Clark relishes opportunity to start at PSU
STATE COLLEGE (AP) — Daryll Clark called his father after getting the word. Then some text messages started coming in. The next day, he saw the news posted on the Internet.
After two years as a backup, Clark is finally the starting quarterback at No. 22 Penn State.
‘‘This is what I’ve been waiting on. ... It’s been a long time coming. I’ve been very patient, very quiet about everything,’’ Clark said Wednesday. He will start Saturday’s season opener against Coastal Carolina.
‘‘I’d be lying to you if I told you I wasn’t nervous about Saturday, because I am,’’ the senior said.
Coach Joe Paterno broke the news to his three quarterbacks — Clark, his chief competitor, Pat Devlin, and third-stringer Paul Cianciolo — at a brief meeting Monday night. Clark called his father, who spread the word to family and friends who sent text messages.
More congratulatory messages buzzed in when other friends read the news online after Paterno told the media Tuesday.
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