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Christian Hackenberg Injury: Updates on Penn State QB's Shoulder and Return

Penn State quarterback Christian Hackenberg suffered a shoulder injury during Saturday's TaxSlayer Bowl against Georgia.

Continue for updates.

Hackenberg Out vs. Georgia

Saturday, Jan. 2

Penn State SID Kris Petersen announced Hackenberg is out for the game.

According to ESPN.com's Josh Moyer, citing the network's television broadcast sideline report, Hackenberg was taken to the locker room for X-rays following the injury.

Ben Jones of StateCollege.com provided a GIF of the hit that knocked Hackenberg out of the game:

A second look at the hit that eventually took Hackenberg out of the game.