Penn’s “Friends”
By John Helsley
jhelsley@opubco.com
We’ve enjoyed Ray Penn’s personality for some time now.
If there’s such a thing as a must-quote freshman, he’s it.
Penn, after all, brought us the lines “There’s no punk in me,” and, “I’m a ballplayer. When I’m out there on that court, I’m not a freshman, I’m a player just like anybody else. I’m here on a scholarship, just like anybody else. I’m trying to get to where everybody else is trying to get.”
And yet, to say Penn is “out there” apparently isn’t enough.
The Cowboys point guard provided breaking news on himself late Friday night, proclaiming — on Facebook — that he would play Saturday at Texas Tech, after missing four games with a stress reaction in his knee. And he did.
Penn was back at the keyboard following the game, except with a worrisome less-clear post that left OSU fans wondering what was up: “my season is over.”
Had Penn re-aggravated the injury? Or worse?
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