Smoke
MSU's Lavaile Richardson catches a Jeff Smoker 2nd-half mances by key juniors
pass narrowing Penn State's lead to 28-10.
offerred what we can
Michigan State quarterback Jeff
Smoker, a Pennsylvania native
who turned down an opportunity to
attend Penn
State, was
snuffed out by
the Nittany
Lions 42-23 at
Beaver Stadium
Saturday.
Meanwhile,
Penn State quar
terback Rashard
Casey, playing
in his final game
for the Lions,
threw for 218
yards and
,rushed for
another 38. The
Lions scored on
their first four
possessions and
led 28-3 at the
half. They went
on to score on
their first two
possessions of
PSU SNUFFS OUT SMOKER AND MICHIGAN ST. 42-23
second half and
t their lead to 42-
After
(oker six times, the
tany Lions knocked
i out of the game
held on to win 42-
They sacked back
quarterback Ryan
Dyke twice for a
al of eight for the
everal seniors for
n State, including
ey, had stellar
Linebacker
Lin Kurpeikis, fun
k Mike Cerimelli
safety James Boyd
played their last
mes for Penn State
ldmirable fashion.
Meanwhile, perfor-
only hope is a preview of next
year. Larry Johnson ran for 94
yards including a 58-yard touch-
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Photos and Story By Edward Capozzi
Capital Times Staff Writer
sacking
down run while Eric McCoo
rushed for 71 yards including a 31-
yard touchdown reception.
After a 1-4 start, the Lions won
four of their
last seven to
end the sea
son at 5=7.
The Lions
beat Purdue,
Indiana,
Illinois and
finally
Michigan
State to sal
vage what
could have
been their
worst season Penn State fans look foward
in history. In 1988, the Lions went
5-7 in the only other losing season
under Joe Paterno.
Junior Eric McCoo rushed for a
total of 692 yards this season, and
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classmate Larry Johnson ran for an
encouraging 358 yards.
Considering what they've done
this year, these two tailbacks
should make
next season
interesting.
The win
to basketball season
Bryant next season.
That's all folks!
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SPORTS
giv es
Paterno 322
career wins,
one shy of
Bear
Bryant's all
time career
record of
323. He
should easi-
ly surpass
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