This goes both ways. I re-watched it finally and some injuries seemed legit to me, and of course some were questionable too.
On defense, the injuries to their #17-Ebiketie and #1-Brister were questionable, as they returned after missing 4 plays for Ebiketie and 1 play for Brister. They then both played the rest of the way.
91-Ellis went down at 7:52 left in Q2, but came back the 1st series in Q3 and played rest of the way. However, it looked legit to me as he had someone land on his arm on a tackle. #0-Sutherland looked legit too, as he was out the rest of the game after a hard, high block from Iowa.
Here is what I could see at least.
Game Time | PSU Player # | PSU Player Name | Down | Injury | Did player return to action? |
13:12 Q1 | 97 – Defense | Mustipher | Iowa 1st & 10, run play for -1 yards | Left leg/knee from block by Linderbaum | Did not return |
4:02 Q1 | 13 – Offense | Lambert-Smith | PSU 2nd & 8 Iowa 37. 33 yard pass/catch | Left leg from low tackle | Returned 1st play of the next series, played rest of way |
3:14 Q1 | 1 – Defense | Brister | Iowa 1st & 10 Iowa 25, run play for 19 yards | Shoulder or head – high hit on tackle of Goodson | Back in after missing 1 play, played rest of way |
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12;35 Q2 | 14 – Offense | Clifford | PSU 3rd & 7 Iowa 14, incomplete pass | Ribs – hard hit by Campbell | Did not return |
7:52 Q2 | 91 – Defense | Ellis | Iowa 1st & 10 PSU 16, run play for 4 yards | Left elbow/arm, in on tackle of Goodson – it's possible PSU #16 fell on his arm during tackle | Returned 1st series of Q3, played rest of way |
5:39 Q2 | 0 – Defense | Sutherland | Iowa 1st & 10 Iowa 36, WR screen for 11 yards | Shoulder or upper body – hard, high block from 73-Iowa | Did not return |
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5:29 Q3 | 17 – Defense | Ebiketie | Iowa 1st & 10 Iowa 36, run play for 18 yards | Opposite side of play, not involved in tackle, no one around him, not touched | Back in after missing 4 plays, played rest of way |