Paterno Excuses Timmons and Two Others From The Team

by BSD on Jan 25, 2008 9:03 AM EST in Football

According to the Daily Collegian, Joe Paterno has excused three players from the football team.

Knowledge Timmons and two other Penn State football players have been kicked off the team, and their future with the program will likely remain unclear until the results of a Judicial Affairs hearing next Tuesday, Timmons's aunt said last night.

Team spokesmen Jeff Nelson and Guido D'Elia confirmed last night three players have been "excused from the team" but would not offer any further information.

Joe Paterno told Timmons, a sophomore defensive back, and the two unknown players in meetings yesterday afternoon they would not be a part of the team until legal matters cleared, said Timmons's aunt Joan Flowers, who has helped care for Timmons since he was about 9 years old.

The article only mentions Knowledge Timmons by name. If you recall, Timmons was involved in the HUB fight back in October. Though nobody witnessed him throw a punch, he was charged with disorderly conduct for hanging around the scene and flipping over tables after police ordered him to leave.

The article does not mention the other two players, but does say that they "would not be a part of the team until legal matters cleared". So this narrows it down considerably.

One candidate for this suspension would be Chris Baker. Baker was involved in both the apartment fight back in April and the HUB fight. He currently faces felony charges in both incidents. Baker sat out the Michigan State game and did not travel with the team to the Alamo Bowl.

Anthony Scirrotto is still facing felony charges from the apartment fight, but he played the entire season and nothing new has developed in that case. I doubt Paterno would take this kind of action now unless something has occurred behind the scenes that we don't know about.

Navorro Bowman is facing felony charges along with Baker in the Hub incident. Bowman also sat out the Michigan State game and the Alamo Bowl.

Willie Harriott saw his share of trouble this year as well. Along with Andrew Quarless he was cited for underage drinking just before the season. Then he was charged with DUI during the season and is still awaiting trial on that. He also missed the last two games of the year.

Did I miss anyone? I believe those are the only players still facing legal issues. If I had to make a guess, I would say the other two players that have been excused would be Baker and Harriott based on what we know.

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My favorite quote in the article

Comes from Timmon's "aunt":

"He's been suspended for two big games," Flowers said. "How much punishment do you have to get for this? If he don't play football, he don't get no scholarship, he don't go to school. I'm all wore out from it. I just don't understand it, really."

What I don't understand is how she doesn't get it. Your nephew is trouble, lady. He's been in two fights. He doesn't seem to deserve the scholarship or to play football. If I had been involved in two fights in college, my folks would have yanked me home and beaten my arse, not defended my actions.

Give that spot to a deserving kid who takes pride in going to and playing for PSU.

by Jen on Jan 25, 2008 9:48 AM EST reply actions

Timmons et al

My local paper (York Daily Record) also names Baker and Bowman.

by nittnut on Jan 25, 2008 10:50 AM EST reply actions

Willie Harriot

He is the one guy of the lot that is actually going to be in trouble with the (2?) DUI(s) when all the legal dust settles. What is his status then?

by gbd106 on Jan 25, 2008 10:56 AM EST reply actions

Crap

I was hoping Bowman would come back to the team. He's going to be good.

Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.

by wookieeman on Jan 25, 2008 11:05 AM EST reply actions

hope the door doesn't hit you in the ass

by boys(and i do mean boys) maybe another school will take you and look past your thuggery and tom foolery. theres no room for it at this university, and if you ask me i think everyone involved with the summer incident shouldn't have played. PSU should adopt a motto "if police are involved, you cant play ball" (yeah i took the time to think that up, i have no shame)

For the glory

by lionalum05 on Jan 25, 2008 11:57 AM EST reply actions

whoops

shit, i spelled "bye" wrong.

For the glory

by lionalum05 on Jan 25, 2008 11:58 AM EST reply actions

Chris Baker

I thought Chris Baker was expelled by the University for the winter semester, last fall, as the result of JA's review. So, if Baker is already out then he may not be one of the 2 just mentioned since he should already be gone.

by ageing lion on Jan 25, 2008 12:44 PM EST reply actions

My guess

would be that it is two players that are under investigation, but have not yet been charged in the HUB fracas, becasue if it were two people we already knew about it, like Timmons, they would have told us their names.

For the Glory National Champions 1982, 1986, 1994,

by jesse. on Jan 25, 2008 12:48 PM EST reply actions