Penn St. dismisses DE Shawn Oakman
Updated: March 1, 2012, 3:53 AM ET
Associated Press
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Penn State has dismissed freshman defensive end Shawn Oakman from the football team for a violation of team rules.
The school announced the dismissal Tuesday night and did not give details.
Oakman, a 6-foot-9, 270-pound defensive end from The Lansdowne, sat out last season as a redshirt.
Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press
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