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Joe Paterno

Onward State cannot attest to the validity of this rumor, but we we have heard that there is a chance that instead of the Blue Band playing, Joe Paterno will use this weekend’s half-time show to announce his retirement. (ed. We are becoming increasingly skeptical of this rumor. We will keep it up for now though.)

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Davis

Creator of @OnwardState. Big fan of sweaters.

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