Joe Pa gets 3 Year Extension

Penn State head coach Joe Paterno has a new three-year extension to go along with his new hip.  JoePa also will celebrate his 82nd birthday on Sunday.

The Hall of Famer and winningest coach in major college football history has agreed to a new deal with the university, the athletic department said Tuesday in a statement.

The #8 Nittany Lions (11-1) play #5 USC in the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day.

PSU Mascot Arrested for DUI, Rose Bowl Status in Question

The Penn State senior who plays the Nittany Lion mascot was arrested on a DUI charge and his status for the Rose Bowl is in doubt, school officials said.

James Sheep was pulled over on campus around 3:15 a.m. on Nov. 22, hours before Penn State’s 49-18 win over Michigan State. The officer who made the stop saw that the vehicle was overloaded, with passengers piled onto each other and blocking the driver’s view.

After determining that Sheep had been drinking, the officer administered sobriety tests and took him to the hospital for blood tests. He was later charged with DUI and summary traffic violations.