STATE COLLEGE — Penn State is down another quarterback after coach Bill O’Brien said Wednesday that backup Paul Jones had left the team for personal reasons.

The rocket-armed sophomore, once a highly touted recruit, had slipped behind true freshman Steven Bench to third string. Senior Matt McGloin is the entrenched starter.

O’Brien still sought to keep Jones involved and had him practicing at tight end the last several weeks. He played sparingly the last two games, getting his first career reception Sept. 15 against Navy for seven yards.

Jones also had one rush for minus-7 yards in last week’s 24-13 win over Temple.

Jones is the second quarterback to leave Penn State this year. Rob Bolden left over the summer, about two months after O’Brien tabbed McGloin the starter. Bolden is now at LSU.

O’Brien replaced the late Joe Paterno in January and installed a new offense based on the high-powered passing attack he coordinated at his previous job with the NFL’s New England Patriots.