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Coach Joe Paterno walks on the field during Saturday night's game in the Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Paterno said the Lions' lack of intensity led to their 24-3 loss
Na 1 Crimson Tide
roll over Penn State
By Andrew J. Cassavell
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. Alabama exclu
sively used passes on its first scoring drive
and a relentless ground attack on the next.
Different gameplans, same result.
No matter what Alabama tried Saturday;
it worked, as the No. 1 Crimson Tide (2-0)
dominated from start to finish in an easy
24-3 victory over then-No. 18 Penn State ( 1-
1).
Given the Nittany Lions' typically solid
front seven, the beating on the ground was
a bit more surprising than the aerial
assault of their untested secondary But by
the time Alabama capped the second of the
two drives with a 14-yard touchdown pass
to start the second quarter, it was already
obvious who the nation's No. 1 team and
defending national champions are.
"We didn't play with the kind of intensity
early in that football game that you have to
have against a team as good as Alabama,"
said Joe Paterno, who spoke to reporters
for less than two minutes after the game.
"We came down here knowing how good
they were and we didn't wise up to it."
Paterno said the Lions were outcoached
and simply weren't ready for the challenge
of playing the Crimson Tide in Bryant-
Denny Stadium, which was deafening all
night.
Alabama's Heisman-winning running
back Mark Ingram missed the game with a
knee injury, but the Tide never needed
him.
Penn State's front seven was battered
Service
honors
Sept. 11
By Katrina Wehr
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
As the Old Main bell chimed to
ring in 8:30 Friday morning, stu
dent body president Christian
Ragland welcomed attendees to a
ceremony commemorating the
victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist
attacks.
Event organizers handed out
small American flags and red,
white and blue wristbands that
read "PSU: 9/11 We Remember,"
before the program began on the
Old Main lawn.
Ragland (senior-political sci
ence) addressed the small group
and said the peaceful atmosphere
of the event reflects the character
of Penn State students and the
surrounding community.
"When students and the com
munity come together to remem
ber an event in such a peaceful
VA I I GO►I ill I
Chloe Elmer/Collegian
D'Anton Lynn (8) attempts to pull down an
Alabama player at Saturday night's game.
all night by Trent Richardson, who finished
with 22 carries for 144 yards, becoming the
first 100-yard rusher against Penn State's
defense since lowa's Shonn Greene went
for 117 in November 2008.
"We didn't do a very good job coaching
getting ready for this I didn't," Paterno
See FOOTBALL Page 2.
More coverage on a wrap-up of the Penn
State-Alabama game. I SPORTS, Page 16
Asit Misnra/Collegian
A student listens to speeches at a Sept. 11 men-Jrial Friday morning.
way, it speaks volumes to our uni- two weeks after the attacks
versity and student body," he said. and the national pride exhibited
After Ragland's opening by the Penn State community
remarks, members of the He specifically mentioned the
Reserve Officers' Training Corps bravery shown by the passengers
(ROTC) presented the colors as aboard United Airlines Flight 93,
the Pennharmonics sang the the flight that crashed in a field in
national anthem. State Sen. Jake Shanksville, Pa.
Corman, R-Centre, then gave the It is believed that passengers
keynote address. on Flight 93 were aware that their
Corman began his speech by plane had been hijacked by ter
recalling the outpouring of rorists and fought back to prevent
American spirit in the days follow- further harm.
ing the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. "Despite that great fear, they
He said he clearly remembers the united together and stood up
first memorial event at Penn against the terrorists," Corman
State which took place about See SEPT. 11, Page 2.
Aaron Daye/The Gainesville Sun
A Stanford fan holds a sign marking the end of the Nittany Lions' winning streak Saturday.
109-match streak ends
for women's volleyball
By Emily Kaplan
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
For 1,055 consecutive days, the Penn
State women's volleyball team was the No.
1 team in the country.
For 109 straight matches, the Nittany
Lions went undefeated.
For the last three seasons, the volleyball
community watched in awe as Russ Rose
and his team built a historic streak in
Happy Valley.
And on Saturday night, it all ended.
It took just three sets 2 hours, 20 min-
Passion Pit tickets
to go on sale today
Go green or go home.
Indie band Passion Pit will play
at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 15 at the
Bryce Jordan Center as a part
of the Campus Consciousness
Tour.
Black Joe Lewis and the
Honeybears will open for Passion
Pit.
The Campus Consciousness
Tour (CCT) travels to college
campuses across the nation to
encourage college students to be
more environmentally friendly
and promote sustainability.
Promoting a green environ
ment is a way of life for
Association of Residence Hall
Students (ARHS) Sustainability
Chairman Matt Kaslow.
Whenever Kaslow (junior
accounting) sees someone drop a
plastic bottle on the ground he
picks it up and recycles it the next
chance he gets.
Kaslow and ARHS wanted
Passion Pit and the CCT to come
See PASSION PIT, Page 2.
I O N'Si ROL,L,ED
The Nittany Lions were
routed on the road by
No. 1 Alabama PAGE 16
utes total for Stanford to snap the
longest winning streak in Division 1
women's sports history. The top-ranked
Lions fell to the No. 2 Cardinal, 3-0, (28-26,
25-12, 25-18) at the Nike Big Four Volleyball
Classic in Gainesville, Fla.
And just like that, the streak was broken.
See VOLLEYBALL, Page 2.
To read predictions about the
women's volleyball season and their
match today:
By Josh Bollinger
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
psucollegian.com
@dailycollegian
hvitteucom/Colleoan_NNß
Passion Pit will play at the Bryce
Jordan Center on Oct. 15.
If you go
What: Passion Pit student tick
et sales
When: 10 a.m. today
Where: PSU ticket venues
Details: Tickets cost $2O for
Penn State students