With the 2012 edition of Big Ten media day getting set to kick-off from Chicago, there are in fact Penn State players in attendance, less than 24 hours after the school declared that no Penn State players would attend the annual event.

Jordan Hill and John Urschel- both scheduled attendants before and after Penn State's declaration that no players would attend Wednesday afternoon, and the announcement Thursday that they would- are joined in Chicago by linebacker Michael Mauti, who is replacing running back Silas Redd.

Rumors swirled yesterday morning that Redd was not part of the player statement released at the Lasch building Wednesday morning because he and his teammates were on their way to Chicago for media day, a report that was ultimately proved false once Penn State announced it would not send players.

But Redd will indeed not make media day after all, as

Thursday morning that the junior running back was likely meeting with USC head coach Lane Kiffin on Thursday.

Penn State head coach Bill O'Brien is scheduled to speak around noon on the Big Ten Network.

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