In his first public comment about the incident, Joe Paterno said he isn't worried about reports that his players were involved in a fight downtown earlier this month.

That's mostly because, he said, he doesn't know many of the details about what happened.

"I never worry about things until I have to worry about them," Paterno said during a press conference before the Blue-White game. "And I'm not sure I've got anything to worry about yet. I don't know one way or the other."

State College police said that 11 to 12 men forced their way into an apartment on the third floor of Meridian II, 646 E. College Ave., shortly after midnight on April 1. Several partygoers said they identified football players to the police, and police later confirmed that they interviewed several football players in connection with the incident.

A few players were asked about the fight during teleconferences this past week, and also said that it hadn't been a distraction to the team.

"Football is the most important thing, so that's what we're focusing on right now," rising senior linebacker Dan Connor said.