Penn State drops third consecutive game, grapples with star player Drew Allar's season-ending injury

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Penn State returned to State College, Pennsylvania, looking to bounce back from last week's upset loss against the UCLA Bruins. But the Northwestern Wildcats had other plans on Saturday.

Wildcats running back Caleb Komolafe sprinted for 72 yards and scored a touchdown in the fourth quarter to help lift Northwestern to a 22-21 win at Beaver Stadium. The narrow victory secured Northwestern's third consecutive victory, while Penn State dropped its third straight.

"I truly believe that our football team expected to win today," Northwestern coach David Braun said. "Ultimately, the message was you’ve got a football team that’s got their back up against the wall, but also a football team that may be questioning who they are."

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Northwestern quarterback Preston Stone, left, celebrates his team's win over Penn State on Saturday in State College, Pa. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger)

The Wildcats ended their 11-year windless drought at Beaver Stadium.

Penn State got the ball back with just under five minutes remaining following Komolafe's touchdown, but quarterback Drew Allar suffered an apparent leg injury on a third-down play. 

After the game, Penn State coach James Franklin confirmed Allar would miss the remainder of the season with an unspecified injury. Backup Ethan Grunkemeyer replaced him, was stopped on a fourth-down run, and the Wildcats ran out the clock.

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Backup Ethan Grunkemeyer replaced him and was immediately stopped on a fourth-down run and the Wildcats ran the clock out from there.

Allar finished 13 for 20 for