Penn State Interim Football Coach Tom Bradley Says Mike McQueary Will Coach Against Nebraska

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Nov 10, 2011

Penn State Interim Football Coach Tom Bradley Says Mike McQueary Will Coach Against NebraskaInterim head football coach Tom Bradley was introduced at Penn State on Thursday morning in a news conference decidedly more civilized than the one that took place Wednesday night for the board of trustees.

Bradley, who is in his 33rd season as a member of the Penn State coaching staff, would not discuss much regarding Jerry Sandusky and the ongoing investigation, but he did say he was not aware of any allegations in 1999 or in 2002.

Regarding the current staff, Bradley said that wide receivers coach Mike McQueary will indeed be on the sidelines Saturday against Nebraska.

“Yes, right now, Mike McQueary will be coaching on Saturday,” Bradley said. “That’ll be a game-time decision [whether he’s on the sideline or in the press box].”

When asked if he believed it was important to have McQueary coaching on Saturday, Bradley said it was the decision of acting athletic director Mark Sherburne. Bradley was asked if there was any thought of removing McQueary from the staff, to which he replied, “Absolutely not.”

McQueary was the graduate assistant named in the grand jury report who said he witnessed Sandusky raping a young boy in the showers at Penn State. The report says he told Joe Paterno, who passed the information along to his superiors.

Bradley also spoke very highly of his former boss.

 “Coach Paterno has meant more to me than anybody except my father,” Bradley said. “I don’t want to get emotional and start talking about that, OK?

“Coach Paterno will go down in history as one of the greatest men,” Bradley later added. “He’s had such a dynamic impact on so many, so many — I’ll say it again — so many people and players’ lives. It’s with great respect that I speak of him and I’m proud to say that I worked with him.”

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