• Archive for 2011

    McGloin accepts responsibility for scuffle

    STATE COLLEGE — Quarterback Matt McGloin stood inside Penn State’s practice facility Monday and with cameras rolling didn’t back away from the questions. McGloin, the Nittany Lions’ starting quarterback, sustained a seizure and concussion Saturday after an on-field argument between he and wide receiver Curtis Drake escalated into a locker room scuffle. McGloin’s status for [...]

    Source: Paterno released from hospital

    STATE COLLEGE – Joe Paterno, the ailing former Penn State coach, was released Sunday from Mount Nittany Medical Center, a source close to the family said Monday. The 84-year-old Paterno, who turns 85 Wednesday, suffered a broken pelvis Dec. 10 in a fall at his State College home and was hospitalized the following day. Paterno [...]

    PSU players reconsider after initial anger

    STATE COLLEGE – His teammates were so angry two weeks ago that Drew Astorino feared that he had played his final game for Penn State. Many of the Nittany Lions wanted to end the season after at least three bowls passed on them probably because of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. Then they [...]