Spring practice trucking along

◊ Unless you have 24/7 access to the Penn State football program – living 3.5 hours away, I don't – you can only go off the reports from beat writers and scouting sites. So, since we can't go and actually watch the team practice, let's see what those close to the team have to say this week.

• First off, in news that might not, hopefully not turn into real news later, the Pittsburgh Trib (HT: BSD) is reporting that PSU commit QB Paul Jones is opening up to other schools. He's not decommitting from PSU, but he's not yet ready to buy us a ring.

• Phil over at BWI has his usually good Inside Look. He talks about Sean Lee and his linebacking cohort. The spring practice schedule is very detailed, and worth a read. Also, Phil points out that guys like Devon Still and Andrew Quarless are turning heads.

• FOS reminds us that Joe Paterno is a living, breathing competitor, despite contrary conceptions. They report that he's "been on a rampage since that USC game." Well, no shit, Sherlock. He should be. I would hope he'd be.

• Phil and Nate delve into the curious case of the offensive line. While there's still some worry about replacing a PSU record three All-Big Ten linemen on that front, the BWI staff report that confidence is growing exponentially. See what happens when you actually go out and recruit?

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