Paterno isn't sure whether Koroma and Evans may practice the rest of the week. Asked if they would play Saturday, he said "we'll see."

On Juice Williams: "He's obviously better this year. He's a little more consistent. I think they're dependent on him a little more this year than last year. ... He's a big kid, he runs well. I think he's made good progress."

Kick coverage: "I wasn't pleased with the kickoff coverage. I had gone into the game telling people they had a return guy who could be very successful. ... We didn't do a good job, but that's really probably not fair to Temple. I think you've got to give them credit for doing a good job. ... We're aware of the fact we've got some problems there."

On the conference: "I think you're playing a good football team every week. ... I think most anybody in a good conference probably faces the same problems. ... There's some teams that get a break in what you call a grind. It's a good, competitive league and I think you've got to be ready to play it. ... If you're good, you're good. You handle it. If you're not good, you're not good and you don't handle it."

On Illinois' bye week: "I think that's an advantage. Sometimes. If I had my preference, I'd rather have a bye week. ... If we get licked, we'll get licked because we didn't do a good job. ... I'm not threatened very much about that, really."

On Lucian and Shuler: "I think they'll both be okay. ... I'm hopeful we'll have both those kids ready to play Saturday."

On Bowman and Maybin: "They make some mistakes, obviously. ... I think they both played well. They're getting better each week. They're good athletes, they like to play, they hustle and I think they have a chance to be really good."

On Quarless: "They're both good tight ends. Our problem there again is you only get one football and you try to get it to a lot of guys. ... We've got a good, balanced group of people who can go get the football and can hurt you with the pass. ... I think Quarless is a good football player. I think Shuler is too."

On leg: "I hope to be [on the sideline]. I could have been on in the second half if I wanted to. ... I intend to be on the sideline."

-- Klopacz is out for the year with a torn ACL. "It's created a problem for us. ... Right now we have been practicing Wisniewski at center all year."

-- Ohrnberger, Lucian, Wisniewski and Barham practice at center. If Shipley got hurt, Wisniewski could go to center and Lucian could be moved back."

On Illinois game in 1994: "We had great leadership. We obviously had some great football players. There's a reason we were down 21-0. Power went out at the hotel and so forth. ... We had a lot of poise. ... Even in 2005, people forget we're 4th and 19 when Robinson hits the kid over the middle."

On Wallace's hamstring: "There was a little bit of misunderstanding. ... I looked down there and he's in on a couple of return teams. I think he's okay. Last week not only his hamstring was bothering him a bit, he was also sick."

On Still returning: "I think if Still could come back, that would be great. He's all ready missed one year. ... That's a guess. ... I'm hoping he can be back."

On Beaver Field: "I told this story 1,000 times. ... It used to be right across the street from Rec Hall. ... The whole athletic layout was right there. ... We used to dress the freshman in what's now the water tower. ... It was more of a small college kind of stadium, that kind of feeling for want of a better word. Rip Engle came in one day and said they're gonna move the stadium. I said what do you mean they're going to move the stadium, ... After the meeting was over, I said that's gonna be a big mistake. You're gonna destroy Penn State football. That shows how smart I was. That was 75,000 seats ago."

On being 1-7 in Big Ten openers the past eight years: "I don't have the slightest idea. ... I don't know."

On third down conversions: "I think the quarterbacks have done a good job. The playcalling's been good and I think we have some guys who can make big plays."

On throwing over the middle: "You take what they give you. You should try to take what they give you. You've got three good wideouts. Most everybody worries about Butler and Williams on the outside, so I think that would make it easier for us to get the ball to Norwood."

On kickoff coverage: "One guy collapsed one time, double teamed him out of it, another guy went too wide, the kid did a good job finding the hole and getting up into it. ... We didn't cover quite as well. A lot of kids hadn't had that kind of pressure on them before. There's a lot of young kids on that team, several freshmen. ... We're addressing it. They'll learn. I think we'll be better. We better be better, because this kid can return kicks."

-- Josh