Penn State quarterback Drew Allar underwent successful surgery on Wednesday to address his broken left ankle, according to ESPN's Pete Thamel . Allar sustained the injury -- the extent of which had not been divulged -- last Saturday in the Nittany Lions' 22-21 loss to Northwestern , and former coach James Franklin announced at the time that the fourth-year quarterback would miss the rest of the season .
Allar is reportedly on track to make a full recovery, and he could be cleared to return to workouts in the coming months.
The injury occurred in the closing minutes of Penn State's third straight loss, one that led the program to fire Franklin in the highest-profile and most surprising coaching change of the 2025 college football season. Allar tucked the ball for a scramble