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Paterno's experiment appears to be over

Associated Press

Sunday, September 26, 1999

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- From Arizona to Ann Arbor, lots of coaches tried quarterback platoons this season. Most coaches finally settled on one guy, and Penn State's Joe Paterno seemed unlikely to stick with college football's latest fad for an entire year. Through five games now, he has -- and over the past two weeks, Kevin Thompson and Rashard Casey have shown why. A week after Thompson threw a perfect 79-yard pass to lead Penn State to a comeback victory over Miami, Casey posted sen ...

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