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Penn State coach James Franklin said Monday that quarterback Drew Allar’s status for fourth-ranked Ohio State could be a game-time decision.Allar suffered a left knee injury late in the very first half of Saturday’s 28-13 win at Wisconsin. Allar tried to play to start the 2nd half, but after warming up he told Franklin that he didn’t think he could be reliable enough playing through the injury.Editor’s Picks

2 Associated Sophomore backup Beau Pribula

changed Allar in the second half and finished 11 of 13 passes with a touchdown.Franklin said that Allar and Pribula could both get snaps in Tuesday

‘s practice but that the team would wait till Saturday before making a starting quarterback choice.”That timeline will go all the method as much as the game,” Franklin said.Allar ranks 10th nationally with a QBR of 83.6. He has completed 71.3% of his passes for 1,640 lawns and totaled 15 goals with four interceptions.The third-ranked Nittany Lions (7-0) have lost 7 straight games to the Buckeyes.