Two Penn State football players under judicial review for their potential involvement in a January bow-and-arrow incident at an on-campus apartment received good news yesterday.

Guard Tyler Reed and offensive tackle Andrew Richardson, whom coach Joe Paterno indefinitely suspended from the team late last week as a result of the incident, received clearance yesterday from the Office of Judicial Affairs, three sources close to the situation told The Daily Collegian yesterday. The university will take no disciplinary action against the two, as they were not present at the apartment when the incident occurred, according to two of the sources.

"All charges have been dropped," one source, who asked not to be named, said of Richardson.

"He was not present, that was verified through witnesses, and the university apologized."

Of Reed, another source who also asked not to be named said: "He was not present at all on the night of January 28 [when the incident occurred]."

In addition to Reed and Richardson, defensive tackle Scott Paxson and center E.Z. Smith were suspended from the team for their possible connection to the incident, in which arrows were fired through the wall of Nittany Apartments Building 33, penetrating the kitchen wall of the adjoining residence. No one was injured in the incident.

The sources indicated that Paxson, who along with Reed was charged with criminal mischief by Penn State University Police, will meet with Judicial Affairs today.

One source also said that, based on the results of the other two cases, there is reason to be optimistic that Paxson will also be cleared. Reed and Richardson had individual meetings with Judicial Affairs yesterday, according to the sources. The sources could not speak to the status of Smith.

The four players could not be reached for comment yesterday.

In addition, the sources said the two cleared players were still not practicing with the team as of yesterday and that they believed Paterno would wait for the resolution of additional individual cases linked to the incident before determining all of the players' official status with the team.

One source added that the expectation was that the university would issue a statement today on behalf of the players, indicating the results of their Judicial Affairs cases.

The investigation into the criminal mischief charges against Paxson and Reed, of Nittany Apartments Building 33, is still ongoing, according to Penn State University Police Supervisor Bill Moerschbacher.

No charges have been filed by police against Richardson, also of Nittany Apartments Building 33, or Smith, who lives off-campus.

In 2004, Paxson and Smith started all 11 games at defensive tackle and center, respectively, while Reed started nine games at guard and Richardson started six games at offensive tackle.