Pigskin Preview The Daily Collegian SPORTS Sept. Friday, 8,2006 11 Showdown In South Bend Morelli Season is under not over the gun with loss to Irish for real By Scott Cooper By Josh Moyer COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER |
[email protected] this is Last week is in the books. And despite Well, Anthony Morelli’s three-touchdown per- The highlytout- formance, there’s still a few questions ed, much-bally- surrounding Penn State’s first-year hooed Notre starter. Dame game is What happens if the offensive line here, and, regard- can’t pick up the pass-rush? What if less of how badly Morelli struggles early? What ifhe can’t coaches may want handle the pressure? to live it down, But for every“what if,” there seems to MY OPINION be a reason why he can succeed. Even event that attracts Notre Dame co-captain Travis Thomas student athletes thought of afew. to play for schools like Penn State. “I see a very strong arm,” he said. “I This is the type of game that see someone who seems like he has a lot inspires thousands ofPenn Staters of experience even though he was only many of whom without tickets to playing his first collegiate game.” make the college football pilgrimage According to Thomas, the Fighting to South Bend, Ind., justto be a part Irish are likely goingto put more players of the occasion. on the defensive line to pressure Morelli This is the kind of game that since he isn’t a scrambler. And that inspires overly dramatic Under couldbe problematic for Morelli since he Armour commercials.