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Hull’s new look causes stir at No. 5 Penn St.
Friday, September 18, 2009
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FAMU’s Pulley earns offensive honors again
Tribune Staff Report
For the second straight
week, Florida A&M quarterback
Curtis Pulley was selected
as the Mid-Eastern Athletic
Conference (MEAC) Offensive
Player of the Week, the league
announced on Monday. David
Erby of South Carolina State
earned Defensive Player of the
Week accolades.
Mike Mayhew, of North Carlina
A&T, earned Rookie of
he Week honors while teamate
Jason Valmont was
amed Offensive Lineman of
he Week. LeRoy Vann of Floria
A&M earned the Special
eams Player of the Week
onor, respectively.
Pulley (QB, 6-4, 200, Sr.,
opkinsville, Ky.) had 243
ards of total offense as the
attlers defeated Winstonalem
State, 34-10, in a
ationally broadcast game on
SPNU. Pulley completed 17f-21
passes for 209 yards with
hree touchdowns. He also caried
the ball 10 times for 34
ards.
Erby (LB, 6-0, 220, r-Jr.,
ock Hill, S.C.) anchored the
ulldogs defense that limited
ethune-Cookman to 97 total
ffensive yards including 14
ards rushing. Erby recorded
2 tackles, nine solo, with two
or a loss of 14 yards. He also
otched one sack with an 11ard
loss to help S.C. State to a
-0 regular season start.
Mayhew (RB, 5-10, 205,
ophomore, Charlotte, N.C.)
ided North Carolina A&T to a
7-13 win over Norfolk State
nd scored the Aggies’ gameinning
touchdown for the
second straight week. Mayhew
rushed 14 times for 87 yards
and one touchdown. He also
caught one pass for 13 yards.
Mayhew carried the ball on
every play of a 61-yard drive to
start the second half that
ended with an 8-yard scoring
run.
Chowan’s Holland
picked as CIAA’s
Receiver of Week
In the CIAA, Chowan’s
Robert Holland earned Receiver
of the Week honors after
catching eight passes for 169
yards and two touchdowns in a
27-24 loss to Brevard College
last Saturday.
On the defensive side of the
ball, defensive back Jeffrey
Gowdy picked up Defensive
Back of the Week accolades
with nine tackles, six unassisted,
and two interceptions for
Fayetteville State.
Also receiving honors were
Elizabeth City State’s Terry
Jones and Malcolm Jenkins,
Offensive and Defensive Linemen
of the Week, respectively;
Johnson C. Smith quarterback
Ryan Carter (Offensive Back of
the Week); Virginia State’s
Jamal Gourdine (Linebacker of
the Week) and Rookie of the
Week Daronte McNeill of Elizabeth
City State — Position:
Running Back. Height: 6-1.
Weight: 235. Hometown: Elizabeth
City, N.C.
Comments: McNeill collected
his second 100 plus yard rushing
game this season against
Tusculum on Saturday. He ran
Florida A&M quarterback Curtis Pulley (11) dives for extra
yardage during a recent game. – FILE PHOTO
for 107 yards on 17 carries
including three of ECSU's six
rushing touchdowns (two
which came in the second half).
His TD runs went for five
yards, 24 yards and 23 yards.
The Vikings topped Tusculum
49-29.
Nationally ranked
Shaw undefeated
after three weeks
In the SIAC, Shaw made it
three in a row with a 28-20 win
over a determined Concordia.
Albany St. (3-0) had a 34-8
win over Stillman and
Tuskegee (2-1) grabbed a 22-
15 win over Ft. Valley St.
Elizabeth City State (2-1)
romped to a 49-29 win over
defending South Atlantic Conference
champ Tusculum.
Clark-Atlanta (3-0) scored a
33-0 shutout over Lane and
Virginia St. looked strong with
their 38-6 win over Lincoln
(MO), while Langston fell to
FCS Arkansas Pine Bluff 45-30.
BLACK COLLEGE FOOTBALL POLL
School Pts (No. 1 Votes) Record
1. S.C. State 292 (23) 2-0
2. Florida A&M 253 (7) 2-0
3. Grambling 217 1-1
4. Prairie View 195 1-1
5. Shaw 148 3-0
6. Alabama A&M 127 2-0
7. Southern 96 1-1
8. Albany St. 59 3-0
9. Hampton 47 1-1
10. Tuskegee 42 2-1
Other teams receiving votes: N.C. A&T 32, Tennessee St. 21, Jackson St.
