I Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010
Oliver,
Jackson
out for
contest
By Alex Angert
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Penn State forward D.J.
Jackson and sixth man Billy
Oliver are listed as day-to-day
going into
tonight’s home
showdown
against Mount BASKETBALL
Saint Mary’s at
7:30 p.m.
After specu
lating they
wouldn’t be
ready to go after
Saturday’s
game, coach Ed
DeChellis con-
firmed
Jackson and
Oliver would be
declared out at
his weekly press
conference on
Monday.
“Dr.
[Douglas!
Aukerman does
n't want either
Jackson
guy to see time
to give them
another day to clear things up."
DeChellis said. “D.J.. it's his
neck, not his head. And Billy had
a headache after but he was fine
[Sunday |. He looks fine
[ Monday 1 but with his history,
doc wants to play it safe with
him."
DeChellis said Oliver, who was
unavailable for comment, went
through a concussion test
Sunday, which came back nega
tive of any damage. With the red
shirt freshman's history of
migraines, the team's medical
staff is taking a cautious
approach with Oliver after he
experienced Saturday's
headache against Duquesne.
As for Jackson, he is classified
as having suffered a cervical
strain as well as stinger symp
toms. Getting ice and simulation
before practice Monday,
Jackson said he injured himself
when a Duquesne player fell on
top of his head after pump faking
the ball. However, he said the
injury is nothing too serious.
“The last couple of days it has
gotten progressively better," he
said. "There is still some
[swelling] in the neck but when
we got in with X-rays [Mondayl
everything looked good. At this
point, me not practicing is pure
ly precautionary and I'll be fine."
If there is ever a good time for
two frontcourt players to miss a
game for Penn State, this was it.
Mount Saint Mary's uses a
three-guard starting lineup
without much height. Though
DeChellis said no starting lineup
has been set for Penn State, it is
going to be important to get pro
duction from all angles.
Saturday's game was a posi
tive sign for DeChellis once both
See FORWARDS. Page 10.
Katie snvis,-coiiegian career-high 28-point explosion
Lucas (33) attempts a shot. against Boston College. Lucas
Philadelphia vs. Cleveland
7 p.m., CSN
TR? VIJS
Q: How many times has a Pittsburgh
Penguin won the Art Ross trophy?
Monday’s answer Before the Phillies,
Jayson Werth was most recently a mem
ber of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Nate Stupar (34) and Malcolm Willis (10) tackle Michigan State’s Edwin Baker in the Lions’ loss to MSU.
Speed to test Lions
From the glimpse of film Joe
Paterno watched since learning
Penn State's bowl fate, one thing
is clear: Florida
speed 3 lot 01 foot BALL
The traditional
quickness of the Southeastern
Conference doesn't appear to be
lacking for the Gators, who even
utilize a three quarterback sys
tem to showcase their players'
best assets.
Though questions have always
been raised about Big Ten teams
Bowman seeing
more playing time
With i)() seconds to go and Penn
State holding a tenuous five-point
lead over Duquesne, Tre
Bowman rose from 13 feet and
took a jump shot
with pressure
bearing down MEN’S
from the back. BASKETBALL
But Bowman
didn't give up on the play. Instead,
he tracked down the ball and
jumped to grab it before it landed
out of bounds. While in midair,
Bowman twisted his body back
toward the court and flipped the
Freshman guard Lucas piling up awards
By Andrew Robinson
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Despite looking just as tired as
many of her teammates Sunday
afternoon. Maggie Lucas still
managed to hit a
3-pointer that
essentially broke WOMEN S
the back of the BASKETBALL
Texas Tech Lady -
Raiders.
Just four days removed from a
Running backs coach Eric Studesville
will serve as interim coach for the final
month, succeeding McDaniels, 34, whose
hiring by team owner Pat Bowlen in
January 2009 is now viewed by some as a
mistake.
“My decision to relieve Josh McDaniels
as head coach was not taken lightly I will
always be appreciative of his passion,
enthusiasm and hard work,” Bowlen said.
By Audrey Snyder
CO 1 i rClAfi STAFF WRITER
By Jared Shanker
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Broncos fire McDaniels
The Denver Broncos have fired coach
Josh McDaniels, whose nearly two-year
stint was marred by the Spygate II video
tape scandal, a series of personnel blunders
and the franchise’s worst skid in four
decades.
being able to match up well in
bowl games against quicker,
warm-weather teams, Paterno
didn’t shy away from stressing
the importance of preparing his
team to compete against a fast
Florida squad.
“[Urban Meyer] has been very
innovative and very much ahead
of things,’’ Paterno said. “But the
one thing that jumps out at you is
the speed. I don’t think we can
match their speed. Obviously
we’re going to have to be in good
position and we can’t have
missed tackles."
With Florida quarterback John
Brantley being the least mobile of
ball to Talor Battle, who was cut
ting down the lane and laid it in
easily.
It was the kind of play you
would expect from a seasoned
senior like Battle, not a true
freshman getting his first mean
ingful playing time of the season.
