Already thin in the secondary, Penn State will be further depleted in that area to start the season as starting corner A.J. Wallace is likely to be the recipient of a two-game suspension, the Patriot-News is reporting.
According to the paper, Wallace broke one of Joe Paterno‘s cardinal commandments: “Thou Shalt Not Blow Off Classes”. (Apparently, there isn’t enough room on one of JoePa’s tablets for a “Thou Shalt Not Smoke Weed While On Probation” edict.)
As a result, Wallace is looking at missing at least a wee bit of regular-season time for his dereliction of higher-learning duties.
“I’ve told A.J. I might not play him in a game or two because he had cut classes and if he cuts anymore classes he won’t play,” Paterno said today.
“I think you’ve gotta send a message and there’s no sense sending a message to someone who’s not a player. He’s obviously one of our better players. … Now when I play him will depend on what I hear back from our academic advisers.”
If Wallace were to be suspended for the first two games, he would be held out of action for home games (giggle) against Akron (chuckle) and Syracuse (ROTFLMAO).
Speaking from experience, if you get high enough and someone can get you to the room, there is no reason to miss the class.