Put two and two together and it appears New Rochelle graduate Jordan Lucas intends to stay at Penn State.
The school’s athletes have been quiet since the NCAA handed down crippling sanctions Monday morning. They included: a $60-million fine, a four-year bowl ban and 80 lost scholarships.
Of course, it stems from the scandal surrounding the program amidst the molestation case against former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky.
On Monday, Lucas was among the many on campus for summer school. He attended a team meeting later in the day. Lucas has been on campus since June.
Monday afternoon I spoke to Lucas’ father, Vincent. He believed his son would remain in Happy Valley despite a provision that would allow Penn State players to transfer to another program without sitting. The raid on the roster began Monday, but Lucas doesn’t seem likely to join the exodus.
Earlier tonight, the former Huguenot star tweeted the following message: “I’m not going anywhere.”
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FOLLOW YOUR HEART….......”IT ALWAYS KNOWS”
God sent you there for reason!!!... Follow his foot steps!!!... # you will be fine!...
The Penn state Penalty was Ridiculous hubris and overkill by the NCAA. They aren’t punishing the guilty, they are extorting $60M, and punishing the fans, athletes, students, non-revenue sports at PSU, vendors, businesses and taxpayers of Pennsylvania. The expunging of the records is egregious and solely punishes the innocent athletes. Paterno is dead, and the administrators and coaches who were complicit are gone and subject to civil or criminal action. The NCAA overstepped it’s bounds.
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I agree!.. They really have not done anything!! Fine the actual ppl involved sue there estate!!.. Hurting the players is not fair # guilty by association!!.. Shm!!... I said once before that paterno was fully aware of Sandusky ways!!.. And I personally believe he took part in it!! B/c you cnt be friends with a guy doing things like that to children and know that he is and you Dnt feel that he disgusting unless you have that same wicked urge!!.. I say burn them all who claim they turned a a eye to it!.. When they actually was finding a pleasure in it!!!... # dirt bags!!
Josh,
What exodus are you referring to? Last I looked no one left yet?
The Donald… The best player is likely transferring. And they’ve already lost a ton of top recruits.
Props to Jordan Lucas for being a man of his word!!!
Josh,
Really? Interesting, just got off the Pennlive website, makes no mention of any transfers or de-commitments today, they did mention the QB Hackenberg will be exploring other options and they lost a DB from Ohio, The current QB said he is staying along with a top LB, No word on redd yet. Time will tell.
Tough to argue with you guys about who is geting punished – current players vs culprits, but you do have to send message. It is a huge black eye for NCAA when one of your best Football Programs(talking about name) has this occur. You have to do something.
Prince, your point about Paterno, I want to disagree with you but then I look at what you wrote and it makes perfect sense. If you sit there and do nothing you are guilty when it comes to what we are talking about.
As for Lucas, this is a no brainer. Education from Penn State. Does it really get any better?
Just
When say that when ppl first here me!!.. They all say no!!.. Then once they think about it they say it make sense!!... As for Lucas its nothing like a penn state diploma!. I will take a p/state water boy diploma!! Hahahahaha
PPR
Your rant has no basis in fact and you should think before you write. Your Penn State babble, very similar to your uniformed and partisan football tirades, is rather half baked. Before you write, have some facts. Do you have evidence that Paterno was “fully aware” and “took part in it”, “has the same wicked urge” and “was finding a pleasure in it”?
Nittany Lion July 26th, 2012 at 9:27 pm
PPR
Your rant has no basis in fact and you should think before you write. Your Penn State babble, very similar to your uniformed and partisan football tirades, is rather half baked. Before you write, have some facts. Do you have evidence that Paterno was “fully aware” and “took part in it”, “has the same wicked urge” and “was finding a pleasure in it”?
NITTAY… ANSWER THIS QUESTION WHAT MAN WOULD ALLOW HIS BEST FRIEND TO DO SOMETHING SO CRUEL AND THEN ALLOW HIM TO CONTINUE TO BRING HIS “TOYS” TO THE SAND BOX (PEN UNIV).... THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN ALLOW SOMETHING LIKE THAT IS IF YOU DN’T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT AND YOU FIND SOME PLEASURE IN IT!!.. LET’S BE HONEST WE ALL SEE YOUR LOVE FOR COACH PATERNO!>> BUT DO YOU REALLY BELIEVE THAT HE DIDN”T HAVE A CLUE ABOUT HIS BEST FRIENDS APPETITE!!!.. A GUY HE HAS WORKED CLOSE TO FOR OVER 40+YRS!!.. I’M PRETTY SURE YOUR BEST FRIEND YOU KNOW THINGS ABOUT FROM BEING AROUND HIM FOR MANY YEARS… (what he likes to drink, how many children he has, where he works, what kind of car he drives, if he prefers men or women) SO DN’T GIVE ME COACH PATERNO WAS IN THE DARK UNLESS YOUR TALKING ABOUT IN A “ROOM” ...#AS COACH HE WAS A LEGEND!!... # AS A “MAN” HE WAS THE WORSE!!... #FACT
penn st. purpose was to make sure football wasnt put before anything like it was to child molestation..joe pa feared his tarnished reputation and if you ask me he go the easy way out. penn state having its wins vacated is the best punishment the rest is bolagna
ted July 31st, 2012 at 1:57 pm
penn st. purpose was to make sure football wasnt put before anything like it was to child molestation..joe pa feared his tarnished reputation and if you ask me he go the easy way out. penn state having its wins vacated is the best punishment the rest is bolagna
I AGREE TOTALLY!!...
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