One of Penn State football’s best players will be a game time decision for Saturday’s game against Ohio State, coach James Franklin told reporters at his weekly presser Monday.
Defensive end Dani Dennis-Sutton suffered what looked to be a groin injury in the second quarter of Saturday’s 28-13 win against Wisconsin this past Saturday night in Madison.
He briefly returned to the game but missed most of the second half.
Penn State is handling the status of DE Dani Dennis-Sutton, who got hurt Saturday, the same way. https://t.co/EdnEcIy3DG
— Joe Smeltzer (@joesmeltzer775) October 28, 2024
Dennis-Sutton is a guy many expect to be a first-round draft pick come next spring. This season, he has 10 tackles, two sacks and a forced fumble along with causing other kinds of havoc on the EDGE.
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Penn State is deep at defensive end, and although the team would love to have Dennis-Sutton good to go Saturday, it has capable depth options on the event that he can’t. Veterans Smith Vilbert and Amin Vanover— who have been with the program since 2020 and 2021, respectively— are guys that Penn State would need to rely on more.
But there’s a young player that, while still an option to redshirt, could see more time.
Add Nittany Sports Now as a preferred source in Google! Click here to add us.Franklin mentioned true freshman Max Granville as somebody Penn State would be willing to use if needed.
Granville has played in two games this season, picking up 13 snaps against Kent State and 10 this past Saturday against Wisconsin, per Pro Football Focus.
ANOTHER KEY INJURY
MADISON, WI – OCTOBER 26:Penn State Nittany Lions quarterback Drew Allar (15) throws a pass durning a college football game between the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Wisconsin Badgers on October 26th, 2024 at Barry Alvarez field inside Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, WI. (Photo by Dan Sanger/Icon Sportswire)
Most weeks, a player of Dennis-Sutton’s caliber would be the No. 1 injury-related storyline going into the game. But that’s not the case this week.
The injury Penn State fans will be talking about the most is the one to QB Drew Allar, who got hurt in the first half against Wisconsin didn’t return to the game. Like with Dennis-Sutton, Franklin said he expects Allar to be a game time decision.
In any case, No. 3 Penn State is scheduled to take on No. 4 Ohio State at noon on Fox.
