Colonel_Reb
Hall of Famer
Well well, Paterno won't let his black quarterback go.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=5987457
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Penn State quarterback Rob Bolden's father says coach Joe Paterno has denied his son's request to transfer.
Robert
Bolden Sr. said he wasn't expecting Paterno to turn down the
quarterback in a meeting Tuesday. It's unclear what Bolden will do next,
with spring semester classes starting Monday.
"I'm pretty upset,"
Bolden told the Altoona Mirror Tuesday. "I didn't understand why he
would want me to stay if I didn't want to be there. I was looking to get
out and get a release, but he thinks otherwise."
Bolden was the first true freshman to open
the season at quarterback in Paterno's 45-year head-coaching tenure
with the Nittany Lions (7-6). He started eight games, but suffered a
concussion vs. Minnesota. He then lost the job two weeks later to sophomore Matt McGloin after getting pulled vs. Northwestern.
Bolden Sr. said his son was only interested in playing at the FBS level.
"We were under the impression he would get a release and find himself in a better situation," Bolden Sr. said.
He also said Bolden was wary of talk by coaches that there would be an open competition for the job come spring practice.
"If
I do come back, for that time me being there, I'll take advantage of
what I have to do and not be a problem for the program," Bolden said to
the Altoona Mirror. "But I'm not looking to do that at all."
Earlier
Tuesday, Bolden's mother, Tonia Williams, said she hoped her son would
change his mind on transferring, but stood by him.
McGloin, the
first former walk-on to start at quarterback for Paterno, helped revive
the offense in the second half of the season. But he threw five
interceptions in the 37-24 loss to Florida at the Outback Bowl last week.
The future of a third Penn State quarterback, Kevin Newsome, is also unclear.
The
former top recruit and second-stringer was skipped over on the depth
chart by McGloin after Bolden got hurt. Newsome met with Paterno a
couple times last month and did not travel for the bowl. He was expected
to meet with coaches again this week.
A team spokesman said
earlier Tuesday that Bolden and Newsome were still on the roster, and
that there was no change in status for either player.
Penn State also has another touted quarterback recruit in freshman Paul Jones on the roster. Jones redshirted this season.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=5987457
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Penn State quarterback Rob Bolden's father says coach Joe Paterno has denied his son's request to transfer.
Robert
Bolden Sr. said he wasn't expecting Paterno to turn down the
quarterback in a meeting Tuesday. It's unclear what Bolden will do next,
with spring semester classes starting Monday.
"I'm pretty upset,"
Bolden told the Altoona Mirror Tuesday. "I didn't understand why he
would want me to stay if I didn't want to be there. I was looking to get
out and get a release, but he thinks otherwise."
Bolden was the first true freshman to open
the season at quarterback in Paterno's 45-year head-coaching tenure
with the Nittany Lions (7-6). He started eight games, but suffered a
concussion vs. Minnesota. He then lost the job two weeks later to sophomore Matt McGloin after getting pulled vs. Northwestern.
Bolden Sr. said his son was only interested in playing at the FBS level.
"We were under the impression he would get a release and find himself in a better situation," Bolden Sr. said.
He also said Bolden was wary of talk by coaches that there would be an open competition for the job come spring practice.
"If
I do come back, for that time me being there, I'll take advantage of
what I have to do and not be a problem for the program," Bolden said to
the Altoona Mirror. "But I'm not looking to do that at all."
Earlier
Tuesday, Bolden's mother, Tonia Williams, said she hoped her son would
change his mind on transferring, but stood by him.
McGloin, the
first former walk-on to start at quarterback for Paterno, helped revive
the offense in the second half of the season. But he threw five
interceptions in the 37-24 loss to Florida at the Outback Bowl last week.
The future of a third Penn State quarterback, Kevin Newsome, is also unclear.
The
former top recruit and second-stringer was skipped over on the depth
chart by McGloin after Bolden got hurt. Newsome met with Paterno a
couple times last month and did not travel for the bowl. He was expected
to meet with coaches again this week.
A team spokesman said
earlier Tuesday that Bolden and Newsome were still on the roster, and
that there was no change in status for either player.
Penn State also has another touted quarterback recruit in freshman Paul Jones on the roster. Jones redshirted this season.
