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Drake out at least a month
Two weeks ago, wide receiver Curtis Drake broke his left leg at preseason practice
and is expected to return in four to six weeks.
“That's tough," Paterno said. "Drake is one of the better football players we have.”
Redshirting Drake is a possibility. A best-case scenario has him back Sept. 25.
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Patemo’s health in question
Joe Paterno’s health was the biggest question surrounding Penn State this offseason after he missed three speaking functions because of
intestinal issues.
In his first appearance of the summer in early August at Big Ten Media Days in Chicago, Paterno looked weaker and spoke softly to
reporters.
Paterno is entering his 61st season at Penn State and his 45th as the head coach of the program. Seemingly every year he is
bombarded with questions about his retirement. The first question in Chicago was whether or not he’ll coach until he dies.
This year, however, with the missed appearances and the health issues, questions about a possible retirement seem more
well-founded.
But former Penn State quarterback and current ESPN analyst Todd Blackledge said he isn’t sure Paterno’s health
concerns could be based upon his appearance at Big Ten Media Days.
Several players and coaches have backed up Blackledge’s theory, saying Paterno has been his usual fiery self in
practices.
“As long as I enjoy it, I’ll continue to coach,” he said. “Right now I have no plans whatsoever as far as whether
I’m going to go another year, two years, five years.”
Andrew J. Cassavell
Penn State freshman Robert Bolden is quickly picking up Penn State’s offense. The four
star recruit arrived on campus in May but just three months later, is contending for the start
ing quarterback job.
With sophomore Kevin Newsome and redshirt sophomore Matt McGloin in the competition
as well, Bolden, it seems, already beat out fellow freshman Paul Jones.
Jones, the darling of the Blue-White game, enrolled early in January but was reportedly
asked to take a redshirt, keeping Bolden right in the thick of the competition.
The Saint Mary’s Preparatory product is known for his intelligence, an attribute his high school
quarterbacks coach Don Buchanan said is one of his best skills. Add his 6-foot-4,208-pound body
to the
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ordinary
freshman
quarterback.
The coaching
staff sent him
installments of the
playbook through the
mail since signing day in
February, and his ability to
make collegiate-level throws
when he was still in high school
was something that initially excit
ed the Lions.
But surely not many would’ve pre
dicted a freshman to be a legit contender
this early.
After all, Joe Patemo didn’t even want to admit
freshman existed on his team last spring. Now,
Bolden could drastically alter the landscape of this year’s
team, and the Penn State record books. No true freshman has
ed the season at quarterback in the Patemo era.
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Big Ten adds Nebraska
The addition of the Comhuskers was the first since the Nittany Lions joined the Big Ten in 1990, and
even though Nebraska won’t compete until next season, the move signaled big changes.
“It’s been a very exciting year,” Delany said at the Big Ten Kickoff in Chicago. “I think a produc
tive year, a year in which we made a historic decision to expand the conference: We feel great about
it.”
Adding a conference championship game, which will take place at Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil
Stadium in 2011, was another decision that came out of the expansion process. However, in order
to have a championship game in 2011 and beyond, the Big Ten plans on implementing two divi
sions.
Delany expects to align the divisions within the next month, but making sure the competi
tion is fair and rivalries are maintained are two aspects he said he’ll keep in mind.
Big Ten teams will need to readjust their schedules to fit Nebraska in for 2011, and Delany
said he would like to expand the Big Ten’s schedule to nine games within three-to-four years.
With plans to follow through on his original 12-to-18 month timeframe, the Big Ten could
undergo more change. For now, Delany said he'll pause but not turn his back on further
expansion, adding Notre Dame is likely out of the picture.
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lions participate in summer workouts and start
practice
Fall practice started August 5, marking the first official day the Lions were able to par
ticipate in mandatory workouts with coaching.
But even before camp began, player-led practices and drills dominated June and July.
Linebacker Michael. Mauti and safety Drew Astorino, who were held out of the Blue-
White game with injuries, participated during the offseason.
At Big Ten Media Days in early August, cornerback D'Anton Lynn said those workouts
were vital in the team’s progression.
He said the camaraderie, combined with the competition, provided a game-like atmos
phere that allowed the players to help each other improve.
“First we rub it in a little bit and talk a little trash,” Lynn said of the seven-on-seven
drills, which he noted specifically helped the young quarterbacks. “But then we’ll defi
nitely help each other out. We progress a lot."
Since camp began, wide receiver Curtis Drake went down with a broken left foot, but
the Lions have faced no other serious injuries.
- Andrew J. Cassavell
Bolden opening eyes
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