Two quarterbacks are still better than one. That's how Joe Paterno sees it.





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With 2-1

preparing for its last non-conference game Saturday against 2-1 Eastern Michigan at Beaver Stadium, Paterno remains unsure how long he'll continue to play both

and

.

"I don't know what I'm going to do," Paterno said. "I think both of those kids are so close and both of those kids deserve to play."

Last week against Temple, Bolden got the start and finished 9 for 17 for 92 yards. McGloin alternated series with Bolden and finished 13 for 19 for 124 yards.

With one more game before Big Ten play begins, Paterno, who walked at the press conference without a cane, is still undecided on who will be his primary signal caller. The coach has spent the first three games in the coaching booth recovering from right arm and right hip injuries suffered in

.

"Last week at the press conference I said the one thing I want to do is I want to be fair to them," Paterno said. "I want to be fair to the team.

"If I felt the team was much more comfortable with one than the other, and I'm repeating myself from last week, then that would obviously be a factor but that's not how it is. Half the time I don't think they even know who is at quarterback."

As for the rest of the team, Paterno said careless mistakes have been the biggest problem. From penalties to dropped passes, errors plagued the team over the past two weekends against Alabama and the Owls.

"We've got to do better, yeah," he said. "But we're probably not as bad as most people think."