The Nittany Lions suffered their first loss of the season as their comeback against AIC fell short.
After his ninth loss to Ohio State, James Franklin refused to address concerns about Penn State's record against the Buckeyes.
Penn State's head coach went for it on 4th-and-4 in his own territory with seven minutes left in a close game.
Allar hasn't been dazzling on the road thus far. His struggles continued on Saturday.
The Nittany Lions' consistent failure to convert on third down wound up costing them one of the biggest games of the James Franklin era.
Nelson missed the majority of the game against Northwestern and was absent against UMass.