I MONDAY, Nov. 1, 2010
Chloe Omer Collegian
Evan Royster's 20-yard first-quarter run made him Penn State's all-time leading rusher, passing Curt Warner's mark of 3,398 yards. Royster ran for 150 yards and two TDs on Saturday.
Royster breaks rushing record
By Andrew J. Cassavell
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Evan Rooster sat at his locker dent section. It was, he said, the
after Saturday's win, a bit over- most fun he's ever had playing
whelmed. football.
Everything had fallen into But what Royster said choked
place a little too perfectly, him up most as he sat in front of
Royster said a few minutes later the locker, with the burden of
in his postgame interview months of questions about the
Saturday night, he broke Curt record finally off his back, was
Warner's 28-year old Penn State the slew of teammates who took
rushing record early in the first turns approaching him to offer
quarter on a 20-yard gain. He congratulatory comments.
Mac resuscitates
unfulfilling year
By Nate Mink
1 T was 4th-and-1 at the
Michigan 19 midway
through the second quarter,
and Mac was pumping his arms
to coax the crowd into letting
the coaching staff know settling
for a punt was unforgivable.
It was 3rd-and-5 at the
Michigan 45 with a seven-point
lead, and Matt McGloin found
Justin Brown nestled between
two defenders for a 15-yard gain
on perhaps the biggest play of a
Paterno on cusp of 400th win
By Brendan Monahan
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Come this Saturday, Penn
State will gun for its second mile
stone in as many weeks.
Nittany Lions tailback Evan
Royster became Penn State's all
time leading rusher against
Michigan, and heading into the
Northwestern game, the Lions
are one win away from giving Joe
Paterno his 400th win, a coaching
milestone never achieved on the
Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS)
stage.
- It's important to coach
Paterno and all of us because it's
another game and could be Joe's
400th," wide receiver Graham
Zug said. "But at the same time,
he doesn't want to think about
that."
Paterno has downplayed the
milestone, but only two other col
lege football coaches, John
Gagliardi and Eddie Robinson,
have surpassed 400 wins.
Gagliardi, currently the coach
scored a pair of touchdowns and
ran for 150 yards in a victory over
Michigan before a white-clad stu-
, e
key conversion
that led to Collin
Wagner's 42-yard
field goal to cap a
41-31 win in front
of 108,539 resus
citated fans in
Beaver Stadium.
Talk the talk
and walk the
walk, Mac did, setting up the
next chapter to an unfulfilling
but memorable 2010 season
See MINK, Page 12
MY OPINION
at Division 111 St. John's
University in Collegeville. Minn.,
has 476 wins after starting his
career in 1949 at Carroll College
of the National Association of
Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA),
an alternative to the NCAA.
Robinson coached at Division
I-AA Grambling State in
Grambling, La. and ended his
career in 1997 with 408 wins.
Paterno's milestone would be
as much an achievement in
longevity as it is in wins. He is 83
years old and is in his 45th sea
son as Penn State's head coach.
He has outlasted the previous
two coaches on the FBS wins list,
44-year coach Bobby Bowden of
Florida State, and Alabama's
Paul "Bear" Bryant, who
coached for 38 years.
Adding to the mystique,
Paterno, like Robinson, has accu
mulated all of his wins at one
school, unlike Gagliardi, Bowden
and Bryant.
"In our eyes, it's a whole
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"Once I got into the locker regretted. despite struggling this
room, I almost started crying." year. The senior tailback has
Royster said. "Everyone was taken plenty of criticism, with
coming up to. me, congratulating only one game of more than 62
me. It feels great to have team- yards on the ground before
mates like that who love you and Saturday
have your back." Many
Setting the record in style
In all. nights like Saturday
were the reason Rooster opted to
return to school for his fifth sea
son, passing up the NFI, I )raft -
a decision he said he hasn't
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Denard Robinson (16) rushed for 191 yards and
threw for 190 yards, scoring four touchdowns.
Saturday's 41-31 win against
Michigan was Paterno's 399th.
thought
would've had the record wrapped
up before late October, but a lack
of carries mixed with his own
struggles and similar problems
on the offensive line prevented
that from happening.
I wouldn't have it any other
Defense can't
stop Denard
Defensive coordinator Tom Bradley looked
spent as he sat with a blue cap pulled down low on
his head.
With dark circles under his eyes, Bradley field
ed questions about his defense's play against one
of college football's most elusive players.
"I can't wait to sleep tonight," Bradley said after
spending most of the past week game planning to
stop Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson.
Though the Lions were able to halt Robinson's
second-half comeback attempt, the quarterback's
play, which resulted in 191 rushing yards, 190
See ROBINSON, Page 12.
Report Card: Penn State 41, Michigan 31
POSITION
Quarterbacks A
Running backs A
Wide receivers A
Offensive line A
Defensive line C
Linebackers C
Secondary C+
Special teams A
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
way," Royster said. "Having a
good game at home, and break
ing the record is how I always
saw it in my mind. It's a great
feeling to have the fans' support
and the team. It's something that
I'll never forget."
Royster
It's also something he never
thought would be possible. When
Royster arrived as a freshman,
his goal was to have one yard to
his name, let alone a program
high 3,518 and counting.
See ROYSTER. Page 12.
By Audrey Snyder
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
COMMENTS
McGloin showcased good touch on the ball
as well as the ability to throw it away under
pressure. His performance was free.
Royster ran into the record books with 150
yards. His 29 carries were his most this sea
son. Fullback Suhey had 32 receiving yards. -•
Everybody was involved in this one, as four -
receivers had at least one reception. Zug had
his best game with a TD and 32 yards.
The offensive linemen were able to carry over
the second-half rushing success from
Minnesota into Michigan.
Michigan QB Robinson rushed for 191 yards,
and the defensive linemen with no sacks —'
couldn't consistently penetrate the backfield.
The linebackers had the similar task of help
ing stop Robinson. The linebackers had only
one tackle for a loss.
Robinson was effective in dwair with 190
yards, including a 60-yard touchdown pass.
Powell was solid in first start at CB.
Kicker Wagner showed off his leg in more
than one way. He was 2-for-2 on FGs and ran
for a first down on the fourth-quarter fake.