The latest non-football issue will continue to plague Manny Bowen on into this coming weekend -- if not longer.
The junior Bowen did not play in Penn State’s win over Rutgers this past Saturday because of an unspecified violation of team rules. With Nebraska on tap in Week 12, James Franklin confirmed that the junior will not be available for the game against the Cornhuskers. The head coach did not elaborate on why Bowen will miss back-to-back games.
The coach also would not commit to whether or not Bowen would return at some point this season.
Asked if Manny Bowen (violation of team rules) could return this season, Franklin responds: "Bowen's not available right now."
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Bowen had started the first nine games this season after starting a dozen a year ago. He didn’t play in the Rose Bowl because of, you guessed it, unspecified violations of team rules.
Despite missing last week’s game, Bowen is third on the team with 51 tackles and tied for second in quarterback hits with four.