Source: sportsnola.com --- Saturday, January 02, 2016
By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) Penn State quarterback CHRISTIAN HACKENBERG had hoped to go out with a victory. He certainly didn’t expect his college career to end in street clothes. But Hackenberg spent the second half of his final game with the Nittany Lions on the sideline because of a sprained throwing shoulder. He declared for the NFL draft after the 24-17 loss to Georgia in the TaxSlayer Bowl on Saturday. “It’s been an awesome ride, tough way to end it today,” Hackenberg said. “It means the world to me. My family and I talked about it and we felt this was the best decision for me. I felt my role here and my job here has been accomplished.” Hackenberg left the game in the second quarter after linebacker ROQUAN SMITH landed on him. Hackenberg stayed in the game and threw four more passes, but grabbed his shoulder between plays. He headed to the locker room for tests and returned for the second half without a uniform. He said he wanted to play, but team officials told him no. “He just fell on it funny,” coach James Franklin said. “He was able to go. He actually made some plays there. He was going to try to finish that drive. Once he went inside, the trainers, doctors, didn’t feel like he was going to be able to go well enough to continue playing. He wouldn’t have the strength in that arm.” Franklin said X-rays “came back normal.” “It’s in that joint,” he said. “Once it gets inf ...
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