I MONDAY, Nov. 1, 2010 Robinson From Page 14 passing yards and four touch downs, didn't exactly bode well for a defensive showing. The Lions knew coming in Robinson would be a handful and struggled adjust as he broke free from the pocket and also threw a 60- ;, and touchdown pass. .We feel good about the win, hilt we know there are still holes Di our defense that we have to ‘ , .,ick on in practice and hopeful !: we can get that fixed," defen sive tackle Devon Still said. Robinson's speed made him unlike any other quarterback he team faced this season, and Paterno said the film didn't Royster From Page 14 just came here hoping to get a chance to play," Royster said. 'And to be in this situation, it's a blessing, and I couldn't have asked for a better hirriout.- It's alinost fitting Royster's yord came against Michigan, team he's carved up for the =t two seasons, going for 174 ci 100 yards in those games But Royster simply laughed when asked why he had such an easy time finding holes in the Wolverines defense. `lt's never easy," he said Getting to the mark Nor was the decision to pass I; p the NFL for another year at l'enn State. Ultimately, according to Ted Royster. Evan's father, Royster felt as if he had something left to prove. He wanted NFL scouts to know he could be a consistent every-down back, and addition ally, he wanted another year with his friends in Happy Valley 11e never talked about the , ord at all, - Ted Royster said. • , after getting it last night re was no conversation. We ld bring it to his attention. ,111 he would never say any- He knew it was there, he knew it was on the horizon, but that certainly wasn't the driving force behind Evan." Until Royster made his final I , lon to remain in school, ,1 said no one in the family tarted thinking about the Then, one day over the sum iner. the Roysters were in the Student Book Store, where on kinitin Ilk ha 7ev.kr4'711k.0 ., -Lion maF I.lod. orE . i n s Laird ftWed 611. Sfita " We routinely stA ask customers and students • '•" • how they heard about us, and The , ~...111. t • .. ~- Daily Collegian is a very popular -.',. answer. The Daily Collegian was noc :, only a fantastic outlet to promote our I':- Grand Opening party, but is an ongoing resource we utilize to promote upcoming releases and video game tournaments." • , justify Robinson's quickness. "I looked at tapes of him on film, tapes of games, you know, he was impressive," Paterno said. "But until you've been around him and see guys that can move pretty well, he just ran away from a couple of them. - Bradley said Robinson's rare combination of athleticism reminded him of former Indiana quarterback and current Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiv er Antwaan Randle El. Robinson's ability to throw some "pop passes," which Bradley described as plays where it looked like Robinson would run a quarterback draw but would instead throw a short pass, tested the linebacker's each step to the second floor is a top-10 Penn State rusher, in order. Royster sat in eighth place with a full year of football awaiting him. Finding perspective Now, Royster is atop those stairs at a school that has host ed a Heisman-winning tailback in John Cappelletti. and the likes of Warner. Ki-Jana Carter, D.J. Dozier, Lydell Mitchell and Blair Thomas. Warner gave Royster full credit for the record. saying, "running is running. - regard less of the era or the team. "It's a nice thing to have indi vidual records," Warner said of his own mark. "But they're gonna be broken eventuay" Penn State football historian Lou Prato, author of the Penn State Football Encyclonetliii said regardless of where Royster's talents rank an - ionL: the school's greats. the record remains significant. Carter, Cappelletti and Warner specifically are in a class of their own, Prato said. adding in 10 years. he wouldn't be putting Royster near the "greatest" conversation. But he added those three ran behind three of the greatest offensive lines in Penn State history. a 'I , : ury Royster never had. Joe Paterno agreed with thai assessment, saying the line's performance was a big reason for Royster's breakout game Saturday "He's a good back." Paterno said. "A good solid back. But he's like all of them, he needs some running room." Sinking in The spectrum of history was dE=liiil STEP stilde lrged natural instincts to swarm the ball. "He can pass the ball and he's probably the best runner we'll play all year." cornerback D'Anton Lynn said. The defense was able to come up with a stop with less than five minutes left in the game when back-to-back incompletions ended the Wolverines' hopes of a comeback. Mill said the defense's ability s_ - (;rne up with a stop when 11 , ' , 'fled most gives the unit hope mming forward. -. He was getting us tired out there and we was out there breathing hard but we knew we had to play through it," Still said. e-mail reporter: aass22o@psu.edu never something that con cerned Rovster until this sea- With all this record talk, I couldn't help but hear about things. - Royster said. But he added he doesn't care where he sits individually in Penn State's