Watch the landing: Florida State's Jarred Haggins leaps over Murray State's Darrien Skinner on Saturday. APThese are now Bill O'Brien's Nittany Lions — and they are off to a disappointing start.In front of 97,000 vocal fans eager to just watch football again, Penn State let an 11-point halftime lead slip away and Ohio quarterback Tyler Tettleton accounted for three second-half touchdowns to hand O'Brien a 24-14 loss in his coaching debut."I thought it was a great atmosphere in the stands," O'Brien said before stoically taking responsibility for the loss. "Again, it starts with me and coaching better and making sure we play better next time."For many fans, just watching a game at Beaver Stadium represented a small victory following a trying offseason that included the death of former coach Joe Paterno, and crippling NCAA sanctions placed on the program for the Jerry Sandusky child abuse scandal."We are . . . Penn State," the anxious crowd roared in the fourth quarter, even in the final minutes with defeat assured. It was the first loss to open a season for Penn State since falling 33-7 to Miami in 2001."It got everyone back together," fan Lisa Weller, 48, of Charlotte, North Carolina, referring to the team and the massive Penn State fan base, said about Saturday's game. "Everyone is going to move forward.'ARLINGTON, Texas — AJ McCarron threw two touchdown passes and No. 2 Alabama's retooled defense showed it could still dominate.Even after sending three starting defenders from last year's national championship team to the NFL as first-round draft picks, the Crimson Tide threw around the eighth-ranked Wolverines while stifling and pounding dual-threat quarterback Denard Robinson.No. 1 USC 39, Hawaii 10: In Los Angeles, Marqise Lee caught a 75-yard touchdown pass on the first play from scrimmage and returned a kickoff 100 yards for a score, and No. 1 Southern California rolled.No. 3 LSU 41, North Texas 14: In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Kenny Hilliard rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns, and LSU opened its season with an easy victory.No. 6 Georgia 45, Buffalo 23 In Athens, Georgia, freshman Todd Gurley ran for three touchdowns, Aaron Murray threw three scoring passes, and Georgia overcame a sloppy first half.No. 7 Florida State 69, Murray State 3: In Tallahassee, Florida, Lonnie Pryor, James Wilder Jr., and Debrale Smiley combined for seven rushing touchdowns to lead the SeminolesNo 19 Oklahoma State 84, Savannah State 0: In Stillwater, Oklahoma, freshman Wes Lunt completed all 11 of his passes in a brief first outing as the new starting quarterback for Oklahoma State.The lopsided result was hardly a surprise. Savannah State, one of the worst teams from a lower division, had won only four games in Football Championship Subdivision competition in 10 years and was playing a team from the FBS for the first time.
Monday, September 3, 2012
Penn State starts new era with loss against Ohio
STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania — A white towel draped over his shoulder, the new Penn State coach in the white polo shirt donned headphones to communicate with his assistants in the press box as he paced the sideline.Watch the landing: Florida State's Jarred Haggins leaps over Murray State's Darrien Skinner on Saturday. APThese are now Bill O'Brien's Nittany Lions — and they are off to a disappointing start.In front of 97,000 vocal fans eager to just watch football again, Penn State let an 11-point halftime lead slip away and Ohio quarterback Tyler Tettleton accounted for three second-half touchdowns to hand O'Brien a 24-14 loss in his coaching debut."I thought it was a great atmosphere in the stands," O'Brien said before stoically taking responsibility for the loss. "Again, it starts with me and coaching better and making sure we play better next time."For many fans, just watching a game at Beaver Stadium represented a small victory following a trying offseason that included the death of former coach Joe Paterno, and crippling NCAA sanctions placed on the program for the Jerry Sandusky child abuse scandal."We are . . . Penn State," the anxious crowd roared in the fourth quarter, even in the final minutes with defeat assured. It was the first loss to open a season for Penn State since falling 33-7 to Miami in 2001."It got everyone back together," fan Lisa Weller, 48, of Charlotte, North Carolina, referring to the team and the massive Penn State fan base, said about Saturday's game. "Everyone is going to move