THE SIDELINES : Penn State Starting QB Suspended

Penn State starting quarterback Tom Bill has been temporarily suspended for violation of team policy, Coach Joe Paterno announced today.

Paterno said sophomore Tony Sacca will replace Bill in the starting lineup Saturday against Boston College. Sacca’s backup will be sophomore Matt Nardolillo.

Paterno said the suspension was for an indefinite term and would be reviewed “when reasonable and proper to do so.”

While Paterno refused to discuss the specifics, Bill was cited early Monday on campus for public drunkenness, according to court records. According to the citation, campus police found Bill at 2 a.m. sitting on a sidewalk “in an intoxicated state.”