Paterno Hospitalized

From MSNBC:
Paterno hospitalized, tested for dehydration

Penn St. coach, 81, still plans on dinner with Texas coach Brown on Friday

Penn State coach Joe Paterno was taken to a hospital Thursday because of apparent dehydration and was expected to be released later in the day after having a series of tests, team spokesmen said.

The 81-year-old coach was taken to Mount Nittany Medical Center by ambulance after feeling nauseated, said team spokesman Guido D’Elia. Paterno had not been admitted to the hospital and was “tapping his fingers, waiting to get out,” D’Elia said.

JoePa still plans to make a trip Friday to Austin, Texas, for a dinner with Texas football coach Mack Brown, D’Elia said.

Penn State quarterbacks coach and son Jay Paterno told The Asssociated Press his father was OK.

“It’s no big deal,” Jay Paterno said in a telephone interview. “If it’s dehydration, he’s probably all talked out.”