A local defense lawyer said he was approached by family friends of Nittany Lion football player Austin Scott, who was temporarily suspended from Saturday's game for an unspecified team violation.

Attorney Joseph Amendola said he has not been officially retained as Scott's lawyer. Though, he added, after speaking with Scott's family friends, he also spoke with the player himself, but only to "say hello and introduce myself."

Amendola said he was told by family friends that the team's coaching staff says the 22-year-old broke team policy by visiting a bar last Thursday night, fewer than 48 hours before the Iowa game. Instead, they argue Scott only went to the bar briefly to pick up a female friend, he said.

The family friends were concerned about Scott's suspension from the team, Amendola said, but he did not elaborate on why Scott would contact a criminal attorney for team curfew violations.

"As anyone that's potentially a suspect in a criminal case, they talk to attorneys," he said. "At this point, I have not been retained."

Scott is not facing criminal charges. Amendola said he spoke with the Centre County District Attorney's office yesterday and was told that no plans have been made to take action against Scott.

"I was told no decision whatsoever has been made, by very reliable people," he said.

Coach Joe Paterno said Tuesday that Scott, a running back, would not play in this weekend's homecoming game against Wisconsin.

However, Scott was listed third on the official depth chart released Monday night.

When asked earlier in the week about her son's removal from the team, JoAnn Scott said he returned home last weekend and that she believed the incident would "boil down to a misunderstanding."