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Sean Clifford leaves game with apparent injury, Drew Allar takes over at quarterback vs Michigan

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Penn State quarterbacks Sean Clifford (No. 14) and Drew Allar warm up before the Auburn game. (Pickel/BWI)

Penn State trailed Michigan 34-17 when James Franklin decided to make a change. Drew Allar came in to replace Sean Clifford at quarterback after Clifford suffered an apparent injury.

Allar entered the game 11 minutes to play in the game after Clifford was seen standing on the sideline without his helmet on. A staple of Penn State’s 2022 recruiting class, Allar is making his fifth appearance of the season.

After Allar entered the game, FOX Sports sideline reporter Jenny Taft said Clifford spent time in the injury tent.

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“Sean Clifford is now out of the medical tent,” Taft said. “He does not have his helmet and he’s actually motioning right now to his right shoulder. I could tell that his pads were off in the tent and he was int here for about 10 minutes. He’s out to now watch and see what Drew Allar’s able to do. Right now, no helmet, though, for Sean Clifford.”

Allar was a five-star recruit and the No. 3-ranked quarterback prospect from the class of 2022, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

When he left the game, Clifford had completed 7 of 19 passes for 120 yards. Penn State, the No. 10 team in the country, is trying to avoid an upset at the hands of No. 5-ranked Michigan.

Michigan, Penn State have halftime spat in tunnel before second half

A hotly contested first half between No. 4 Michigan and No. 10 Penn State turned into a tense moment in the halftime tunnel before going back onto the field for the second half.

While nothing physical happened, there is some obvious jawing painted with four-letter words and a middle finger or two thrown in the mix, too. It’s safe to say the second half will be a physical one.

The Wolverines lead the Nittany Lions 16-14 heading into the third quarter. A pick-six from Penn State’s Curtis Jacobs after a double-tipped pass from Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy‘s changed the entire first half for the Nittany Lions and kept them in the ball game.