Are Drew Allar and Dani Dennis-Sutton back for the second half at Wisconsin?

MADISON, Wisc. — Penn State quarterback Drew Allar went to the Lions' locker room late in the first half with an apparent injury Wisconsin. His status for the second half of Saturday night's contest at Camp Randall Stadium is unclear. The Badgers lead the Lions 10-7 at halftime.

The starter and sophomore junior from Ohio collected a sack after a right tackle on first-and-10 at the PSU 43 with 1:18 left in the first half Nolan Rucciwho stands in for a man who is obviously broken Anthony Donkohwas beaten by Badgers defensive end Jake Cheneywhich landed on Allar's left leg. The next two pieces were unfinished. Allar fired a pass under duress at the feet of running back Kaytron Allen and then sailed a third down pass over the head of an open man Trey Wallace. Then he came to the sideline, leaned over for a moment and walked to the locker room with head athletic trainer Andy Mutnan as Wisconsin punted and then knelt at the other end of the field to start the first half.

After halftime, Allar led the Lions back onto the field. With a brace on his left knee, he briefly threw into midfield. However, it quickly became clear that backup Beau Pribula would come in as the first-team quarterback. And that's exactly what happened on the Lions' first drive.

The latest on Penn State defenseman Dani Dennis-Sutton

Penn State defensive end Dani Dennis Sutton also suffered an injury in the first half. After a 28-yard pass from the Wisconsin quarterback Braedyn Locke to the recipient Will Pauling According to PSU 3, “DDS” remained on the field well behind the play. The trainers took care of him immediately. He walked away under his own power. But he preferred his right leg and especially the groin area. He went straight to the injury tent on the sideline and didn't leave until it was time to go to the locker room at halftime.

After halftime, Dennis-Sutton briefly tried to warm up, but quickly gave up on the idea. He briefly rode the exercise bike on the sidelines. Now he's back on the field for the Lions' first defensive attack of the second half. But after just one play, he went to the sideline in pain and took a seat. His night is probably over.

Anthony Donkoh did it too

Anthony Donkoh, starting right tackle, also left the game in the first half. He had to give way to Nolan Rucci with an apparent injury. He remains on the sidelines but has yet to play.

The Lions need to mount a second-half comeback

Despite looking like the better team for most of the first half, Wisconsin held a field goal lead at halftime. Penn State gets the ball first. It's not a must-score drive. But it feels close. After starting the game with a 9-yard, 54-yard drive that ended with a fourth-down fumble and a nine-play, 90-yard scoring drive in Wisconsin territory, Penn State came to its last three drives on just 14 plays and 47 yards in the first half. All ended with punts. Field position is an important factor. Penn State's best drive start position is its own 25. For the game, the average start is 17. That has to change if the Lions want to win.