101 WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 15, 2010 Coaches excited for possible D By Anthony Barton COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Michigan State coach Rick Comley remembers starting Division I men's varsity hockey at Northern Mich- igan University in ICERS 1976. Four years later, his Wildcat team squared off against North Dakota for the 1980 National Championship. With reports indicating Penn State could announce the addition Linebacker Gerald Hodges (6) grimaces in pain after suffering an injury to his leg during Penn State's 24-3 loss to No. 1 Alabama Saturday Hodges to miss one month By Audrey Snyder COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Joe Paterno was the first to said. - Whether it's four weeks, six admit he's not a medical guy. weeks, eight weeks, I couldn't tell He couldn't quite figure out the you, but he's got a slight break specific terminol- _ ogy to describe linebacker FOOTBALL Gerald Hodges' - had a boot on his left leg after the hariline fracture in his left fibula, game, but Paterno learned the an injury he sustained during the linebacker wasn't the only one opening kickoff of Saturday's who left Tuscaloosa a bit banged game at Alabama. But, Paterno up. Marton's injury to MCL By Andrew Robinson COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Penn State women's soccer defender Lexi Marton will miss at least Wednesday night's game with a Medial Collateral Lig- ament (MCL) WOMEN'S injury in her left SOCCER Marton had an MRI on Tuesday but the results were not analyzed by press time, however Marton told team Sports Information Director Jeremy Falls the initial diagnosis was an MCL injury. Marton did not have a See MARTON, Page 12. More soccer 1 SPORTS, Page 10 Philadelphia at Florida 7:10 p.m., CSN Pittsburgh at New York (NL) 7:10 p.m., FSN Q: Who was the last tailback to win the Heisman Trophy before Reggie Bush? Tuesday's Answer: 254 tackles of men's and women's varsity hockey programs as soon as Friday, Comley believes if the speculation is true, the Nittany Lions could follow the same path his team did. "I think they can get pretty good, pretty quick," Comley said. "Now that may mean three or four years, but I think it can happen relatively quickly." A source close to the Icers who has knowledge of major gifts to the athletic program said informa tion will be made available knows one thing: He will be with out Hodges for quite some time. "It's gonna be awhile," Paterno while." Hodges was on crutches and Lexi Marton (4) controls the ball in a game earlier this season Women's golf finishes 13th Several of Penn State's golfers posted at least one good round during the Cougar Classic hosted by the College of Charleston September 12-14. However, no one was able to string together three good rounds and the Lions finished 14th in the 21 team field. "Everybody had their day," coach Denise St. Pierre said. "The encouraging part is that we really have five players that can play well any given day, so if we can get everyone going on the same day we're right in the hunt." Sophomore Emily Ranson shot the only round under par for Penn State in the tour nament with a 71 in the final round. Wednesday about when the announcement will come. On Sunday, Inside College Hockey reported a pending Penn State announcement that it will add an NCAA Division I hockey program, a move that's been anticipated for decades in State College. The leers currently are not recognized as a Division I pro gram by the NCAA, and instead play as an ACHA Division I club team. Comley said Penn State would be a tremendous addition to col- Cornerback Stephon Morris didn't alert Paterno about a foot injury until the team returned Sunday. Morris was able to com plete the game but said he was held out of Monday's practice with soreness at the base of his foot and expected to return to the field Tuesday. The status of tight end Andrew Szczerba was also brought up, as freshman Garry Gilliam contin ues to play in his place while Szczerba recovers from a linger- Packers' Grant out for year Green Bay Packers running back Ryan Grant is out for the season with a right ankle injury, a significant blow to the team after he piled up 1,200 yards in each of the past two seasons. The Packers also placed former first round pick Justin Harrell on injured reserve and signed running back Dimitri Nance and defensive end Jarius Wynn to fill their spots on the roster headed into Sundays home game against Buffalo. Grant was hurt in the second quarter of Green Bay's 27-20 win at Philadelphia on Sunday. Packers coach Mike McCarthy said a day later that Grant's injury involved liga ment damage. More tests hadpeen sched uled for Tuesday, and the resiilts weren't encouraging enough to try to bring Grant back this season. lege hockey, and Michigan coach Red Berenson agreed. "It's definitely great for college hockey," Berenson said. "I mean you've got a major school making a commitment to compete at that level, and I think the good competition just makes everyone better." The Altoona Mirror reported Penn State is planning on building a new rink that would replace The Penn State Ice Pavilion and increase seating capacity from 1,350 to about 6,000. mg back injury. Paterno said Szczerba still hasn't practiced one play and while he knew the team was going to be shallow at tight end, he expected Szczerba to be back sooner. QB compedtion closed After beating out sophomores Matt McGloin and Kevin See HODGES, Page 12. More coverage on Penn State fot ball. I SPORTS, Page 11. Ruggers prepping for Cambrige bout By Greg Fernandez COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER The thought process with the Penn State Ruggers so far is this in order to play at its aspired level, play tough competition. MEN'S The team won't see much RUGBY better competi tion than on Wednesday. Penn State will play the world-renowned Cambridge University from England at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the West Campus Pitch as the team con THE DAILY COLLEGIAN I team Comley believes the new rink could also bolster recruiting at a school known for its prominence in varsity sports. "I think when you have a school of that caliber, and if the talk about the rink is true and that becomes a reality, it's really attractive for prospective play ers," Comley said. The other major question the Penn State addition presents is whether the other Big Ten schools will leave their current respective See HOCKEY, Page 12. Kelsey Moms/Collegian Blair Brown (9) spikes the ball. Loss adds to rivalry By Emily Kaplan COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER The schools seem as opposite as East and West. It's a cross-country trip from State Colle:e to Palo Alto, Calif. 2,736 miles, to WOMEN'S be exact. Stanford has 6,602 under graduate students roughly the size of Penn State's freshmen class. It's also pretty difficult to corn pare, academically, athletically and culturally. But size, distance and reputa tion do not tell the whole story between these two institutions. To see videos of the .4 0 Lions' trip to the White House, check out the ON THE Can You Dig It? blog: MG psucollegian.com tinues its preseason this fall. This is going to be what coach Don Ferrell considers a great learning experience for a young team, which will be without its two All-Americans and its cap tain, senior scrumhalf Chris Saint. "It'll be a tough challenge," Ferrell said. "It will be interesting to see how the team does against this challenge, but . it's the best way to get better." For Ferrell, he said this is a great chance for the team to see how rugby is played, watch the ball be moved by Cambridge's See RUGBY, Page 12. OF players must behave For as successful as Urban Meyer has been as Florida's coach two national championships, two SEC titles and a Heisman Trophy winner in six seasons the coach's most disturbing stat as Gators coach is the number 27. That's the total number of players arrested after wide receiver Chris Gainey was charged with aggravated stalking on Tuesday, the newest addition to a list that includes Carlos Dunlap and Brandon James. Urban, keep in mind you no longer have Mr Perfect Tim Tebow on the roster to balance out the acts of the misbehaved. Other than that, you're a great coach. VOLLEYBALL See RIVALRY, Page 12
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