Defensive end Maurice Evans has been named a preseason first-team All-American by Athlon Sports. The junior-to-be finished in the top ten nationally in both tackles for loss (21.5) and sacks (12.5) last season. He also forced five fumbles.

Athlon also named 10 other Nittany Lions to its all-Big Ten team. The breakdown is as follows

First Team

C - A.Q. Shipley
G - Rich Ohrnberger
P - Jeremy Boone
KR - A.J. Wallace
DE - Maurice Evans

Second Team

CB - Lydell Sargeant
S - Anthony Scirrotto
PK - Kevin Kelly

Third Team

WR - Deon Butler
DE - Josh Gaines
CB - A.J. Wallace
PR - Derrick Williams

Former Penn State All-America linebacker Lavar Arrington was spotted hanging outside Sports Café and Grille, 244 W. College Ave. today.

The Sports Café has been closed since December, and Arrington wouldn't say whether he had any business interest in the bar, repeatedly saying "I don't know."

But he did tell Collegian reporter Kevin Doran to "keep your eyes peeled."

"What is it, May?" Arrington said. "You might start seeing something happen in the next month or so."

Internet message board rumors have had Arrington named as an interested party in taking over the bar in some capacity since the fall.

Arrington's NFL career has been plagued by injury, having played only three full seasons of his seven in the league. His last season was with the New York Giants in 2006, but it ended when he tore his Achilles tendon. Following the season, he suffered severe injuries in a motorcycle accident and has not played since.

ESPN.com is reporting LSU quarterback Ryan Perrilloux has been kicked off the team after he failed a drug test.

Perrilloux -- who was listed second on the team's depth chart behind Matt Flynn -- led a troubled career as a Tiger. He was suspended three times before LSU head coach Les Miles dismissed him early Friday. Perrilloux was expected to start for the defending national champions after Flynn was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in last weekend's NFL draft.

LSU has five other quarterbacks currently listed on its roster. Three of which are freshmen and none have played in a game for the Tigers. The longest tenured quarterback is junior Andrew Hatch.

The Nittany Lions received a pair of verbal commitments for the class of 2009 this week.

On Tuesday, Malcolm Willis, a 6-foot-1, 185-lbs. safety from Lackey High School in Indian Head, Md. gave his pledge to Penn State. Willis has been clocked at 4.65 in the 40-yard dash and was a second-team all county and honorable mention all-conference at safety. He also lined up at quarterback for Lackey and was a first-team all-area signal caller. He'll join a pair of Lackey grads - A.J. Wallace and J.B. Walton - in Happy Valley. Maybe they'll be able to convince him to shorten his name to two initials.

Then during a Wednesday afternoon press conference in Philadelphia, St. Joe's Prep offensive lineman Mark Arcidiacono announced his decision to play for Penn State. The 6-foot-5, 285-lbs. offensive tackle turned down offers from Florida, Notre Dame, West Virginia and Rutgers to come to Happy Valley.