Allar sidelined with broken ankle, Grunkemeyer to start at Iowa

Penn State quarterback Drew Allar suffered a season ending injury late in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s 22-21 loss to Northwestern at Beaver Stadium and will miss the remainder of the season, coach James Franklin announced after the game. Allar, a senior, was hurt on a third-down scramble from the Penn State 31 and was helped off the field before being carted to the locker room.

Allar completed 13 of 20 passes for 137 yards and one touchdown before the injury, and he also ran for 25 yards on the play that preceded his exit. Franklin said he had cleared the announcement with Allar’s family before speaking publicly. A report on Thursday said Allar underwent successful surgery Wednesday to repair a broken left ankle and is on track for a full recovery, with a timeline to resume workouts expected in the coming months.

The injury ends Allar’s college career because he has exhausted his NCAA eligibility. The loss of the starting quarterback thrust redshirt freshman Ethan Grunkemeyer into the lineup late in the game; Grunkemeyer was stopped short of the chains on Penn State’s final fourth-down attempt. Grunkemeyer has limited game experience in relief duty and is expected to make...