Ron Musselman of State College.com did a Q&A last week with Penn State acting athletic director Dave Joyner. It was a long interview that you can read at statecollege.com (part 1, part 2) but here are some selected questions and answers that most intrigued me.
StateCollege.com: There were a lot of empty seats at Beaver Stadium last season. I know a lot of people are concerned about the STEP program and about season ticket sales this year. Are you worried?
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Penn State football coach Bill O’Brien says has a “pretty good idea” about his quarterbacks and who will be first off the team bus on Sept. 1.
Here is a hint about who O’Brien has picked. it will not be the upside pick, Paul Jones. It won’t be last season’s opening-day starter, Rob Bolden.
It will be the most experienced quarterback on the roster: redshirt senior Matt McGloin.
McGloin fits the Patriots style of offense much better than Jones and Bolden. Last year the New England Patriots offense was heavy on a lot of quick, short throws to tight ends, running backs and slasher types Wes Welker and Danny Woodhead.
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Penn State head coach Bill O’Brien talks to reporters about his first four months on the job at the Coaches Caravan stop in Hartford, Conn.
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Good wrap up on Penn Sate’s spring practice by ESPN’s Big Ten Columnist Adam Rittenberg. This is what he had to say:
2011 overall record: 9-4
2011 conference record: 6-2 (T-first, Leaders division)
Returning starters: Offense: 5; defense: 4; kicker/punter: 2
Top returners
LB Gerald Hodges, DT Jordan Hill, LB Michael Mauti, S Malcolm Willis, CB Stephon Morris, RB Silas Redd, WR Justin Brown, C Matt Stankiewitch
Key losses
DT Devon Still, DE Jack Crawford, S Nick Sukay, CB Chaz Powell, LB Nathan Stupar, T Quinn Barham, G Johnnie Troutman, WR Derek Moye, T Chima Okoli
2011 statistical leaders (*returners)
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Penn State head coach Bill O’Brien wants a say in the Nittany Lions‘ scheduling, and he apparently isn’t shy about taking on tough opponents.
At a coaches caravan stop on Tuesday, O’Brien said he would like to open each season with a bang, mentioning Alabama, Southern Cal and Stanford as opponents who would fit that mold. And that game could come at home or at a neutral site like FedEx Field in Landover, Md., or MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.
“That would give our guys something to shoot for in the summertime and that’s something our fans would like,” O’Brien said.
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Penn State head coach Bill O’Brien talks about recruiting in New Jersey with media on the Coaches Caravan stop in Woodbridge, N.J.
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Penn State center Matt Stankiewitch talks with ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg about the progress of the offensive line and the outlook for the team.
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ESPN’s Ivan Maisel talks with Matt McGloin about spring football and the new regime at Penn State.
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