The Penn State football team is set to face the first new face of the Big Ten on their schedule in 2024. The UCLA Bruins are in Happy Valley as heavy underdogs. But just hours away from kickoff, the Nittany Lions have released the injury report showing which players will be missing from today’s game. On the opposite side of the ball, UCLA’s starting QB Ethan Garbers’ status has been revealed.
Against Illinois last week the Penn State football team was without linebacker Dom DeLuca who is off the injury report for today’s matchup. Whereas some other familiar faces such as KJ Winston and Andrew Rappleyea continue to be out for the Nittany Lions. The Big Ten has just released the injury report for today’s matchup the following players are out for Penn State.
2 Kevin Winston Jr
7 Kaden Saunders
14 Jaxon Smolik
26 Cam Wallace
30 Kari Jackson
32 Keon Wylie
36 Zuriah Fisher
42 Mason Robinson
44 Jaylen Harvey
81 Donte Nastas
82 Ethan Black
84 Peter Gonzalez
87 Andrew Rappleyea
88 Sam Siafa
90 Liam Andrews
94 De’Andre Cook
97 T.A. Cunningham
Running back Nick Singleton has been listed as questionable for today’s game. During practice this week on Wednesday evening, Singleton was not seen during the media viewing period. James Franklin was asked about the star running back and if missing practice would impact his availability for the game.
“No, not at this stage,” Franklin said Wednesday.
Garbers is a game-time decision per ESPN’s Thamel
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All week there have been looming reports surrounding UCLA QB Ethan Garbers. He was originally listed as questionable by Bruins Report Online the 247Sports affiliate for UCLA on Monday. On College Gameday this morning ESPN’s Pete Thamel announced that Garbers will be a game-time decision.
According to the injury report, Garbers is listed as questionable. We will see who the Nittany Lions will face at noon today when the game kicks off on FOX.
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