off-field issues

Deep Trouble for Stanley, Thomas

October 5, 2010 Penn State Football

The most telling thing in Joe Paterno’s press conference today was not what he said, but what he did not say on the subject of the players who were held back in State College while the team traveled to Iowa.

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Ganja Three (Minus One) Charged

September 17, 2008 Penn State Football

Well, ol’ Maurice Evans and Abe Koroma were charged today with a semi-inconsequential misdemeanor, possession of a small quantity of marijuana. So, all that folderol by the cops and we have what amounts to what a whole shitload of college students do, only they’re not high-profile athletes in a program that is currently under a microscope.

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Austin Scott Cleared

April 18, 2008 Penn State Football

Well, folks, didn’t you know that that broad’s story sounded flimsy as hell, in view of her other, similar allegations? Apparently, the Centre County District Attorney’s Office felt so, too. With the trial due to begin next Wednesday and the jury already selected, FOS is reporting that rape charges were dropped and Scott is no longer charged with anything.

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Timmons, Two Others, Kicked Off Team

January 25, 2008 Penn State Football

Special teams cornerback Knowledge Timmons got the boot by Joe Paterno, along with two other players yet to be named, reported The Daily Collegian today. Speculation abounded in the rumor mill over the identity of the other two, centering around names like Baker, Bowman, and Harriott.

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