B1G levies punishment on Penn State DT for sideline shove on Maryland QB Taulia Tagovailoa
Penn State is coming off a 31-14 to win over Maryland over the weekend. There has been a suspension for the Nittany Lions, DT Fred Hansard for shoving Maryland QB Taulia Tagovailoa after he had run out of bounds.
You can read about the original story here.
That’s a suspendable offense if I’ve ever seen one. pic.twitter.com/8nxOPx38zd
— Kyle J. Andrews (@KyleJAndrews_) November 6, 2021
Head coach James Franklin, in his weekly presser on Tuesday, says the B1G has suspended Hansard for the 1st half of the upcoming game against No. 7 Michigan.
Here is what Franklin had to say about the incident:
James Franklin on DT Fred Hansard: “The optics of it don’t look great. I do wanna say this: Fred Hansard has been here for 4 years. He’s been a model citizen.”
The Big Ten did reach out and PSU will suspend Hansard for the first half of the game this week, Franklin said.
— Audrey Snyder (@audsnyder4) November 9, 2021
Hansard did issue an apology statement on Monday about the incident:
— Fred Hansard (@Fred_Hansard53) November 8, 2021
The Nittany Lions have a tall task as they try and finish the season with 2 of their next 3 games against top 10 teams. They are at home against No. 7 Michigan this weekend and at home vs. Rutgers before they head to the Woodshed and play No. 3 Michigan State to round out the regular season.
Penn State hosts No. 7 Michigan at noon ET on ABC.
