THE DAILY COLLEGIAN QBs to take advantage of extra practice When asked to assess quarter back Matt McGloin's performance after Saturday's game where In the mind of 83-year-old Joe McGloin had one Paterno, the best way to respond of his worst out to what he deems to be a "dumb ings after he com question" is with a "dumb pleted 23-of-43 answer." passes for 312 By Audrey Snyder COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER And that's exactly how Paterno yards with two touchdowns and an chose to address the Nittany interception Paterno was mum Lions' quarterback situation. about the future of the position. Matt McGloin (11) looks for open targets Saturday vs. Michigan State Lions look to contain Terrapins inside and out By Alex Angert COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER When asked about their perimeter defense, the Penn State men's basketball players all said the same thing - contain ment. After Mississippi exposed Penn State's defense on the road Frida , the Lions went back to the MEN'S basics against Flirman on Sunday, only allowing 49 BASKETBALL points. With a tough matchup Wednesday night at the Bryce Jordan Center against Maryland, coach Ed DeChellis has been stressing the impor tance of each player guarding their man on defense to make sure the Lions don't get beat on the perimeter or in the paint. The team is hoping Sunday was a sign of things to come. "We basically just said, 'Let's contain the ball,' " guard Tim Frazier said. "When we went into [the Mississippi game], we didn't do a great job of perimeter defense or rebounding. But now we are trying to focus on both of those." On Friday, the Lions scored at will for most of the game. The only problem was With Roethlisberger, Steelers fare well against Ravens PITTSBURGH Ben Roethlisberger is the great equalizer in the Steelers-Ravens rivalry. Of the last eight games between the division rivals, the Steelers have won five all with Roethlisberger at quar terback. The three he didn't play, they lost. Detect a pattern? Despite spraining his right foot against the Bills, Roethlisberger is expected to be in the lineup when the teams meet Sunday night in Baltimore for first place in the AFC North. Roethlisberger was suspended when the Ravens beat the Steelers 17-14 on a last-minute Joe Flacco to T.J. Houshmandzadeh touch down pass Oct. 3 in Pittsburgh. He was out with a concus sion during Pittsburgh's 20-17 overtime loss in Baltimore last season. Roethlisberger is 7-2 as a starter against the Ravens, with both losses occurring in 2006. He is 162 of 287 for 2,104 yards, 16 touchdowns and 10 interceptions in 10 career game against them, including his NFL debut as an injury replacement for Tommy Maddox in 2004. No doubt the Steelers (8-3) want Roethlisberger ready to go for what could be their biggest game of the season. Win, and they're a game up on the Ravens (8-3) with four games to play. Lose, and they're effectively down two games because Baltimore would own a one-game lead and the tiebreaker should the teams finish with the same record. The Ravens have won their last eight at home. - You don't want to miss that one," wide receiver Hines Ward said. "This is going to be a heavyweight fight, champs CZ Earring Bellynng starting 515 _rere ,) • / Off f - ef /1 www.elliescollection.com Gift Certificates available for purchase! z ,.... , Advanced Eye Care Services 1470 Martin Street State College, PA 16803 814-231-3937 Grad Students! Call now to set up an appointment during our convenient hours and enjoy these benefits with your new Davis Vision Insurance: • $0 copay for vision exams and contact lens exams • $9O off boxes of contact lens or glasses for as low as $0 And the best part is that you receive these benefits every year! So come in before the end of December to use your insurance and get full benefits again in January! By Alan Robinson ASSOCIATED PRESS FOOTBALL Mississippi came back on the offensive end and sliced through the Penn State defense by finding open looks from 3-point range. En route to their only loss of the season, the Lions gave up 29 shots from downtown 13 of which found the bottom of the net. Opponents have averaged more than seven 3-pointers made per game against Penn State through the first six games of the season. With Maryland next up on the schedule and a grueling Big Ten season only a month away, protecting the perime ter and not giving up too many clean looks is going to be essential in the next few weeks. Instead of making any drastic adjust ments to their outside defense, the coaches have just re-emphasized playing contain ment defense to make sure the Terrapins don't have the success Mississippi had from downtown. Though Fluman nailed nine 3- pointers Sunday, the players said that game was a positive sign and the effort shown in the previous game won't happen again. "We just got back to doing the same things we did before, I think we forgot about that in the Ole Miss game," guard Talor Battle said. "We didn't contain the ball and we got back to our fundamentals, which is to contain the ball and defend your man." for our division. It always is, every year, regardless if one team's struggling or the other team is having success. This is the one you circle." The importance of having Roethlisberger when the Steelers play their biggest rival was illustrated in 2008. Then, the Steelers won three tight games against the Ravens by scores of 23-20 in overtime at home, 13-9 in Baltimore and 23-14 again in Pittsburgh in the AFC cham pionship game. 