For those still confused about the state of Penn State's quarterback situation, Joe Tiller might have some insight.

At this year's Big Ten Kickoff Luncheon, the Purdue football coach, who is also one of the more frank, brutally honest and politically incorrect college coaches in the nation, talked about his own team's quarterback situation.

The Boilermakers, currently tied for second behind Michigan in the Big Ten, have two very talented quarterbacks on their roster, junior Kyle Orton and Pennsylvania native sophomore Brandon Kirsch.

There was a minor quarterback controversy last season in West Lafayette, when Orton was injured against Iowa midway in the season. The true freshman Kirsch stepped in and started four games. In those four starts, Purdue went 1-3, but Kirsch shined, including throwing four touchdowns and almost 600 yards.

When Orton returned for good, many thought Kirsch would remain at starter, but he did not.

Rightfully so, as Tiller went on to explain.

"I'm a firm believer in going with one quarterback," he said. "If you think you are going to play the two quarterbacks, chances are you don't have any."

Translation: A team's starting quarterback doesn't get taken out of the game unless he's injured or there is a blow out. If a team "utilizes" the services of two quarterbacks in a rotation, the team probably doesn't have enough talent at the position. A quarterback needs to be a single entity, not a collective effort of two or three players.

While it's untrue that Penn State lacks talent at quarterback, Tiller might be on to something.

Last week, both Michael Robinson and Zack Mills were under the impression that there would be a quarterback rotation implemented for Ohio State.

"We know we'll both play no matter who starts," Robinson said last Wednesday in his conference call.

Mills also echoed those exact sentiments only a week ago.

Despite their joint agreement on presumably the guarantee of a rotation by the coaching staff, Mills played every down on offense while Robinson stood on the sidelines.

Yesterday at his weekly press conference, Joe Paterno spoke about the issues at quarterback, specifically what to do with Robinson.

As in previous weeks, Paterno talked about the urgency to get the team's best athlete on the field.

And much like previous weeks, he would offered no insight as to how he planned get this accomplished.

"I hate to say something that I am not sure of because I don't know what we are going to do," Paterno said. "I don't really know what to tell you. You guys always get annoyed that I am evasive and the whole bit. There is no question that we are fortunate to have two kids that can play football in Zack Mills and Michael Robinson."

How fortunate is the team in actuality?

It seems as though the two talented quarterbacks have been nothing more than a source of controversy and distraction.

Is what Tiller said about keeping the status quo with a single quarterback the way to go in this situation?

It's not an easy question to answer because the only thing consistent about Mills and Robinson this season is that they both have been inconsistent.

Robinson stepped up big against Minnesota and Wisconsin, but couldn't pull away with a win.

Mills has looked like a limp-armed Div. II play caller this season -- except for Saturday's matchup against the Buckeyes where he seems to have returned to his old form.

But the bottom line is this: Penn State has yet to win a game with the use of a rotation and it's in desperate need of a consistent offensive identity.

Entering the 11th week of the season with no sign of consistency in sight, Tiller's plan of action bodes well for the Lions.

Scrap the rotation idea. Let Mills be the featured starter. Unless he truly struggles, gets injured or there is a blow out, keep Robinson on the sidelines.

It's unfortunate to see Robinson's athleticism shelved on the sidelines, but it's also not worth disrupting the establishment of an identity on offense.