“Tre played great,” Battle said
after Saturday’s win.
“You wouldn’t have thought
this was his first significant min
utes how he was coming in play
ing, attacking the rim and making
some plays.”
The Nittany Lions (6-2) will be
looking for those same kind of
plays tonight when they host
See BOWMAN. Page 10.
managed only 10 points against
Texas Tech, but had two run-halt
ing 3-pointers in the second half.
But her averages of 19.0 points
and 2.0 rebounds per game for the
past week wei“e enough to earn
the Lady Lions' guard her third
consecutive Big Ten Freshman of
the Week award Monday.
“We come out of the huddle and
give up a 3 to Maggie Lucas there
one time, so it’s disappointing as
far as our communication goes
and we’ll grow from that,” Texas
Tech coach Kristy Curry said after
Gillick elected to HOF
For Pat Gillick, this was truly a big deal.
The longtime general manager whose
trades helped teams win three World Series
championships was elected to the Hall of
Fame on Monday by the Veterans
Committee.
“It’s over the hill,” the 73-year-old Gillick
said.
“I loved going to work every day.”
Former players' union head Marvin
Miller fell one vote short. George
Steinbrenner finished far behind it was
the first time on the ballot for the late New
York Yankees owner.
Well before Gillick’s selection, baseball’s
winter meetings were off to a fast start.
Jayson Werth and the Washington
Nationals got an early jump with a whop
ping deal.
the three, Penn State has to pre
pare for Jordan Reed and Trey
Burton who, combined to rush
for 607 yards and 16 touchdowns.
While Meyer said his team's
offensive production has gone
through a down year, he’s still not
certain why his team will have
success with the three-quarter
back system one week and strug
gle with it the next.
“The next two weeks are criti
cal for us,” Meyer said. “I can't
tell you on this day what exactly
we’re doing in this bowl game."
Though the quarterback rota
tion is up in the air while Reed
See SPEED, Page 10.
Bowman (left) defends a Duquesne player during the Lions' win
Sunday’s loss to the Lions.
Only five weeks into the season,
Lucas has already captured the
second-highest total of Freshman
of the Week awards since the
award’s inception last year. The
current highest total is four,
belonging to lowa’s Jamie Printy
and Illinois’ Karisma Penn.
Lucas, a McDonald’s All-
American in high school, hasn’t
taken long to adapt to the college
game and is second on the team in
scoring with 16.1 ppg. Before
Thursday night’s outburst, Lucas
The Daily Collegian
Extent of
Wright’s
injury
unknown
Wrestler injured
shoulder Sunday
By Mike Still
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
While watching Frank
Molinaro's 149-pound champi
onship bout on the left side of
Rec Hall in the
Nittany Lion ~.D LCT.
Open on Sunday WRESTLWG
State coach Cael
Sanderson
heard a scream.
Behind the
coach’s back in
the 184-pound
championship.
All-American !
Quentin Wright Wright
laid face up on
mat No. 8, his left arm King still
to his side as trainers crowded
around.
“I heard it but didn't see it."
Sanderson said of Wright's
injury. "He just came dow n real
ly hard on his shoulder."
Holding a 2-0 lead over No. 14
Nathan Schiedel of Binghamton
in the third period. Wright rose
to his feet from the bottom.
Schiedel held a firm grip on
Wright, and returned the Nittanv
Lion to the mat. sending Wright
down hard on his left shoulder.
Wright, who couldn't be
reached for comment, was
forced to default the match and
was led off the floor of Ree Hall
holding his left arm at a 90-
degree angle, apparently unable
to move it.
"I saw him go down pretty
hard," heavyweight (’amenra
Wade said. "I don't think it's any
thing serious but as long as he's
healthy for the national tourna
ment, I don't think it was worth it
to keep him going out there."
See WRIGHT. Page w.
scored 27 points in the Lady Lions'
71-65 win over Hartford in the
Caribbean Classic on Nov. 27.
A highly regarded shooter.
Lucas’ 12.2 shot attempts per
game trail only sophomore point
guard Alex Bentley's 14.8. While
Lucas, who hit six 3-pointers
against Boston College and seven
3-balls against Hartford, has
range, Lady Lions' coach Coquese
Washington has inserted a confi
dent shooter when Lucas plays.
“It doesn't matter, when Maggie
See LUCAS. Page 10.
Lions not “sliding” into bowl
In ranking the Penn State-Florida game
as the I3th-best bowl to watch this season,
ESPN’s Mark Schlabach said that both
teams are limping into the Outback Bowl
with “late-season slides.”
Late-season slide? The Lions finished
the second half 4-2 with a close loss to No.
10 Michigan State and a loss to No. 9 Ohio
State that looked like a potential upset dur
ing the first half.
Fbr a team that struggled in the first
half of the year with three blowout losses,
the Lions improved tremendously late in
the season especially on offense.
Not sure what Schlabach was looking at,
but that shouldn’t qualify as a slide.