Logan-El leaves team for personal reasons

Antonio Logan-El, a highly recruited offensive lineman who committed to Penn State last spring, said yesterday that he left the team for personal reasons.

The 6-foot-4, 310 pound Logan-El initially announced his decision to leave the team on his Facebook profile. In an interview yesterday, Logan-El confirmed the initial announcement. He said he's unsure whether or not he'll pursue the opportunity to play football at another university.

Penn State coach Joe Paterno addressed Logan-El's possible departure at spring practice.

"He's got to make up his mind whether he really wants to play football," Paterno said.

Logan-El, who took a red-shirt year last season, is a native of Forestville, Md. He was considered a jewel in last season's recruiting class, which hauled in seven Maryland recruits.

Tickets available for '07 gymnastics finals

Single session tickets for the 2007 National Collegiate Men's Gymnastics Championships, to be hosted by Penn State, are currently on sale.

Fans can purchase tickets for the championships at the Rec Hall ticket office today and tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. or one-and-a-half hours prior to the start of competition on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

Single session passes for the Thursday, April 12 session are $8 (adult) and $5 (student/youth/senior citizen) while single session passes for the Fri., April 13 and Sat., April 14 sessions are $12 (adult) and $6 (student/youth/senior citizen). Tickets are $28 for all-session adult passes and $16 for youth, senior citizen, and student all-session passes.

Groups of 10 or more of any age will be eligible for a single session discount of $3. All tickets orders will carry a $2 handling fee.

Action at the 2007 National Collegiate Championships begins on Thursday, April 12 with two qualifying sessions, scheduled for 1 and 7 p.m. Army, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio State, and Stanford will comprise the Session I field while host Penn State, along with California, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Temple, will compete in Session II.