Senior safety Jordan Lucas will miss the remainder of the season due to an injury Penn State announced on Tuesday afternoon. Lucas was injured during Saturday’s last second loss to No. 21 Northwestern and was seen on the sideline in street clothes during the second half. Lucas had been battling upper body injuries all season.
So far this season Lucas had played himself up to fourth on the team in tackles with 56, including 2.5 tackles for loss. He also registered three pass breakups, three passes defended and a forced fumble this year.
Prior to Tuesday’s announcement Lucas had appeared in 40 consecutive contests until missing the San Diego State game with an upper body injury he suffered against Rutgers.. He had started 27-straight regular season games before sitting out against the Aztecs.
The New Rochelle, New York native finishes his Penn State career with 180 total tackles, including 117 solo stops. Lucas also accounted for 25 pass breakups, 4.0 sacks and 11.0 tackles for loss in his time in the Blue & White.
A two-time All-Big Ten honorable mention choice, Lucas has registered at least 50 tackles each of the last three seasons.
Penn State has not and likely will not address the nature of Lucas’ injury. Judging by the language used to describe his time at Penn State it does not appear the program is expecting him healthy in time for whatever bowl game the Nittany Lions will be headed to.
The Nittany Lions are on a bye this week before returning to Beaver Stadium to meet Michigan for Senior Day and the Penn State WhiteOut on Nov. 21. A kick time has yet to be announced and will be decided this Sunday. The game will either be at noon or 3:30 according to conference officials.
