I was excited when Gary Darnell was named interim head coach because he gives the best quotes. When asked about taking over after Fran, he said it "is like a family and brother got kicked out of the house and someone has to take care of the household until he gets things squared back away." That is magic.

We have two academically ineligible players: defensive end Michael Bennett and fullback Jodie Richardson. Penn State is down five players for a number of reasons, most exciting is a felony assault charge.