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| − | + | Though senior safety Ryan Keiser called the team's reaction pure excitement and just joy, he repeatedly said players were thankful and appreciative. Center Angelo Mangiro said the offensive line was watching film of Rutgers 10 minutes after the meeting. And Franklin made an important distinction regarding bowl games. It's amazing how many people texted me and emailed me last night and said, 'How awesome that you're bowl-eligible,' Franklin said. We're not bowl-eligible. We have an opportunity to go to a bowl game. We need to make sure that we can take care of our business this week, which is Rutgers. Still, Franklin acknowledged the decision's importance to the program. For the past two years, players said they competed primarily for the fans, the university and each other.But, because of the scholarship limits, Penn State was forced to play with caveats. The team limited <a href=http://www.alportico.net/page.php?sale=Gucci-Shoulder-Bag>Gucci Shoulder Bag</a> hitting in practice, sought more walk-ons and exhausted itself to build creative depth charts.According to the initial 2012 sanctions, this season was supposed to be the first of four in which Penn State would field 65 scholarship players. The NCAA restored some of those scholarships last year. Now, Penn State will return to full scholarship strength three seasons before initially scheduled. Now there's nothing being held back from them, in terms of opportunities, Franklin said. They have the ability to chase their dreams now. Both Hull and Franklin said that Penn State owed plenty to former coach Bill O'Brien, now with the Houston Texans. Matt Millen, a former Penn State player who is tight with O'Brien, said that the coach spent his two seasons at Penn State doing everything in his power to get the sanctions reduced. I actually texted Billy last night thanking him for all that he's done the last couple years, because I think he's had a huge role in what's happened here, Franklin said.Hull praised three of his head coaches (Franklin, O'Brien and 2011 interim coach Tom Bradley) for helping the team navigate the last three years. It wasn't easy for any of the guys to take over in the position we were in, Hull said. They all did their part, and we owe them <a href=http://www.alportico.net/page.php?sale=Gucci-For-Men>Gucci For Men</a> a lot. On Monday night, thousands of students and Penn State fans visited Beaver Stadium, where they sang the national anthem and cheered for Joe Paterno, and downtown State College, where they celebrated in the area known as Beaver canyon.Penn State and State College police reported no significant incidents. Franklin said that was OK, so long as no one got hurt and nothing was damaged. I think <Monday> night was an opportunity for maybe that pride to explode and that excitement to explode, because again I think it's part of the feeling <at>Penn State], Franklin said. It's part of us moving forward. Franklin said the prospect of sanction reductions was not a component of his Penn State interview in December, nor did he make overt references with recruits. Former Sen. George Mitchell, Penn State's athletics integrity monitor, recommended the sanctions reductions as part of his annual report. Mitchell did the same last year, which led to a gradual restoration of scholarships.Players said Monday's announcement surprised the team. They returned to practice Tuesday with renewed motivation. It allows people to realize they're not playing just for each or our university anymore, Hull said. Our wins mean something. If we do a good job on Saturdays, we'll have a reward at the end of the season with <a href=http://www.avanttravel.com/page.php?sale=Michael-Kors-Gunmetal-Watch>Michael Kors Gunmetal Watch</a> either the Big Ten championship game or a bowl game. That gives us a lot more motivation and excitement. PENN STATE VS. RUTGERSWHEN: 8 p.m. SaturdayWHERE: High Point Solutions Stadium, Piscataway, N.J.TV: Big Ten NetworkRADIO: WAEB AM-790 Copyright 2014, | |
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Though senior safety Ryan Keiser called the team's reaction pure excitement and just joy, he repeatedly said players were thankful and appreciative. Center Angelo Mangiro said the offensive line was watching film of Rutgers 10 minutes after the meeting. And Franklin made an important distinction regarding bowl games. It's amazing how many people texted me and emailed me last night and said, 'How awesome that you're bowl-eligible,' Franklin said. We're not bowl-eligible. We have an opportunity to go to a bowl game. We need to make sure that we can take care of our business this week, which is Rutgers. Still, Franklin acknowledged the decision's importance to the program. For the past two years, players said they competed primarily for the fans, the university and each other.But, because of the scholarship limits, Penn State was forced to play with caveats. The team limited <a href=http://www.alportico.net/page.php?sale=Gucci-Shoulder-Bag>Gucci Shoulder Bag</a> hitting in practice, sought more walk-ons and exhausted itself to build creative depth charts.According to the initial 2012 sanctions, this season was supposed to be the first of four in which Penn State would field 65 scholarship players. The NCAA restored some of those scholarships last year. Now, Penn State will return to full scholarship strength three seasons before initially scheduled. Now there's nothing being held back from them, in terms of opportunities, Franklin said. They have the ability to chase their dreams now. Both Hull and Franklin said that Penn State owed plenty to former coach Bill O'Brien, now with the Houston Texans. Matt Millen, a former Penn State player who is tight with O'Brien, said that the coach spent his two seasons at Penn State doing everything in his power to get the sanctions reduced. I actually texted Billy last night thanking him for all that he's done the last couple years, because I think he's had a huge role in what's happened here, Franklin said.Hull praised three of his head coaches (Franklin, O'Brien and 2011 interim coach Tom Bradley) for helping the team navigate the last three years. It wasn't easy for any of the guys to take over in the position we were in, Hull said. They all did their part, and we owe them <a href=http://www.alportico.net/page.php?sale=Gucci-For-Men>Gucci For Men</a> a lot. On Monday night, thousands of students and Penn State fans visited Beaver Stadium, where they sang the national anthem and cheered for Joe Paterno, and downtown State College, where they celebrated in the area known as Beaver canyon.Penn State and State College police reported no significant incidents. Franklin said that was OK, so long as no one got hurt and nothing was damaged. I think <Monday> night was an opportunity for maybe that pride to explode and that excitement to explode, because again I think it's part of the feeling <at>Penn State], Franklin said. It's part of us moving forward. Franklin said the prospect of sanction reductions was not a component of his Penn State interview in December, nor did he make overt references with recruits. Former Sen. George Mitchell, Penn State's athletics integrity monitor, recommended the sanctions reductions as part of his annual report. Mitchell did the same last year, which led to a gradual restoration of scholarships.Players said Monday's announcement surprised the team. They returned to practice Tuesday with renewed motivation. It allows people to realize they're not playing just for each or our university anymore, Hull said. Our wins mean something. If we do a good job on Saturdays, we'll have a reward at the end of the season with <a href=http://www.avanttravel.com/page.php?sale=Michael-Kors-Gunmetal-Watch>Michael Kors Gunmetal Watch</a> either the Big Ten championship game or a bowl game. That gives us a lot more motivation and excitement. PENN STATE VS. RUTGERSWHEN: 8 p.m. SaturdayWHERE: High Point Solutions Stadium, Piscataway, N.J.TV: Big Ten NetworkRADIO: WAEB AM-790 Copyright 2014,
