Too old to coach?

“Paterno turns 82 in two months. He has eyeglasses older than some of his assistant coaches. And he might be the first eightysomething to injure his right hip while doing an onside kick. That’s why he has spent parts of three Penn State games, including Saturday night’s 48-7 road mauling of Wisconsin, in the coaches’ booth. So, yeah, he’s old. He’s also 7-0 this season and 38-9 in his past 47 games and, depending on how things shake out, could play for a BCS championship Jan. 8 in Miami.”

Paterno in ’09 isn’t a question … he’s earned a new deal by Gene Wojciechowski

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