Paterno Will Not Be At The Stadium Against Temple

Coming off a brutal hit on the sidelines last week and a torn ACL and broken leg against Wisconsin Joe Paterno will not be in attendance against Temple this weekend.

Heeding his doctor's advice, injured Penn State coach Joe Paterno will not be in the stadium tomorrow when the Nittany Lions play Temple at State College, Pa. -- missing his first game since 1977.

Paterno had missed only one game in his 41-year head-coaching career -- after his son, David, was involved in an accident. He also missed one game as an assistant in 1955 after his father died.

Paterno is hardcore, he wasn't exactly a model patient this week and has been extremely stir crazy in the hospital demanding to get out so he can go back to the sidelines for this weekends game. Many have questioned why he's still on the sidelines at 79 years old, well this should sum it up for you, he still has the fire in his belly to do the job. We're pretty sure if it was a team that other than Temple that Penn State was playing this week, Paterno would have to be carted on the field.

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