forward.'ARLINGTON, Texas — AJ McCarron threw two touchdown passes and No. 2 Alabama's retooled defense showed it could still dominate.Even after sending three starting defenders from last year's national championship team to the NFL as first-round draft picks, the Crimson Tide threw around the eighth-ranked Wolverines while stifling and pounding dual-threat quarterback Denard Robinson.No. 1 USC 39, Hawaii 10: In Los Angeles, Marqise Lee caught a 75-yard touchdown pass on the first play from scrimmage and returned a kickoff 100 yards for a score, and No. 1 Southern California rolled.No. 3 LSU 41, North Texas 14: In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Kenny Hilliard rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns, and LSU opened its season with an easy victory.No. 6 Georgia 45, Buffalo 23 In Athens, Georgia, freshman Todd Gurley ran for three touchdowns, Aaron Murray threw three scoring passes, and Georgia overcame a sloppy first half.No. 7 Florida State 69, Murray State 3: In Tallahassee, Florida, Lonnie Pryor, James Wilder Jr., and Debrale Smiley combined for seven rushing touchdowns to lead the SeminolesNo 19 Oklahoma State 84, Savannah State 0: In Stillwater, Oklahoma, freshman Wes Lunt completed all 11 of his passes in a brief first outing as the new starting quarterback for Oklahoma State.The lopsided result was hardly a surprise. Savannah State, one of the worst teams from a lower division, had won only four games in Football Championship Subdivision competition in 10 years and was playing a team from the FBS for the first time.
Watch the landing: Florida State's Jarred Haggins leaps over Murray State's Darrien Skinner on Saturday. APThese are now Bill O'Brien's Nittany Lions — and they are off to a disappointing start.In front of 97,000 vocal fans eager to just watch football again, Penn State let an 11-point halftime lead slip away and Ohio quarterback Tyler Tettleton accounted for three second-half touchdowns to hand O'Brien a 24-14 loss in his coaching debut."I thought it was a great atmosphere in the stands," O'Brien said before stoically taking responsibility for the loss. "Again, it starts with me and coaching better and making sure we play better next time."For many fans, just watching a game at Beaver Stadium represented a small victory following a trying offseason that included the death of former coach Joe Paterno, and crippling NCAA sanctions placed on the program for the Jerry Sandusky child abuse scandal."We are . . . Penn State," the anxious crowd roared in the fourth quarter, even in the final minutes with defeat assured. It was the first loss to open a season for Penn State since falling 33-7 to Miami in 2001."It got everyone back together," fan Lisa Weller, 48, of Charlotte, North Carolina, referring to the team and the massive Penn State fan base, said about Saturday's game. "Everyone is going to move forward.'ARLINGTON, Texas — AJ McCarron threw two touchdown passes and No. 2 Alabama's retooled defense showed it could still dominate.Even after sending three starting defenders from last year's national championship team to the NFL as first-round draft picks, the Crimson Tide threw around the eighth-ranked Wolverines while stifling and pounding dual-threat quarterback Denard Robinson.No. 1 USC 39, Hawaii 10: In Los Angeles, Marqise Lee caught a 75-yard touchdown pass on the first play from scrimmage and returned a kickoff 100 yards for a score, and No. 1 Southern California rolled.No. 3 LSU 41, North Texas 14: In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Kenny Hilliard rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns, and LSU opened its season with an easy victory.No. 6 Georgia 45, Buffalo 23 In Athens, Georgia, freshman Todd Gurley ran for three touchdowns, Aaron Murray threw three scoring passes, and Georgia overcame a sloppy first half.No. 7 Florida State 69, Murray State 3: In Tallahassee, Florida, Lonnie Pryor, James Wilder Jr., and Debrale Smiley combined for seven rushing touchdowns to lead the SeminolesNo 19 Oklahoma State 84, Savannah State 0: In Stillwater, Oklahoma, freshman Wes Lunt completed all 11 of his passes in a brief first outing as the new starting quarterback for Oklahoma State.The lopsided result was hardly a surprise. Savannah State, one of the worst teams from a lower division, had won only four games in Football Championship Subdivision competition in 10 years and was playing a team from the FBS for the first time.
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