Initial fears have been confirmed as Penn State will be without starting linebacker Nyeem Wartman-White for the rest of the season, head coach James Franklin said at the beginning of his Tuesday press conference. The fifth-year senior injured the knee during the first quarter of Penn State’s win over Temple on Saturday.

Wartman-White also missed all of the 2015 season after suffering an injury to his other knee against Temple and missed most of the 2012 season with a knee injury as well. He was granted a medical redshirt for that season.

He started 12 games for Penn State as a sophomore in 2014, finishing second on the team in tackles. The year before he appeared in all 12 games, starting eight and finished with 32 stops.

Wartman-White started all three games for the Nittany Lions to start the 2016 season. He leads the Nittany Lions with 3.5 tackles for loss and is fourth on the team with 14 total stops. He was moved to the inside as the Nittany Lions have missed starting middle linebacker Jason Cabinda for the last two weeks. Penn State also played without starter Brandon Bell on Saturday and finished the game with a lineup of backups in Manny Bowen, Brandon Smith and Jake Cooper.

The Nittany Lions will travel to Michigan this weekend to meet the No. 4 Wolverines.