Changes ...

Great story in the Philly Inquirer yesterday about the ever-changing face of Penn State football. The Inky's Penn State beat writer, Ray Parrillo, writes about Joe Paterno's decision to let his team name captains three months before the season--the first time that's been done since the Mike Reid-led teams of the late 1960s.

Said senior quarterback (and probably the key to the entire season) Michael Robinson: "I had a feeling he was going to do something to try to shock us and set the tone early. I think he was basically saying, 'You know what, we're going into summer workouts and these are our leaders. They're the guys you go to if you have any problems. I trust those guys. They're an extension of me.' It was his way of telling us that the season starts now, that we're the leaders and to start acting like it."

You can read all about it here