PSU's Scout site: McGloin to start
I think the title pretty much says it all, but Matt McGloin has received most of the first-team reps this week for Penn State and will start Saturday, according to "a source."
Also, Kevin Newsome apparently is dinged up -- some sort of lingering knee injury. Hadn't heard about that before. If McGloin struggles or goes down, Penn State could be in real trouble.
Here's a link to the story:
http://pennstate.scout.com/2/1016339.html
EDIT: Someone else posted the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette story just as I was hitting "save." Feel free to lock this one or add it to the other one or vice versa.
Also, may Matt McGloin suffer the same fate as the similarly named Mike McQueary in 1997:
October 28th, 2010 at 4:36 PM ^
I appreciate the stats, but isn't that McGroin's only PT?
I agree that having to play the backup is good news for us regardless; just didn't know how much separation there was between them, or what our defense could do to exploit it?
October 28th, 2010 at 4:57 PM ^
Put it this way:
If we lose to a team that is starting a walk-on QB for the first time, with a defense that gave up over 400 yards in their last two games, you should worry. Even if it is at PSU, in a night game, on halloween.
October 28th, 2010 at 4:30 PM ^
how bad must Newsome suck to get passed over by a true freshman and a walk on. Wow did we dodge a bullet there.
October 28th, 2010 at 4:35 PM ^
Did we just slow play Newsome to get him to drop us? He must not be good at all. He's also a pretty poor fit for Penn State. The coaches there screwed up royally not coming up with a legitimate successor to Darryl Clark. No QB in the '07 or '08 class and the only QB in the '09 class was a raw dual-threat athlete. That's criminal negligence by the Penn State staff.
October 28th, 2010 at 4:53 PM ^
If he doesn't de commit, chances are we don't end up with are beloved Shoelace
October 28th, 2010 at 5:04 PM ^
Our you sure about that?
October 28th, 2010 at 5:03 PM ^
If we're going to throw out that he was sick last week and has a knee issue of unknown severity... PSU doesn't have a great track record with developing QBs and doesn't have a great system for Newsome's current skillset.
Newsome is built like Tim Tebow and is probably faster (HS NC Hurdler). His arm wouldn't have to be great for him to be effective. He may never be very good in PSU's system, but I think you're being a little unfair to him, as a lightly used true soph., to say that he sucks and we dodged a bullet.
October 28th, 2010 at 4:30 PM ^
October 28th, 2010 at 4:39 PM ^
if he needs the time for those deep bombs of his.
Here's to seeing Newsome as McGroin sucks oxygen on the bench.
October 28th, 2010 at 4:40 PM ^
Bolden in the game.
October 28th, 2010 at 4:48 PM ^
I dont care if they play their entire 3rd string as long as we win.
October 28th, 2010 at 4:50 PM ^
With Bolden not starting, it does increase Michigan's chances, but I was looking forward to seeing the M D vs Bolden. Oh well there is always 2013 when Bolden is a senior and M's D is back to being loaded.
October 28th, 2010 at 5:05 PM ^
I'd rather beat them with Bolden in the game.
October 28th, 2010 at 5:24 PM ^
If we win and it helps us get to 7 or 8 wins for the season, meaning pressure is off Rodriguez, and he can go on to the career we all hope he can have, nobody will remember that one win this season came against a backup QB.
October 28th, 2010 at 4:42 PM ^
methinks Son of Gloin is scheduled to get a healthy dose of Mike Martin Saturday night whilst we be like dang as we raise our cocktails in celebration
October 28th, 2010 at 4:50 PM ^
The desperate need to win level's parameters are about to be redefined.
October 28th, 2010 at 4:50 PM ^
If we lose to McGloin and PSU this week - I'm throwing in the towel for this season. I mean, really - they gave up 400 yards their last two games, and now they're starting some walk-on QB for the first time (named McGloin). If we don't win - it's time to stop having my blood pressure peak so violently on Saturdays....
October 28th, 2010 at 4:50 PM ^
For a second, I mis-read the topic. I was looking fwd to this guy putting on the white helmet.
