STATE COLLEGE – Penn State, which began the season ranked second nationally, dropped its third straight Big Ten game, falling to Northwestern 22-21 Saturday at Beaver Stadium.

The Nittany Lions, 22-point favorites, fell to 0-3 in the conference for only the second time since 2004. The only other time they started 0-3 was during the pandemic in 2020.

Caleb Komolafe’s 9-yard touchdown run capped a 75-yard drive and put the Wildcats (2-1, 4-2) ahead by one with 4:51 left.

Penn State (0-3, 3-3) got the ball back and couldn’t gain a first down. Making matters worse, Drew Allar grabbed his left ankle after he scrambled on third down and left the game with help from the medical staff.

Backup quarterback Ethan Grunkemeyer replaced Allar and was stopped short of the chains on fourth down with

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