Penn State's Paterno can script his football exit
Posted on Wednesday, November 19 @ 09:32:34 CST by Raulken |
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by David Mayo | The Grand Rapids Press Joe Paterno's usefulness as an active college football participant came under full frontal assault not too long ago, which seems ridiculous today, with Penn State one faulty second at Iowa away removed from an...
 Last updated November 15, 2008 12:33 p.m. PT No. 7 Penn State pulls way for win over Indiana By GENARO C. ARMAS
AP SPORTS WRITER Penn State quarterback Daryll Clark, right, throws a pass against Indiana during the first half of an NCAA college football game at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa., Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- No. 7 Penn State overcame a sluggish start to move a step closer to the Rose Bowl. Derrick Williams ran for one score and caught a touchdown pass, Daryll Clark threw for 240 yards and two scores in an uneven outing, and a stifling defense held Indiana to six first downs in the Nittany Lions' 34-7 victory on a dreary Saturday. Heavy underdogs coming into Beaver Stadium, Indiana (3-8, 1-6 Big Ten) trailed just 10-7 at halftime in large part because of miscues by Penn State (10-1, 6-1). One drive ended after Clark fumbled at the Indiana 1, while Kevin Kelly missed a 40-yard field goal to foil another effort. Momentum swung after halftime in favor of the Nittany Lions and Joe Paterno, who once again coached from the press box because of a sore right leg and hip. Tailback Evan Royster bounced off three Indiana tacklers like a pinball on a 19-yard touchdown run to put Penn State up 17-7. Royster finished with 63 yards on 12 carries. The defense then pinned Indiana deep on...
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