Since 2005, Paterno had between 8 and 10 white starters on his team. This year looks like a bit of an improvement. Offense WR Graham Zug FB Joe Suhey TE Mickey Shuler LT Dennis Landolt LG Matt Stankiewitch C Stefen Wisniewski RG Lou Eliades Defense OLB Sean Lee ILB Josh Hull OLB Nathan Stupar FS Drew Astorino SS Nick Sukay Edited by: Colonel_Reb
<div>http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/9835018/Penn-St.-receiver-kicked-off-team-after-DUI-charge STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Penn State backup receiver James McDonald is off the football team after police charged him with drunken driving. A one-sentence statement Tuesday from the athletic department said the fifth-year senior would not be invited back to the Nittany Lions this fall. The statement did not elaborate.</div> State College police on Monday filed two misdemeanor counts of driving under the influence against McDonald after he was pulled over July 9 for an expired registration. The 22-year-old from Washington, D.C., also faces a violation of driving a car with an expired registration. A preliminary hearing was scheduled for Aug. 19. McDonald has played sparingly at Penn State, finishing last season with five catches for 72 yards.
Is the Suhey that plays for the Lions the son or nephew of Matt Suhey? I'm assuming so as the name is a rare ethnic name.
A little update to the depth chart. This is from last week, so it may have changed, but it is recent. Dennis Landolt moved over to left tackle. Matt Stankiewitch now starts at left guard for the Nittany Lions. Nick Sukay starts at the Hero position for the Nittany Lions on defense. (It may be like a strong safety spot, just a different name.) Sean Lee starts at Outside linebacker. Josh Hull starts at inside linebacker. Joe Suehy is listed as starting FB on their depth chart. (When they use one.) Edited by: Jack Lambert
Thanks Jack. That makes Penn State a majority white team, the first time they have been such since CF started.
<div> </div> STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Penn State coach Joe Paterno is unsure whether he'll have his top two linebackers for Saturday's Big Ten opener against Iowa. Sean Lee sprained his left knee in the No. 5 Nittany Lions' (3-0) win last week against Temple. He missed practice Monday, and Paterno said Tuesday he remains day to day. Navorro Bowman has returned to practice after missing most of the last three games with sore right groin. Paterno said he's not sure about his availability for Saturday, either. But middle linebacker Josh Hull said Bowman has looked good so far. He thinks the team's leading tackler last year will be ready for the Hawkeyes (3-0). Lee and Bowman both are listed as possible on the depth chart.http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/10009028/Penn-St.-may-not-have-top-2-LBs-in-Big-Ten-openerEdited by: Colonel_Reb
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Joe Paterno pronounced Penn State's quarterback derby a dead heat between <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=481926" target="_blank">Kevin Newsome</a> (black) and Matt McGloin (White) before the Nittany Lions held their Blue-White game on Saturday. The coach may want to add a freshman who turns 18 this spring to the race after this otherwise uninspiring scrimmage. Highly recruited Paul Jones (black), looking sharper than sophomores Newsome or McGloin, stood out the most on the final day of spring drills in Happy Valley. Newsome and McGloin, who backed up two-year starter <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=185917" target="_blank">Daryll Clark</a> last season, combined for an underwhelming 15-of-35 passing for 160 yards and two interceptions, both by McGloin. Jones was 5 of 8 for 67 yards in more limited action, though the offense looked more crisp when he was under center. Jones connected with freshman <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=488964" target="_blank">Shawney Kersey</a> for two scores, including a nice touch pass over a defender in the end zone for an 18-yard TD in the fourth quarter. This may not be a two-man race after all, hinted Paterno's son and quarterbacks coach, Jay Paterno. "That may be true that that's an assumption on people outside the program's part, but it's not the assumption on our part," Jay Paterno said. "We're going play the guy who gives us the best chance to win, no matter who it is." At the same time, he warned not to read too much into Saturday. It was just one glorified practice, after all, played with a limited playbook in front of a national television audience and 55,000 fans at Beaver Stadium. "It's a spring game ... there's not a whole lot of weight in that," Jay Paterno said. "We kept it pretty vanilla." The offense often appeared about as plain as the Nittany Lions' simple blue-and-white uniforms when Newsome and McGloin were behind center. Each had some highlights and both split time with the first-team offensive line, as they have all spring. Joe Paterno, speaking before the scrimmage, said he wasn't close to making a decision between Newsome or McGloin. "I think the two kids right now at the head of the pack are pretty even," he said. "They're making progress, they're working at it. There's some potential there. ... We'll see what happens." Newsome, considered more of a running quarterback like former Penn State QB Michael Robinson, showed some touch and a strong arm on a few medium-range passes but had more than his share of errant throws. He was 5 of 12 for 50 yards and was sacked three times, though he did show a knack for scrambling out of trouble at times. While Newsome might be the front-runner by virtue of being the top backup last year, he said he's not taking anything for granted. "I would rate my performance as 'We got a lot of work to do,'" said Newsome, who gave few specifics about where he wanted to improve beside being more consistent. "I consider myself a player that has a lot of work to do." McGloin, a former walk-on, was 10 for 23 for 110 yards. While not as talented as Newsome, McGloin appears to have a little more poise on the field. "We're settling in now. We got a long way to go," said McGloin, a third-year sophomore. "I think [the offense] is starting to respect us more and feel more comfortable." Paterno rarely allows freshmen to talk to the media -- let alone start at quarterback -- so Jones wasn't available afterward. JoePa has hinted this spring that he's worried about giving freshmen too much playing time early in the fall, especially with a brutal road schedule that begins with a visit to national champion Alabama in week 2. "There's an awful lot, particularly [when] we're in the process of ... trying to establish what to do with the two kids ahead of him," Paterno said about Jones before the game. "Some things he's good at, some things he's not good at, but he works hard." http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=5133453
<div>Zach Zwinak...another great tailback prospect being cast(e) in his racially appropriate role. Even the biased Scout.com couldn't deny his athleticism and running skills.</div> <div></div> <div>http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=8&c=1&nid=4016338</div>Edited by: Latspread
