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There are presents to buy, parties to plan, and many holiaay festivities to prepare for. Place an ad in our guide to reach students during this busy season! /\ds must be 2,4, or 6 columns snot tor Penn State in a game against Duke last month feels comfortable Fieagle ■ son.' were awarded a- first two rounds of r in Evanston. key team is ‘ relief looking Brittany Inie will be see- nt exposure, ii --eorer. sopho iow to the NCAA d quality a : { H competition it-'! time in this • : nicntallv. but iln- learn. \eitcd about mies 'hat will help irii'ss in the iiii i, you know :, \ i ini' own bed. ■ - \nu want to i aid. Captain ml said there ■■tii lans think of A rrelle Prvor ! Uickeves ' : • ■' Ta L L ty> are running i I>i -indon Saine. v ..v ()hio State's (tempts with a com- \> At: carries. ■ r - main role is ■rriu attack. Last - -; nwestern, the i Wildcats back ■ i d out running I Kit momentum ;■ running quar ;i Scheelhaase, : ininson and m their first ■ like Mauti said 'imilar runners. irauue ol his own i , ;as t . Linebacker ; ..-on, Prvor has an Mate. Mauti \nr in the 2008 ; Bowl, in which he 'dun!i said it's tough t.r. long arms. , ted player, but he Collegian is a routine at home that can’t be replicat ed on the road. In 2007 Zug and Purvis were on the Penn State team that lost to North Carolina 3-0 in the finals. She’s been saying all season that the goal is still the same, make the finals and win. This team, Coach Char Morett said, is different not just in skill, but experience. Morett said the team’s early contests against ranked teams weren’t indicative on their ability, just a highlight on their imma turity. "I wasn’t worried when we were losing to Connecticut and Virginia [early in the seasonl, they were two very good teams. I thought what was more important to focus on was week to week improvement.” Freshman Lauren Purvis said a home atmosphere brings more than just a famil iar scene. "We’ve had a really good record at home and it will be really nice I’m just excit ed," Purvis laughed. Morett said she wants the freshmen to let the game come to them by relying on their more veteran teammates. The older Purvis spoke for all of the freshmen, believing their abilities will overshadow any nerves they might have leading up to th game. "I think they know just from being ath letes that it’s a do-or-die situation.” Purvis said. To e-mail reporter: zsfsoo3@psu.edu isn't the Buckeyes’ main running threat. That title belongs to Herron, Ohio State’s leading rusher whose nickname is "Boom.” Herron classifies himself as a downhill runner. He hits each hole quickly and has the uncanny ability to make swift cutbacks in the open field, but Saine whom Herron calls lightning fast may be the quickest of the three. Pryor has taken notice of the play. "Hats off to Boom and all the guys in the backfield," Pryor said. “They’re carrying us. We’re jumping on their back and riding with them.’’ The Lions don’t plan on playing Ohio State’s running game any different than how they handled Northwestern. Colasanti believes each defender has to play his responsibility and hit the gaps quickly, and Mauti said the Lions are looking forward to the challenge. "I don't think you're a football player if you don’t want them to run at you,” Mauti said. “They’re going to try to ground and pound us.” The Buckeyes average 211 rushing yards a game, but Herron said the Buckeyes will keep Penn State guessing. All three threats have quickness on their side. Colasanti said each runner attempts to break outside the tackles, and the goal is forcing the Buckeyes to nm east to west or sideline to sideline. "It's November,” Herron said. “It’s the Big Ten. We’re going to have the ability to run.” To e-mail reporter: b]msl46@psu.edu SPORTS Pryor focuses on game There aren’t many similarities beiv.. • Penn State’s former walk-on quarte rba. Matt McGloin and Ohio State's Terr. Pryor, a Jeannette native who was once the most prized recruit in the coun tiy. How much they know about the otht just another thing they don't have in t mon. McGloin, like the rest of the collegt > ball world, intensely followed Pry- : lege selection process in the spring my But on a teleconference Wednesday, i»r. was candid about how much he kr„ McGloin before the last week. “I never heard of him." Pryor “Besides hearing about he's star’: because we have pictures of him all <■-. the place, besides that, I’ve never hearn him. Besides, I’m usually focused -; defense.” He said he had heard a lot abom Bolden, the true freshman wlm- McGloin took with solid perforinm; each of the last three weeks. When asked about the differ, between himself and Pryor, in ter: their backgrounds, McGloin deflect, question, also trying to focus on !hi end’s game. “I haven’t really thought too mud. that," McGloin said. "I don't realh single myself out. I don't want to sir out.” But McGloin said at the time. ! constantly aware of Pryor s s it ua u. though he wanted to come to Pea from the start. Pryor narrowed his.. to four schools, Ohio State. Penn Michigan and Oregon before ma final decision. Eventually, on March 15. 2011;: chose Ohio State. “I wanted to go with [Ohio Stun Jim] Tressel,” said Pryor, who. tor’ time, was made available to the Pern media in the week leading up to the “I had a better feeling about him stand up guy, and to this day 1 ’en trusted him when I signed here.” In terms of not choosing Perm specifically, Pryor said he wanted environment,” rather than wh,.. College had to offer. In the past. described Penn State as "too comer Joe Paterno held no hard feelnv ing Pryor for the progress he hu this season. He called Pryor 1 "more . and more polished.” “We tried everything we eoui. i t. get him to come to Penn State, said. “I think he's got a little ; maturity ... He's a little tougher tough situations." In 2008 during one of those her.. By Andrew J. Cassavell COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Tut rsday, Nov. 11, 2010 I 9 Piyor's fourth-quarter fumble cost Buckeyes a late scoring opportunity, Perm State went on to win 13-6. e loss hit Pryor hard, but he said a 24- e r\ at Beaver Stadium last season d most of that hurt. : . way it is la more important game] ■ I'm from Pennsylvania," Pryor a ii now 1 look at it like just another said he is planning to return to mate for his senior season next year, J. he wouldn't rule out a potential ..i heart. He said he feels he still •' '<> learn and he wants a national his week's game. Pryor said he's :, i nlay against Penn State defen >n anaior Tom Bradley, who was a m ’vomiting process. He said the 'Pii -very good friends" and text :s a mutual respect between : Ihe Penn State coaching staff, npiimenlcd the class of Penn aches, and Paterno said he roots hi 1 :! he watches the Buekeves so: out there tlying to out-do any iterno said. "He’s just out there evt ins lootball team to win. He’s - ay a coach likes to see have I >u,u : want him to have too much - 'mu. ■ • \< % i Aeft) c ajcs23B@psu.edu
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