Penn State will be without one of its best defensive players for the rest of the season.
The program announced Tuesday that senior safety Jordan Lucas won’t return to action due to an injury. The program did not offer specifics about the nature of Lucas’ injury, which will end his collegiate career.
Lucas played in the first half of Saturday’s game at Northwestern, but was seen on the sideline in street clothes for the second half. According to Blue White Illustrated, Lucas appeared to be wearing a sling on his right arm underneath his jacket as he watched the second half.
Lucas also missed the Sept. 26 San Diego State game due to an undisclosed injury.
Lucas, a team captain, was fourth on the Nittany Lions with 56 tackles. He also totaled 2.5 tackles for loss, three pass breakups, three passes defended and a forced fumble this season.
Before missing the San Diego State game, Lucas had appeared in 40 consecutive games for the Nittany Lions, including 27 straight starts in the secondary.
Lucas played primarily cornerback before moving to safety prior to the 2015 season.
Overall in his career, Lucas had 180 total tackles, 25 pass breakups, four sacks and 11 tackles for loss while twice earning All-Big Ten honorable mention honors.
PSU dropped to 7-3 (4-2 Big Ten) with Saturday’s loss at Northwestern. The team has a bye this week before resuming play against Michigan at home on Nov. 21.
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