October 28th, 2010 at 5:11 PM ^
do it right.
October 28th, 2010 at 5:11 PM ^
That one of Brian's "cackle with knowing glee" indicators has just been met?
October 28th, 2010 at 5:26 PM ^
We can't cackle with knowing glee until he looks like a former walk-on QB out there. Until that time, we should bite our collective tongue.
October 28th, 2010 at 6:30 PM ^
...that if the preview is already written, it probably has "McGloin/Newsome starts under center" as of the three entries for glee-cackling.
It doesn't guarantee victory... but it means a first-game starter (who happens to be a walk-on who got beat out by a true freshman) will be under center, which helps a metric shit-ton.
October 28th, 2010 at 6:49 PM ^
anything like McNuggets?
October 29th, 2010 at 10:28 AM ^
Is that wolverine? Does he have dreads?!
October 28th, 2010 at 6:49 PM ^
I don't care who PSU starts. I just want a win. Not just because it's crucial to get the team back on track but because I can't stand PSU and every conspiracy theory their fans came up with in regards to that 9 game win streak we had over them.
It's sad that even a walk on freshman starting QB isn't enough to make me feel good. I think that loss to Illinois last year will forever make me fear bad teams.
October 28th, 2010 at 7:44 PM ^
This is a must win. thankfully I don't think Mcgloclin is a scrambler, so, hopefully I won't be soiling my shorts on Sat Night.
October 28th, 2010 at 8:52 PM ^
HOW THE FUCK DO YOU ONLY HAVE ONE NAME? Who are you? Seal? WHY DIDN'T YOU PICK A COMMON FUCKING NAME?
As a Michigan fan in Pa, please don't lose this game, Wolverines. It'd be much appreciated.
October 29th, 2010 at 8:44 AM ^
Fogell: Yo guys! Sup?
Seth: Fogell, where have you been, man? You almost gave me a goddamn heart attack. Let me see it. Did you pussy out or what?
Fogell: No noooo, man. I got it; it is flawless. Check it!
Evan: [examining the fake ID] Hawaii. All right, that's good. That's hard to trace, I guess. Wait... you changed your name to... McLovin?
Fogell: Yeah.
Evan: McLovin? What kind of a stupid name is that, Fogell? What, are you trying to be an Irish R&B singer?
Fogell: Naw, they let you pick any name you want when you get down there.
Seth: And you landed on McLovin...
Fogell: Yeah. It was between that or Muhammed.
Seth: Why the FUCK would it be between THAT or Muhammed? Why don't you just pick a common name like a normal person?
Fogell: Muhammed is the most commonly used name on Earth. Read a fucking book for once.
Evan: Fogell, have you actually ever met anyone named Muhammed?
Fogell: Have YOU actually ever met anyone named McLovin?
Seth: No, that's why you picked a dumb fucking name!
Fogell: Fuck you.
Seth: Gimme that. All right, you look like a future pedophile in this picture, number 1. Number 2: it doesn't even have a first name, it just says "McLovin"!
Evan: What? One name? ONE NAME? Who are you? Seal?
Seth: Fogell, this ID says that you're 25 years old. Why wouldn't you just put 21, man?
Fogell: Seth, Seth, Seth. Listen up, ass-face: every day, hundreds of kids go into the liquor store with fake IDs, and every single one says they're 21. Pssh, how many 21 year olds do you think there are in this town? It's called fucking strategy, all right?
Evan: Stay calm, okay? Let's not lose our heads. It's... it's a fine ID; it'll... it's gonna work. It's passable, okay? This isn't terrible. I mean, it's up to you, Fogell. This guy is either gonna think 'Here's another kid with a fake ID' or 'Here's McLovin, a 25 year-old Hawaiian organ donor'. Okay? So what's it gonna be?
Fogell: [grinning] ... I am McLovin!
Seth: No you're not. No one's McLovin. McLovin's never existed because that's a made up dumb FUCKING FAIRY TALE NAME, YOU FUCK!
Great now I'm going to be killed by Albert Qaeda.