STATE COLLEGE — Penn State’s quarterback rotation on Saturday could alternate by quarter or every couple series. Or, coach Joe Paterno may just stay with the hot hand until that quarterback deserves otherwise.

But Paterno made this much clear on Tuesday: he’s sticking with his two-man quarterback tandem of Rob Bolden and Matt McGloin.

At least for now.

“We’ve got two quarterbacks,” Paterno said at his weekly press conference at Beaver Stadium. “And as we talk now, whether we have two quarterbacks a week from now ... we’ll see.”

So much for the theory that a poor offensive showing in last week’s 27-11 loss to Alabama would lead to the Nittany Lions clearing up the quarterback quandary early this week.

Against the Tide’s tough defense, Penn State (1-1) managed a game-opening drive that led Evan Lewis’ 43-yard field goal and a relatively meaningless touchdown on its last offensive series with the game well in hand.