history. He'd rather win games. Both Royster and ' , ,rner were adamant at thcir indifference to the record. i;nt Rooster spent some time in .1 ?e Paterno's doghouse this ofkcason. Paterno called for fii,,•ster to lose weight which lie did - - and the coach hasn't offered much praise for his top tailback. Coupled with Royster's early season struggles, it caused fans and media to doubt \ster's abilities. !war about those things, does kind of tick me off un niaie- me \k ant to prove peo pl %%Tong. - Royster said. "It's hog,- thing. I always want to <onie out and play hard, but I don't really do this for other peo ple The phrase "all-time leading rusher' . is one Royster said won't in until at least after ,t.ason and possibly not for a 6.ah. but by that time, Silas have broken it. Royster !au4ltil. altering high praise of Rudd. a true freshman has shown signs of bril- mace this season. Ii Redd does come close, as Royster predicted, he expects to respond to more questions. Those are questions Royster will he more than happy to 'he monkey's off my back - I feel great. ajcs23B@psu.edu t htihrolletlia n 5 _.... . f ~._ ~ :~~'..' _. ~~.~y._-~... { - t~SA~. ;~[~ ena.com Last word From Page 14. 'nother step," Zug said. "It shows how much of a legend he is and how much of a great coach he is, so we want to get that for him." Day to remember Offense: Quarterback Matt McGloin and tailback Evan Royster Royster not only broke Curt Warner's rushing record, but he surpassed it with a bang. He rushed for 150 yards with two touchdowns and achieved the milestone on a 20-yard first quar ter run. McGloin, a former walk on in his first collegiate start, threw for 250 yards and a touch down and efficiently ran the offense with a 60-percent comple tion rate. Defense: Linebacker Mike Mauti. The Penn State defense could n't stop Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson, who accumu lated 381 yards of total offense, but Mauti stood out on defense with 10 tackles, which led the Lions. Day to forget Mink From Page 14 when Northwestern rolls in for perhaps Joe Paterno's 400th career win and bowl eligibility - Whether people believe in me or not, deep down inside I kTiew and my family knew that one day this would come, and I just had to be prepared for it and I was." McGloin said. Penn State sewed together a tailor-made gameplan for McGloin, calling for a heavy diet of runs, screens, and short passes underneath. picking its spots to go vertical. Joe Paterno gave no indication the quarterback position may be up for grabs. Quarterbacks coach Jay Paterno nipped the question at the bud. Conventional thinking says this has to be discussed amongst the staff. Mac's been equally as impressive in his two cameo appearances as Bolden has been in half of season's work. Granted, McGloin's gone up against two of the worst defenses in the Big Ten but did his job. This goes beyond arm strength, passing efficiency measurements. Penn State's Offense: Tailback Stephfon THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Green Green didn't have any car ries in the win Saturday. Royster received a season-high 29 car ries, and freshman tailback Silas Redd had 24 yards on six carries as the second stringer. Green hasn't gotten more than three carries in each of the last four games. The redshirt junior was limited to kickoff duties against Michigan. He returned two for 50 yards. Defense: Cornerback Stephon Morris Like Green, Morris saw no pro duction. Chaz Powell replaced him at cornerback after Morris' sub-par performance last week at Minnesota. Morris started every game at cornerback before Michigan but didn't play a down Saturday. Defensive coordinator Tom Bradley said there will be weekly competition for the starting cor ner spot. Quotable McGloin when talking about teammates calling him Brett Favre because he has similari ties in playing style with the NFL quarterback: "I don't send any pictures or anything like that, so I'm not entirely like him." To e-mail reporter: bjmsl46@psu.edu offense is following its leader and playing loose in a way the militant Bolden couldn't fake. "Rob is Idnd of a quiet confi dent and McGloin is a loud confi dent." candid senior right guard Stefen Wisniewski said. As a huddle. you feel the loud confi- dence more than the quiet 16nd." McGloin is being tarred-and feathered for being a walk-on, even though he's on scholarship. Except none of it's sticking. "I've been a backup for the past six weeks," said McGloin. "If they say. 'Matt, we're gonna start Rob again,' like I did in Minnesota, I'll be ready to go if called upon." Penn State is fortunate Matt is being a good sport because Mac has got to be wondering if this is enough. if the success he's tasted the last two weeks isn't just a dry well. - I got a lot of e-mails and sug gestions this week as to what we should do. - Jay Paterno said after the game. - I didn't answer them because I knew what we had. - Now everyone does. Nate Mink is a senior majoring in jour nalism and is the football editor for The Daily Collegian. His e-mail address is npmso2s@psu.edu.
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