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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -Penn State will play in the Outback Bowl, making back-to-back bowl appearances for the first time
since the 1998 and '99 seasons.
The Nittany Lions (8-4, 5-3 Big Ten) accepted the bid Tuesday to the Jan. 1 game in Tampa, Fla., where they will play a team
from the Southeastern Conference.
The Nittany Lions, who beat Florida State 26-23 in last season's Orange Bowl, last went to the Outback Bowl in 1998, defeating
Kentucky 26-14. Penn State shut out Texas A&M 24-0 in the 1999 Alamo Bowl.
Exactly how involved the injured Paterno will be in the Outback Bowl is unclear.
Doctors have ordered the 79-year-old to stay off his feet for at least one more month as he recovers from surgery to fix a
fractured shinbone and torn knee ligaments in his left leg. Two players leveled Paterno during a Nov. 4 sideline collision
at Wisconsin.
Paterno watched the team's Nov. 11 win over Temple from home. He returned to Beaver Stadium last weekend for Penn State's
17-13 win over Michigan State, watching from the press box with his assistants.
Team doctor Wayne Sebastianelli has said Paterno potentially could coach in a bowl game from a golf cart along the sidelines
provided his recovery is going well.
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