Kevin Newsome Seeks Transfer From Penn State
by Chris Grovich on Aug 4, 2011 11:50 AM EDT
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Apparently for real this time. A sad day for those of us who watched the video of a thoughtful, beaming, piano-playing high school senior quarterback a few years ago, and hoped he would blossom into the next great Penn State quarterback.
According to Ron Musselman via Twitter (@rmusselmanppg), Kevin Newsome has left the Penn State football program. At this point, there is no word on a possible transfer destination. He considered a transfer following the 2010 season, but decided to stick around for the spring semester.
In mop-up duty, Newsome completed eight of 11 pass attempts in 2009 and six of 13 in 2010, for a career passing yardage total of 144 yards. He ran for 59 yards last season and did not play in Penn State's final six games. He struggled with his mechanics and often looked uncomfortable in live action, but his raw athleticism (and ebullient charisma) made him a niche fan favorite among Penn State fans who thought Newsome could help in short-yardage situations or occasional off-beat offensive packages.
Newsome's departure, combined with the academic ineligibility of Paul Jones, doesn't have an immediate impact on the Bolden-McGloin Quarterback Controversy Of Doom, but it certainly affects (1) Penn State's depth at the position, as Shane McGregor is now your likely #3 quarterback, and (2) Penn State's recruiting strategy going forward.
[Updates: Musselman's story in the PPG; the Daily Collegian snags a vague quote from Newsome's father, Kevin Sr.; Fight On State story; Lions 247 ($).]
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Best wishes to the kid
Don’t really see him moving to the next level as a QB but I could be wrong. Thought he could have taken the redshirt this year and made a great safety. Bill Belton to 3rd team QB?
My grammer skills need improved.
3rd QB
Isn’t there a walk on from California coming in as well? Name escapes me, and I’m not going to take the time to look it up. Not saying that is a great answer, but maybe better than McJunior until SkyKing arrives
I think he had some 1-A scholorship offers
That he turned down to walk-on at PSU. I know Idaho offered, which isn’t too bad considering their last starting QB got drafted.
He had some smaller, western schools offer.
But walked on at PSU after camping here, I believe. Supposed to be a solid player, but McGregor is allegedly on scholarship this year, so he’s probably the No. 3 guy.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Aug 4, 2011 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Much better than Sebastian Cabot.
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by DerryPharmer on Aug 4, 2011 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions
I could really have gone old school and said....
Giovanni Caboto. That would probably make Joe happy.
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I don't know...
Bagheera in the backfield could be awesome!
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by PSUGuru on Aug 4, 2011 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Timing
With no hope of beating out either QB in front of him, Newsome should have transfered back in January to get locked in with another FBS team. Now he’ll be best served going FCS, unless he can find another BCS school that will take him. It
Totally agree.
PSU’s system is just not the kind of system where a QB in Newsome’s mold can thrive. He would probably be awesome at UNL…look how crappy Taylor Martinez’ passing is and he’s been annointed a Heisman contender.
Best wishes to him. He was a good kid.
still is a good kid
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I don't really see that,
He could still very easily go to an FBS program, he’s still got his redshirt (I think).
Bummer.
Maybe they wanted him to try another position and he simply refused. I’m sure the truth will come out eventually.
Really sucks about Paul Jones and his grades. Maybe Jones just doesn’t have the books smarts part of it. Or maybe he thought he was going to coast. This sucks.
That's a loss for the team, maybe not in terms of play, but just a loss of a great person
We all knew we couldn’t keep them all, but it sucks none the less. Best of luck to him.
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by dawsonPSU10 on Aug 4, 2011 12:01 PM EDT reply actions 6 recs
Too Bad
No hard feelings here, although I do not believe he has a future as a professional QB. Learning a new position – I always thought he’d make a great safety – was probably his best chance of making the NFL. But who is to say that’s his primary concern? If he wants to play quarterback somewhere, Penn State is obviously not the place. To be honest, an FCS team that runs an offense suited to his talents may be the best bet if he wants to get on the field.
I wish he had been good enough to win the job last year.
But since he couldn’t, this is clearly the best move for him.
best of luck to him
I will root for him to succeed wherever he may land save a few schools
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Update notes his father
saying basically it could happen…not finalized???
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by BlueWhiteLife on Aug 4, 2011 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Multiple sites have confirmed it with multiple sources at this point.
It would certainly appear that he’s gone, but just doesn’t know where he’s going yet.
by Chris Grovich on Aug 4, 2011 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions
You're alive! You survived the coup d'etat!
Welcome back! lol
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The thinness at QB now is frightening
If Bolden loses the job and transfers, that means no scholarship QBs behind McGloin. They may have to consider moving Drake(health permitting) or Belton over to QB.
Best of luck to Mr. Newsome
He’s got a lot of potential that’s getting wasted as he rides the bench here at PSU. I hope he finds a program where he’s able to thrive.
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by newenglandnittanylion on Aug 4, 2011 12:38 PM EDT reply actions
I'm not surprised at the.....
turn of events. I just thought he’d do it sooner. He never really fit in with the offense, even though WE mostly thought he was to be the prince to DC’s King. He really never looked comfortable and I don’t really have a clue as to why not. I wish him well, but the QB situation is looking a little shaky right now. Not to be an alarmist, but a little concussion here and an injury there does not bode well. Does Devlin have any years left?
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So now the top 2/3 on the depth chart are now Walk Ons
Oh well, hopefully he goes somewhere he can start and does well for his final year.
