Penn State news and notes for Oct. 5 include updates on former Lion Christian Veilleux Beaver Stadium, and more.
It’s time to dive into Thursday’s top tweets and headlines about the Nittany Lions and college athletics.
Penn State tweets of the day
We start with former Penn State quarterback Christian Veilleux. He left for Pitt last offseason but did not immediately win the starting job. However, according to The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Panthers are benching Phil Jurkovec, who led the team to a 1-4 start, and moving Veilleux from the backup to the starting role.
“Sources told the Post-Gazette that Jurkovec informed his teammates that he had been benched Wednesday morning during a players-only meeting for members of the Panthers offense,” Noah Hines writes. “Offensive coordinator Frank Cignetti Jr. also spoke with the offense about the big position change later in the…