13, Norfolk St. 11,Miles College 7.
Morehouse (2-1) had a 27-21
win over Kentucky St. and
Benedict (2-2) fashioned a 40-
31 upset of Miles (2-1).
Grambling State,
Jackson State spice
up SWAC schedule
Defending SWAC and HBCU
National Champion Grambling
travels to Jackson State in a
match-up of the past two Conference
champions. Both GSU
and JSU are two-time defending
division champions who
will meet for the fifth time since
2007.
University of Arkansas-Pine
Bluff and Mississippi Valley
State will play in Rice-Totten
Stadium in the SWAC opener
for both teams. The Golden
Lions had a 45-point outburst
The SWAC's Alabama schools
will each look to win at home
this week to improve to 3-0 on
the young season and extend
winning streaks to four games
Alabama A&M hosts Jacksonville
State at Louis Crews
Stadium, while Alabama State
State play for the third straight
year. Both teams posted their
first victories of the season last
Southern will look to post their
first wins of the season. The
Braves travel to Central Michigan,
while TSU hosts Texas
in their win over Langston
while MVSU had an open
date.
dating back to last season.
welcomes Edward Waters to
Cramton Bowl.
Southern and Tennessee
week.
Alcorn State and Texas
College.
Genaro C. Armas
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Josh
Hull’s new look is causing a stir
at No. 5 Penn State.
The middle linebacker’s new
mustache is drawing doubletakes
and lighthearted barbs
from teammates.
Hull said he got the idea after
watching old games between
Northwestern and Penn State
with teammate Mickey Shuler.
Most players sported bushy
mustaches in their head shots.
“I’m going for a “Wild West”
thing,” Hull joked Wednesday.
Temple travels to
battle Penn State
The Temple Owls will clash
with No. 5 ranked Penn State
on the road in Happy Valley on
Saturday. The kickoff is set for
Noon at Beaver Stadium.
Under the direction of head
coach Al Golden, Temple
returns to action following a
27-24 loss to Villanova at Lincoln
Financial Field for the
inaugural Mayor’s Cup.
Redshirt junior quarterback
Vaughn Charlton went 19-of-
28 for a career-high 317 yards
and two touchdowns. Junior
wide receiver Michael Campbell
scored his first TD and led
the receivers with 93 yards on
ive catches. Running back
Kee-ayre Griffin gained 70
yards on 21 carries and scored
one touchdown against the
Wildcats.
The meeting marks the
fourth contest of a seven-game
series between Temple and
Penn State, with five games
scheduled at Beaver Stadium
(Nov. 11, 2006, Sept. 20, 2008,
Sept. 19, 2009, Oct. 9, 2010,
Sept. 15, 2012) and two games
slated for Lincoln Financial
Field (Nov. 10, 2007, Sept. 17,
2011). Saturday’s game also
marks the third meeting (and
second at Beaver Stadium)
between Golden (Penn State
alumnus) and his mentor Joe
Paterno, who is in his 44th
season as head coach at Penn
“I’m just trying to have some fun
and relax a little bit.”
He’s endured some teasing,
too.
“Has he got a mustache,”
coach Joe Paterno jokingly asked
when quizzed by a reporter on
Hull’s look. “I guess I’ve seen it,
but I haven’t noticed it. As long
as it’s not coming down to his
neck, is it?”
Don’t look for quarterback
Daryll Clark to sport the look,
either.
“That’s ugly on me, period,”
said Clark, who has a trimmed
mustache. “It’s ugly on Josh too,
Al Golden
State.
Nationally ranked, Penn
State is 2-0 on the season after
home wins over Akron (31-7)
and Syracuse (28-7). Junior
running back Evan Royster is
the Nittany Lions’ leading
rusher with 102 yards on 26
carries. Senior quarterback
Daryll Clark is 49-of-71 for
593 yards and six touchdowns
in tow contests. Junior wide
receiver Graham Zug is the top
receiver with 141 yards on 11
receptions and two TDs.
Lincoln to host
powerhouse Shaw
Lincoln University coming off
I try to tell him all the time.”
