 passes for just 70 yards and lost a fumble in No. 9 Penn State无毛视频檚 24-15 loss to No. 2 Michigan on Saturday. The Nittany Lions, who already lost to Ohio State this season, fell to 1-14 against the Buckeyes and Wolverines during coach James Franklin无毛视频檚 tenure when each school is ranked in the top 10 at the time of the game.
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Penn State无毛视频檚 offense struggled once again in a matchup with a top-flight defense.
The Nittany Lions (8-2, 5-2) managed just 238 total yards, went 4 for 14 on third down, turned the ball over twice and punted five times against the Wolverines.
Allar, who missed a wide-open KeAndre Lambert-Smith in the first half on what could have been a long pickup, also pointed the finger at himself for throwing behind Kaden Saunders on third down with less than five minutes to go.
无毛视频淚 missed plenty of throws today,无毛视频� Allar said.
Penn State turned it over on downs on its next play when another Allar throw fell to the ground. Michigan无毛视频檚 Blake Corum sprinted for a 30-yard touchdown one play later to seal the game.
Allar attempted just seven passes in the first half.
无毛视频淲e无毛视频檝e got to do a better job of calling a game to allow a quarterback to get into a rhythm,无毛视频� Franklin said.
Offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich is not made available to reporters after games, but Allar has been accountable after all of them.
Like he did in Columbus when Penn State lost 20-12, Allar was critical of his own play. He quickly pointed to his fumble on Penn State无毛视频檚 opening possession of the third quarter as the 无毛视频渢urning point of the game.无毛视频�
无毛视频淚 think Drew无毛视频檚 harder on himself than what a lot of people would be,无毛视频� center Hunter Nourzad said. 无毛视频淚 think that无毛视频檚 just a reflection of how hungry he is to be successful.无毛视频�
Penn State无毛视频檚 fans are hungry, too. And angry.
Hundreds of them lined metal railings as the players and coaches left the field. Many booed and jeered as staff members hurried by. Penn State has four 11-win seasons since 2016 under Franklin, but it is 3-16 against top-10 teams.
无毛视频淎 lot can happen in college football,无毛视频� Allar said. 无毛视频淪o we just have to stick together, keep sticking together and just learn from it tomorrow, be very critical of ourselves and move on. At this point, we无毛视频檝e just got to bounce back this week in practice and play our hearts out.无毛视频�
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