Fwiw, Joe hasn’t ruled out PJ, he has said he could still “barely qualify” though he’ll most likely “Sit him out this year”
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by ICEICETHATGUY13 on Aug 4, 2011 12:52 PM EDT reply actions
Lets hope....
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by ICEICETHATGUY13 on Aug 4, 2011 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I said it above, but McGregor is rumored to be on scholarship.
We’re now definitely below the 85-limit, so I think the staff is awarding upperclassmen with one-year rides. But just being a scholarship QB doesn’t make the depth any better. Every QB eligible to play in 2011 save one originated as a walk-on. So there’s that.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Aug 4, 2011 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Well yeah, but they're still walk ons who I think we'd all want to see as just game managers
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by ICEICETHATGUY13 on Aug 4, 2011 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions
THIS IS WHY WE NEED TO OVERSIGN!!
/SEC’d
"I don’t know what he’s done differently, whether he’s eating differently or Sue is making him happier, but he’s definitely a different coach out there" Devon Still
Which brings up an interesting question, one where I slightly disagree with the Oversigning.com guys.
I’ve talked with both of them, and they are of the opinion that a team is oversigned the moment (essentially LOI Day) that a team’s actual and projected scholarship players exceed 85. I don’t think you’ve oversigned until everybody with a scholarship is on campus.
I know the line is fine and it allows for the shadiness of the SEC (which I don’t condone), but I don’t think you can say PSU was oversigned in February knowing what we know today.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Aug 4, 2011 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions
I would agree with you
but as you said, it’s a very fine line. If you have 87 schollies out in Feb and there is no attrition, what do you do with those 2 guys? Very interesting subject. Not sure what the answer is but I do know that it isn’t whatever the hell the SEC does.
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It's a complicated situation though.
The oversigning issue I have with the SEC is that they’re running off kids in the middle of their careers who the coach believes will never contribute. If we have 87 guys, that means we have plenty of walk-ons who don’t have a renewable scholarship (and were told they only had one on a year-to-year basis anyway) or 5th year guys who will be asked to move on after they’ve graduated.
There’s natural attrition every year, so it’s not as if we’re cutting guys to get there. Of course the coaches knew that Brandon Ware was probably going to be an academic casualty and one of the QBs would transfer, not to mention the other moves that have happened over the last 6 months.
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Joe will sit him even if he qualifies
unless he shows some marked improvement early on to warrent him getting some practice time.
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If PJ gets sat
Does that mean no practice time too? I thought it would just refer to no game time. Either way, with K-New gone, I’d have a hard time believing Joe wouldn’t put PJ as the scout team QB to face the defense.
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by ICEICETHATGUY13 on Aug 4, 2011 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions
I was assuming he would basically be not on the team
no games or practices or anything. I dont know for certain though. But what good is making a kid sit for academic reasons, but only making him sit on Saturdays?
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Because at the end of the day
Saturdays (and Sundays) is what matters. Wy would he not practice with the team?
If he needs more time to devote to his studies
then keeping him out of practices is what matters.
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by newenglandnittanylion on Aug 4, 2011 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions
But practice and school are not mutually exclusive
Otherwise we would not be able to field a football team, don’t you think?
He clearly needs to get his grades up, but saying that he needs to stop practice in order to get his grades up is to assume he’s doing badly because of practice, not for other reasons.
So he could focus
on doing the necessary work to get his grades. I just figured sitting him 1 day a week (when he’d probably just use that time to watch the game and cheer on his teammates like any other student) wouldnt make as much sense as not having him take a couple hours out of his day from studying every day, and using that time to catch up on his classes and get whatever help is needed to boost his grades.
Again, I know nothing about what actually goes on though. That’s just what made the most sense to me.
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But there is a difference between effective time management
And taking him off the practice field altogether.
true
but if he had those skills I doubt he would be in this situation currently. So he needs to take the time and learn them, or else he will never make it at Penn State.
Making him sit gameday just seems like a punishment to me, and I dont think that is what this is about. He needs to get his stuff together, and I doubt a couple of saturdays in the fall is going to be enough to do that. Maybe he gets to go to meetings or something, but I dont see him getting any practice snaps.
Plus, what good is it for him to practice if he never sees the field this year? Why not save those for a guy who might have to contribute?
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It's kind of a circular argument really.
If he doesn’t practice, how can he develop the skills to juggle practice and school work?
Making him sit on game day AND at practice seems even harsher for me. It also has the added bonus of the guy losing coherence with the rest of the team (and maybe even getting out of shape)
And it’s good to practice for when 1) it’s time for him to take over if he ever does, and 2) for the rest of the team. I’m sure the scout team would appreciate him over <inser person #5 on the depth chart here>
I'm not giving up hope on PJ yet either
Coach Paterno’s issued these kind of statements before to get his message through to a kid.
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by Frank O'Brien on Aug 4, 2011 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions
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by BlueWhiteLife on Aug 4, 2011 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions
It's pretty official.
I’m not sure they will ever be confirmed, but there are SPECULATION rumors/reports that PJ is not on scholarship this year and is paying his own way at PSU (somehow).
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by Jeff Junstrom on Aug 4, 2011 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Poor New New
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Seems like a good guy. Hope it works out for him.
As a side note, it would have been nice to have a VA Beach / Tidewater area kid stay and do well. It has been an important recruiting area for us in the past.
Agree. He seemed like a great kid.
Looked to be a real team player. Always saw him on the sidelines last year cheering and supporting his teammates. The absolute best of luck to this kid in everything.
by J Breezy on Aug 4, 2011 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
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