{"id":3078,"date":"2008-03-24T20:23:00","date_gmt":"2008-03-24T20:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2008\/03\/spring-practice-begins-today.html"},"modified":"2008-03-24T20:23:00","modified_gmt":"2008-03-24T20:23:00","slug":"spring-practice-begins-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2008\/03\/spring-practice-begins-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring practice begins today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pennlive.com\/pennstatefootball\/patriotnews\/index.ssf?\/base\/sports\/120631829952030.xml&#038;coll=1\"><b>Penn State&#8217;s roster in flux as spring football drills begin<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>Patriot-News<\/i><br \/><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.post-gazette.com\/pg\/08083\/867220-143.stm\"><b>Football: Clark, Devlin will battle for Lions&#8217; top quarterback spot<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>Post-Gazette<\/i><br \/>The big issue this spring, at least among the players and not the coaching situation, will be the quarterback situation. <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Anthony Morelli<\/span> is gone and the race to replace him is between <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Daryll Clark<\/span> and <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Pat Devlin<\/span>. Clark seems to have the edge, having played a few meaningful snaps in the last few years. Devlin is said to be a better pure passer though and can make things happen with his feet too. Even sight unseen, I expect an upgrade at the position over the last two seasons. Neither will likely come out of the Blue White Game as #1 and I am sure <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Joe Paterno<\/span> will suggest that <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Paul Cianciolo<\/span> and whatever State High walk-on listed as QB are in the mix as well.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not worried about the lines, wideouts, but concerned about the secondary and a little with the running backs. I think <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Sean Lee<\/span> could exceed <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Dan Connor<\/span> as linebacker too. I will be interested in seeing how the other LBs do.<\/p>\n<p>Blue White is less than four weeks away. Maybe I will make it up there this year.<\/p>\n<p>Was it just me or did neither Happy Valley papers-of-record have a football story today?<\/p>\n<p>This beats talking about recruiting too, doesn&#8217;t it?<\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\">&copy;MMX William F. Yurasko<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Penn State&#8217;s roster in flux as spring football drills begin &#8211; Patriot-NewsFootball: Clark, Devlin will battle for Lions&#8217; top quarterback spot &#8211; Post-GazetteThe big issue this spring, at least among the players and not the coaching situation, will be the quarterback situation. 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