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 TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Joe Paterno wants desperately to return to the sideline for the Outback Bowl — standing on his own without any help. The 80-year-old Paterno, who is recovering from a broken left leg, also doesn't want his potential comeback to turn into a distraction for his players.
Paterno said he thought he was well enough to coach from the field for Penn State's bowl game against No. 17 Tennessee, "but the only thing is I don't want to be on the sidelines where everybody is worried about me. ... They still got to concentrate on what's being done on the field.
"I've got to be able to handle myself," he said at a news conference on Thursday. "We're working on it."
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