A feeling on a million dollar season
By RICK STARR
Assistant Sports Editor
Turning down a sire million dollars is a
thought that would make most sane persons
sick. Joe Paterno• did that Ihst year, but
Paterno isn't like Most sane people. He has
a good feeling.
All talk of materialism aside, that good
feeling comps:over PatemO whenever he
pauses to consider the potential of his '73
edition of the_Nittany Lions. Paterno is not
noted as a bubbling cauldron of optimism
so, more often than not; a good feeling on
Paterno's part almost always reflects in the
standings.
Paterno's feeling has a solid basis.
Part of it is the running game
complimented by senior 'tailback John
Cappelletti. Second only to Lydell Mitchell
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Cover: John Cappelletti (22) is stacked up by North
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in the Penn State record book for ground
gained in one season, Cappelletti returns to
work behind a seasoned offensive line.
Cappelletti will also get blocking hElp
from either Bob Nagle, last year's starter,
or Tom Donchezl an excellent blocker who
Paterno red-shirted last year due to a knee
operation.
The fact that Penn State's greatest
yardage gainer in history, John Hufnagel,
has moved on has not dampened Paterno's
feeling.. Junior Tom Shuman, Paterno feels,
can step right in and do the job even though
he handled the ball only 17 times last year.
Four of those 17 plays went for touchdowns.
Dick Barvinchak, who missed all of last
year while playing basketball for Penn
State, was most impressive in the final
spring scrimmage and will supply
secondary depth At quarterback.
Defensively, Paterno's feeling has been
aided by a healthy Randy Crowder. Sick at
the prospect of playing without a tackle that
he had praised as "the best tackle at Penn
State since Mike Reid," Paterno feels better
now that Crowder has returned.
The improvement at defensive tackle also
improves the situation at defensive end as
Dave Graf has been returned to his former
position at the end of the line.
"Graf would be a good tackle, but he
wouldn't make the big plays that he can
make at end and Crowder can make at
tackle," Paterno said. Both are now free to
make their big plays.
A solid group of linebackers who have had
to absorb the loss of All-America linebacker
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John Skorupan, will be steadied by Ed
O'Neil and Doug Allen. Chris Devlin and
Tom Hull round out the starters. At
defensive halfback, Buddy Ellis will lend a
considerable shareX eti experience. The
durable senior has s every game for
the past two seasons and he will combine
with Jim Bradley at halfback and either
Jack Koniszewski and or Scott Mitchell at
safety to shut off the air waves.
"We look a little quicker in the secondary
than we were last year and some of our
young people give us more depth," Paterno
said.
"I have a good feeling about this squad.
They appear to like each other. That's a big
plus."
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