Penn State quarterback Drew Allar and the rest of the No. 9 Nittany Lions need to get by a rising Illinois squad looking to keep an already promising season of its own going. The Fighting Illini are 4-0 for the first time since 2011 and just the fourth time since 1936. They've knocked off a pair of ranked teams to get there.
Penn State running back Cam Wallace celebrates with quarterback Beau Pribula after scoring a touchdown against Kent State during the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, in State College , Pa. Penn State quarterback Drew Allar looks to throw a pass to wide receiver Harrison Wallace III during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game against Kent State, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, in State College , Pa.
“The part that our guys really relish in is, I think, we are always playing the underdog role,” Illinois coach Bret Bielema said. “We always say we don’t have one chip on our shoulder, we have two.” The Nittany Lions had their best offensive game in nearly 100 years a week ago, going for 718 yards against a banged up Kent State team.
Wallace has regularly gotten separation while Evans has developed into a speedy deep threat, averaging 25 yards per catch. Clifford and Fleming have impressed with their physicality as they work more into the rotation. “To be honest, the openness and the eagerness and the vulnerability that Luke showed to grow in this past offseason has just been paid back tenfold,” Bielema said. “Not just with our coaches, with our players.”Penn State linebacker Dom DeLuca and cornerback Cam Miller are questionable after both left last week’s game with unspecified injuries.
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