STATE COLLEGE, PA. ? Penn State coach Joe Paterno said Thursday he will be at Beaver Stadium for his team’s regular-season finale against Michigan State.

The 79-year-old Paterno, on the mend from a broken leg, made the announcement on a radio show broadcast from State College.

“I’m feeling much better. I got out to practice the last three days,” Paterno told Nittany Lion Hotline host Steve Jones. “I’m going to take a while before I am able to get up on this bad leg but I feel good, I really do.”

Paterno did not specifically say he would be coaching against the Spartans, but Penn State spokesman Jeff Nelson said Thursday night he expects that will be the case.

Defensive coordinator Tom Bradley and offensive coordinator Galen Hall have been substituting for Paterno since he had leg surgery nearly two weeks ago.