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And the first eight or nine practices next week we prob ably won't even know who we're playing yet. "It gives you a chance to back up off the game week gameplan ning and start to work on funda mentals." Stop in any Simply Tan Kalliope presents Award-winning poet and Penn State alum will share her work from her new chapbook Sprin,g Melt Open Mic to follow rending. Going back to the fundamentals is something several Penn State coaches and players talked about emphasizing during the practices leading up to the team's bowl game. After McGloin said he missed some "throws you can make in your sleep," he expects to return to the basics as well. But the players don't expect the usual competition and focus on fundamentals to mean a different quarterback will start for the bowl game. "Yeah, I would [be surprised]." running back Evan Royster said. "I think Matt's done well for us and Rob's done well for us too. But I don't think there's any reason for us to open it up right now.- Bolden hasn't returned to the lineup on a regular basis since suf fering a concussion Oct. 23 at Minnesota, but with an extra month to practice for the bowl game, he could use the practices to move up on the depth chart heading into the spring. Even freshman Paul Jones. who was redshirted, and true sopho more Kevin Newsome, who's attempted just 13 passes this sea Wednesday's game will be a good chance for Penn State to improve on its perimeter defense since Maryland averages less than four 3-pointers per game so far this season. Nevertheless, the Terrapins still average more than 80 points per game as they have many different ways to score most notably near the basket. "The biggest thing will be to play great defense on the perimeter and in the post," forward Jeff Brooks said. "That was something that we did well against Saint Joe's, and that was something we did not do well against Ole Miss. So that's something that will definitely be a key to the game." So far this season, Penn State has faced teams that rely on their outside shooting on offense. While the Lions' outside defense has been inconsistent this season, Wednesday's game against Maryland will pose a new challenge with a much more physical team. To avoid their second loss of the season. the team will need to find the right balance defensively on the perimeter and in the paint to pick up what would be a signa ture home win. Though Maryland doesn't have a great long range shooting team, Penn State can't Scholars Katherine Bode-Lang Jeff Brooks (25) attemps to block a shot risk giving its upcoming opponent too many clean looks from the outside. "We're going against a pretty good ACC team, - guard Cameron Woodyard said. "They're run and gun, and that's how a lot of teams play at those major schools. I feel like the only thing that they may have is an inside game. That is something most teams that we've played so far don't have.- with his 4-yard touchdown pass to Santonio Holmes with 43 seconds remaining. He was 7 of I I for 89 yards on that drive alone. He also found Holmes on a 65-yard touchdown pass play in the AFC championship game, which preceded the Steelers' win over Arizona in the Super Bowl. Despite his sore foot. Roethlisberger led his 22nd career game-winning scoring drive in the fourth quarter or over time as the Steelers beat Buffalo 19-16 in overtime on Sunday. Roethlisberger stayed in the game despite the sore foot. Advertise! 814-865-2531 TUESDAY, Nov. 30, 2010 19 son, should expect to receive as many practice reps as possible, Jay Paterno said. Though McGloin said he's aware the bowl game practices will be important in determining where the depth chart stands heading into spring practices, he's more concerned with his team learning how to turn in a 60- minute performance. With either sluggish starts or second-half meltdowns being a reoccurring theme during the reg ular season, McGloin said the team needs to take the next step toward becoming a program that can win a big game. Though the uncertainty of the quarterback position will again be a question the Lions will address after the bowl game. McGloin isn't looking too far past Jan. 1. "Hopefully, throughout this next month before the bowl game we're gonna learn how to play a com plete game." he said. If we're able to do that. we'll come out victorious against whomever we are playing in the bowl game.- To e mail reporter: aass22o@psu.edu To e ridir reporter. adal47@psu.edu
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