Penn State JR S Anthony Scirratto was expelled from Penn State for the entire 2nd SESSION OF SUMMER SCHOOL for their part in an off season campus fight earlier in the year and is currently awaiting trial with another Nittany Lion. While this looks like a strong statement from PSU and JoePa, one realizes that all this punishment amounts to is simply a break that most other students take and will mean Scirratto will have to probably have a tad heavier academic load in the fall/spring since summer school is usually used to keep athletics either eligible or to get the school schedule in season a little more manageable. Even more so, Scirratto's scholarship is still in place and he will be eligible to take part in PSU preseason drills, a full 2 WEEKS BEFORE THE SUMMER SEASON ENDS. Yes, there are other players involved in all this madness, but Scirratto gets the attention for the following reasons:
- Scirratto's 6 punt returns for 54 yards was second on the squad last year
- Scirratto pulled off the 'hands team dream' of returning an onside kick 29 yards for a score. This came after a Penn State safety forced the Illini to onside kick the free kick (and this was a good idea why?). The successful return made Scirratto the only Nittany Lion kick return touchdown for the season and was the first onside kick return since the 1975 Cotton Bowl vs. Baylor.
- Rumors had Scirratto being one of the Jersey guys that had turned on Tony's Crew and aligned with Phil Leotardo in the final season of The Sopranos. And that just ain't right.....
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