Still, the rest of the Nittany
Lions are willing to overlook
Hull’s facial flaws given his solid
play this year, with 15 tackles
and one interception.
“You know what, let it stay on,
because he’s playing lights out,”
Clark said.
CONFIDENT CAPTAIN: Penn
State’s quarterback had a feeling
that the Nittany Lions’ first two
opponents would overplay the
run.
His position coach, Jay Paterno,
told him as much during
pregame preparations, so Clark
a 29-8 victory over Southern
Virginia will host CIAA powerhouse
Shaw University on Saturday
at 1 p.m. The game will
be played at Avon Grove High
School in West Grove.
Shaw ranked No. 5 in the
SBN Black College Football Poll
is the only undefeated team in
the league. The Bears feature
running back Raymond
Williams, the league’s leading
rusher, averaging 104 yards a
game. Shaw has a 3-0 overall
record.
The Lions (2-1) are led by
quarterbacks Kareem Dennis
from Lincoln High and Brandon
Austin. Chris Darby is
Lincoln’s leading rusher with
154 yards on 30 carries. Darby
is averaging 5.1 yards a game.
Drexel to play at
Niagara on ESPN
Drexel will play on ESPN
against Niagara University as
part of ESPN’s second annual
College Hoops Tip-Off
Marathon on Nov. 17. The
Dragons and the Purple Eagles
will play at 8 a.m. the first time
the network has ever televised
live college basketball at that
time.
This is the second straight
season the Dragons are participating
in the event. Last year,
Drexel defeated Penn in the
Daskalakis Athletic Center in a
game that started at 10 a.m.
— Compiled by Donald Hunt
said it isn’t a big surprise that
Penn State has struggled on the
ground so far in 2009.
The Nittany Lions are averaging
just 107 yards a game, a
measly figure for a team that features
Evan Royster, the Big Ten’s
top returning tailback.
“He didn’t say we were going to
struggle in the running game ...
but usually when guys stick
seven, eight guys in the box, we
can’t block everybody,” Clark
said about Jay Paterno’s advice.
The rushing attack and shortyardage
situations are the most
glaring holes on a team that has
otherwise cruised to two decisive
victories.
While the offense wants to get
Royster going, the team is still
splitting the reps in practice
evenly between running and
passing plays. “We don’t want to
harp too much on the run game.
(Coaches) have kept everything
the same way,” Clark said.
Joe Paterno also told Clark in
preseason that the quarterback
would have to remain patient as
an offensive line that features
three new starters and two
returnees in different positions
gets up to speed.
“We’re young up front, new up
front. The O-line is the unit that
takes the longest to jell, and
they’ve shown that,” Clark said.
“It’s only going to get better, I
guarantee you.”
UNDER THE WEATHER: Linebacker
Navorro Bowman is listed
as “possible” on this week’s
injury report for the Temple
game, and Paterno viewed the
midweek practice sessions as an
important sign whether the junior
could play.
Bowman has been bothered by
a right groin pull that hampered
him preseason. He aggravated it
in the season opener against
Akron, pulling himself out of the
game in the first quarter.
Paterno said he would monitor
how Bowman responded in practice
on Tuesday.
Asked Wednesday about Bowman’s
progress, Hull only said
that his teammate was at practice,
“participating in some
things, but didn’t see much
action.”
Bowman may not be needed
much anyway against the overmatched
Owls. Nathan Stupar,
who has 17 tackles, and Bani
Gbadyu have been solid replacements
next to starters Hull and
Sean Lee.
ON THE CORNER: CB A.J.
Wallace has gone from coach Joe
Paterno’s doghouse to nearly
climbing into the starting lineup.
The depth chart lists as either
Wallace or fellow senior Knowledge
Timmons as the potential
starters at left cornerback.
A month ago in preseason
camp, Paterno had said Wallace
might have to miss one or two
games for cutting classes.
Since then, Wallace has
acquitted himself in Paterno’s
eyes with his grades and abiding
by other rules the coaching staff
put down. He’s played the first
two games, though he hasn’t
started.
“Both those kids, one does
something better than the other,”
Paterno said this week. “But we
intended to play both Timmons
and A.J., and I think that will
stay that way for a while.” — (AP)
Daryll Clark