UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The T-shirt mocking Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor has been sacked.

It will no longer be sold after Penn State students and alumni complained that the design does not reflect the school's values.

The $10 T-shirt was scheduled to be on sale tomorrow at the student union.

A creation of the Penn State Marketing Association, the T-shirt featured the Nittany Lion mascot handing a tissue to Pryor with the words, "The Nutcracker: a Terrelle Cryer Story" printed underneath. The marketing organization is affiliated with the university.

"We did not intend for this shirt to offend Terrelle Pryor, The Ohio State University, or Penn State Athletics, and we apologize for any offense it caused," Dan Sturman, PSMA's chief executive director, said in a statement today.

"We share in Penn State's commitment to a strong tradition of sportsmanship, honor, and integrity, and understand that this shirt design does not align with these values. The Penn State Marketing Association is recalling all shirts and will dispose of them accordingly."

No. 11 Penn State (8-1, 4-1 Big Ten) will host No. 15 Ohio State (7-2, 4-1) in a key conference showdown Saturday at Beaver Stadium.

Pryor, the nation's No. 1 recruit coming out of Jeannette High School two years ago, will be making his first appearance as a visiting player. He is 0-1 against the Lions, losing 13-6 last season in Columbus, Ohio.

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