BY MIKE ROSE
I'm slacking. I know.
But we should do something on the latest induction class to the College Football Hall of Fame. Penn State's Joe Paterno and former Boston College quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Doug Flutie headlined the class of 20.
Other inductees included: Mount Union quarterback Jim Ballard; Oklahoma center Tom Brahaney; Michigan defensive back Dave Brown; Clemson linebacker Jeff Davis; Texas defensive back Johnnie Johnson; Ohio State quarterback Rex Kern; North Alabama linebacker Ronald McKinnon; Texas A&I defensive end John Randle; Oregon running back Ahmad Rashad; McMurry halfback Brad Rowland; Indiana running back Anthony Thompson; Houston defensive tackle Wilson Whitley; Dartmouth linebacker Reggie Williams; Southern California linebacker Richard Wood and Notre Dame nose tackle Chris Zorich.
The event was held in South Bend, Ind.
Of course, Paterno and Flutie had some fun.
According to the story from the Associated Press, Paterno couldn't help but take a playful shot at Flutie. Here are some of the quotes, via AP.
"We made Flutie. I told him that 10 times," Paterno said at a news conference. "He came to our place and nobody knew who he was and he ended up throwing for 400 yards.
"But we beat 'em," Paterno added with a smile.
According to the AP story, Penn State beat Boston College three out of four times during the Flutie era. In his junior year Flutie passed for 380 yards in a 27-17 victory. As a sophomore, Flutie threw for 520 yards in a 52-17 loss and as a senior he threw for 447 yards in a 37-30 loss.
The AP story also said that Flutie saw his first action as a college player against the Nittany Lions, getting into the game in the fourth quarter during his freshman season.
"I remember walking out on the field and thinking to myself, 'I'll able to tell my grandkids someday that I played in front of 85,000 people at Penn State against Joe Paterno,' " he said.
How times have changed. Beaver Stadium now holds over 107,000.