Penn State players vow to stick together post-scandal [View all]

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The Penn State football players looked on stoically as two of their teammates announced to the world: "We're going to see this thing through."

There were no smiles or slaps on the back among the more than 30 Nittany Lions who huddled outside the school's football facility Wednesday morning. After the statement was read, they turned around and walked back into the building.

"We want to let the nation know that we're proud of who we are," senior fullback Michael Zordich said, flanked by his fellow players. "We're the true Penn Staters, and we're going to stick together through this. We're going to see this thing through, and we're going to do everything we can for the university. We know it's not going to be easy, but we know what we're made of."

NCAA sanctions will keep the Nittany Lions out of a bowl game for the rest of these players' careers, and college sports' governing body is allowing any of them to transfer to another school and get on the field right away. But on Wednesday, at least 13 players listed as first-stringers on the preseason depth chart affirmed their commitment to staying in Happy Valley, including senior quarterback Matt McGloin.

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