COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPORT
The former Penn State coach's tumor is showing substantial reduction, according to a report.
Associated Press
December 19, 2011, 5:15 p.m.
Joe Paterno has been released from the hospital and has shown improvement after being treated for lung cancer, a person close to the former Penn State coach's family said Monday.
ESPN, citing an anonymous source, first reported Paterno's release.
Paterno's tumor was showing substantial reduction following radiation and chemotherapy, according to the person who spoke on condition of anonymity to the Associated Press due to the family's desire for privacy. Paterno was released Sunday.
Paterno, who turns 85 Wednesday, was admitted last week after breaking his pelvis again in a fall at home.
Meanwhile, Penn State interim Coach Tom Bradley said he interviewed on Friday with the Penn State committee searching for a replacement for Paterno, though Bradley doesn't know when the school might reach a decision.
Bradley quipped that he tried to get a good word in with university president Rodney Erickson when Erickson congratulated players earlier Monday for academic achievements.
"I tried to schmooze him a little bit, I tried to give him a No. 1 jersey," Bradley told reporters at No. 24 Penn State's media day for the TicketCity Bowl on Jan. 2 in Dallas against No. 20 Houston. "Maybe that would help my cause."
BCS title game tickets a political football
Louisiana's lawmakers are snapping up tickets for the Jan. 9 BCS title game, but only the current legislators. New lawmakers are out of luck. Their terms start on game day.
Tickets to the matchup between Louisiana State and Alabama are selling for thousands of dollars on Internet auction sites. The face value is $350 per ticket.
"LSU makes these tickets available for purchase to these offices because they play a vital role in the continued success of Louisiana State University," a university spokesman said by email.
Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl
The key matchup in the bowl game at St. Petersburg, Fla., Is expected to be Florida International multipurpose back T.Y. Hilton against Marshall's secondary and special teams. Florida International is a four-point favorite.
Etc.
Exactly five weeks after he had a plate and two screws implanted in his broken right ankle, Cincinnati's senior quarterback Zach Collaros went through a full practice for the first time with no setbacks and little hesitation. It was a strong indication that Collaros could play in the Liberty Bowl on Dec. 31 against Vanderbilt. ...
Junior running back Luke Sweeney of Pomona-Pitzer, who averaged 177.4 yards rushing a game, officially became the NCAA Division III rushing champion. Sweeney ran for 140 yards or more in seven of his eight starts, including a school record 265 yards in a home game against Occidental. ... Wayne State Coach Paul Winters is withdrawing from consideration for the Akron job after signing an extension through the 2016 season.
ESPN, citing an anonymous source, first reported Paterno's release.
Paterno's tumor was showing substantial reduction following radiation and chemotherapy, according to the person who spoke on condition of anonymity to the Associated Press due to the family's desire for privacy. Paterno was released Sunday.
Paterno, who turns 85 Wednesday, was admitted last week after breaking his pelvis again in a fall at home.
Meanwhile, Penn State interim Coach Tom Bradley said he interviewed on Friday with the Penn State committee searching for a replacement for Paterno, though Bradley doesn't know when the school might reach a decision.
Bradley quipped that he tried to get a good word in with university president Rodney Erickson when Erickson congratulated players earlier Monday for academic achievements.
"I tried to schmooze him a little bit, I tried to give him a No. 1 jersey," Bradley told reporters at No. 24 Penn State's media day for the TicketCity Bowl on Jan. 2 in Dallas against No. 20 Houston. "Maybe that would help my cause."
BCS title game tickets a political football
Louisiana's lawmakers are snapping up tickets for the Jan. 9 BCS title game, but only the current legislators. New lawmakers are out of luck. Their terms start on game day.
Tickets to the matchup between Louisiana State and Alabama are selling for thousands of dollars on Internet auction sites. The face value is $350 per ticket.
"LSU makes these tickets available for purchase to these offices because they play a vital role in the continued success of Louisiana State University," a university spokesman said by email.
Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl
The key matchup in the bowl game at St. Petersburg, Fla., Is expected to be Florida International multipurpose back T.Y. Hilton against Marshall's secondary and special teams. Florida International is a four-point favorite.
Etc.
Exactly five weeks after he had a plate and two screws implanted in his broken right ankle, Cincinnati's senior quarterback Zach Collaros went through a full practice for the first time with no setbacks and little hesitation. It was a strong indication that Collaros could play in the Liberty Bowl on Dec. 31 against Vanderbilt. ...
Junior running back Luke Sweeney of Pomona-Pitzer, who averaged 177.4 yards rushing a game, officially became the NCAA Division III rushing champion. Sweeney ran for 140 yards or more in seven of his eight starts, including a school record 265 yards in a home game against Occidental. ... Wayne State Coach Paul Winters is withdrawing from consideration for the Akron job after signing an extension through the 2016 season.
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