James Franklin declines comments on two injured Nittany Lions

Penn State head coach James Franklin had no comments to give on the current status of a couple of young Penn State stars in the making following a victory over Bowling Green. The two players Franklin declined to comment on were tight end Andrew Rappleyea and safety KJ Winston Jr .

Rappleyea appeared on Penn State’s pregame player availability report and was listed as out. He was later spotted on the sidelines on crutches as Penn State was working to defeat Bowling Green by a score of 34-27 on Saturday afternoon. Franklin said the injury to his young tight end was recent and he does not yet know about any long-term timeline for his situation.

Winston, who had a solid Week 1 at West Virginia, was not seen on the field after the first quarter. He was spotted on the sideline with no helmet after coming off the field following a collision with Bowling Green tight end Harold Fannin Jr.

Franklin typically does not comment on injuries regarding his players unless extreme enough to warrant comment. It remains to be seen if either player will return to the field any time soon, so we may have to pay attention to the practice reports and the weekly player availability reports to learn more about them each moving forward.

Penn State will be off next week. The Nittany Lions return to action in Week 4 with a home game against Kent State.

Check out so me of the top plays and best photos from Penn State’s Week 2 win over Bowling Green.

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