{"id":437053,"date":"2023-10-01T16:59:49","date_gmt":"2023-10-01T16:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=437053"},"modified":"2023-10-01T16:59:49","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T16:59:49","slug":"northwestern-qb-brendan-sullivan-horrific-interception-against-penn-state-to-be-investigated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/northwestern-qb-brendan-sullivan-horrific-interception-against-penn-state-to-be-investigated\/","title":{"rendered":"Northwestern QB Brendan Sullivan Horrific Interception Against Penn State To Be Investigated?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Northwestern quarterback Brendan Sullivan is the happy owner of what may be the season&#8217;s worst interception.<\/p>\n<h2>Northwestern QB Brendan Sullivan Horrific Interception Against Penn State To Be Investigated?<\/h2>\n<p>The Wildcats fell to Penn State 41-13 on Saturday, despite keeping the game close until late in the third quarter.<\/p>\n<p>By the end of the game, Sullivan had replaced starter Ben Bryant, who had suffered an injury.<\/p>\n<p>PSU was favored by 27 points over its Big Ten foe entering the game. Given Northwestern&#8217;s problems with a new head coach and Penn State&#8217;s 4-0 start, it&#8217;s not surprising.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Are you kidding me right now??? Why is Brendan Sullivan not replacing this dude??? Throwing into triple coverage!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0MHLcHDnv9\">pic.twitter.com\/0MHLcHDnv9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jeff Marshick (@docdadof2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/docdadof2\/status\/1705738747780739323?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 24, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The first half was a fight between the two teams, with a 10-10 draw at halftime. The Nittany Lions would turn on the gas from then on out to outscore the Wildcats 31-3 the rest of the way.<\/p>\n<p>While PSU dominated the second half, a Northwestern cover appeared safe. With less than five minutes remaining, the Wildcats trailed 27-13, two touchdowns short of the final score.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Keon Wylie sacks Brendan Sullivan, and this one is over. No. 6 Penn State stays undefeated with a 41-13 win at Northwestern.<\/p>\n<p>the next three weeks for the Nittany Lions: open, vs. UMass, at Ohio State.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Daniel Gallen (@danieljtgallen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danieljtgallen\/status\/1708199857125540037?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Backup quarterback Brendan Sullivan stepped in for mop-up duty and threw one of the worst interceptions of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Sullivan threw the ball right to PSU DB Daequan Hardy on 1st and 10 with a couple minutes left in the game.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">INTERCEPTION: Daequan Hardy picks off Northwestern backup quarterback Brendan Sullivan and returns it to Northwestern&#39;s 30-yard line.<\/p>\n<p>Q4 | 2:26: Penn State 34, Northwestern 13 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9nadycbZGy\">pic.twitter.com\/9nadycbZGy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Daily Collegian (@DailyCollegian) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyCollegian\/status\/1708197974075920718?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>When I say &#8220;directly,&#8221; I mean it. He couldn&#8217;t have positioned the ball in a better spot for Hardy to pick off. Watch the terrible interception below.<\/p>\n<p>Fans immediately reacted to the series of events on social media.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Northwestern QBs Ben Bryant will likely be the guy again on Saturday vs. Northwestern. He left Week 2 with an upper body injury but returned to start, along with backup Brendan Sullivan, who had been out with an undisclosed issue. Jack Lausch has a role as a rushing threat.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gunslinger Buzz (@GunslingerBuzz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GunslingerBuzz\/status\/1703761545052799384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 18, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Show me his FanDuel account.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This was fixed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want this quarterback investigated for gambling immediately.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Northwestern lost its 13th consecutive true road game, totaling only 267 yards in a 38-14 loss at Duke.<\/p>\n<p>The Wildcats were in danger of failing to reach double-digit points for the second time this season until backup QB Brendan Sullivan\u2019s late TD run.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f1ITpdpMno\">https:\/\/t.co\/f1ITpdpMno<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chicago Tribune Sports (@ChicagoSports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChicagoSports\/status\/1703476452027482334?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Without a doubt, that was one of the worst interceptions in modern college football history. that&#8217;s difficult to put into words how horrible that was.<\/p>\n<p>The game was already finished, but it doesn&#8217;t justify Sullivan from simply tossing the ball back to the Nittany Lions.<\/p>\n<p>What on earth was he staring at?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Video: UFC Champ Weili Zhang Punches 7\u20191\u2033 Shaquille O\u2019Neal, Proceeds To Lift Him Off Ground\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/video-ufc-champ-weili-zhang-punches-71%e2%80%b3-shaquille-oneal-proceeds-to-lift-him-off-ground\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Video: UFC Champ Weili Zhang Punches 7\u20191\u2033 Shaquille O\u2019Neal, Proceeds To Lift Him Off Ground<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Northwestern quarterback Brendan Sullivan is the happy owner of what may be the season&#8217;s worst interception. Northwestern QB Brendan Sullivan Horrific Interception Against Penn State To Be Investigated? The Wildcats fell to Penn State 41-13 on Saturday, despite keeping the game close until late in the third quarter. By the end of the game, Sullivan [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":437054,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[258],"tags":[16436,3549,16435,16437],"class_list":["post-437053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nccaf","tag-brendan-sullivan","tag-college-football-news","tag-northwestern-qb-brendan-sullivan","tag-qb-brendan-sullivan-interception"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/437053","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=437053"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/437053\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/437054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=437053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=437053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=437053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}