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John Beale
NO WAITING
McGloin said he was informed
shortly after spring practice that he would be PSU's
starting quarter- back this fall.
house before the start of the Coaches vs. Cancer tournament in June. O'Brien's predecessor didn't play golf. It
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hat Penn State football has entered a bold new era was never more appar- ent than when Bill O'Brien, sporting shorts and golf shoes, trudged up a walkway toward a pack of reporters gathered in front of the Walker Club-
was, in fact, one of the few activities that did- n't seem to arouse Joe Paterno's competitive instincts. O'Brien barely plays the sport himself, to
hear him tell it. He dismissed his game as "not very good," and when informed that Coach- es vs. Cancer was a best ball tournament, he flashed a relieved smile. "Thank God," he said. "We won't have to play any of my shots."
But on this day, people weren't interested
in the competition he was getting ready to start so much as the one he was getting ready to end. And end it he did. Publicly, at least. As soon
as the conversation turned to football, O'Brien delivered a piece of major on-field news of the sort that fans aren't accustomed to hearing less than a week after Memorial Day.
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