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Dana Pennett O'Neil | Bradley should be next Nits' head coach
The Irish scored its lone touchdown after Anthony Morelli all but used a laser pointer to telegraph his pass to Derrick
Williams, allowing Darrin Walls to pick it off and scamper 73 yards for the return. The Irish's other points came after the
Nittany Lions' special teams
allowed Tom Zbikowski a 47-yard return to set up first-and-goal from the 7-yard line.
Oh, and by the way, the defense held. Notre Dame couldn't move the ball 21 feet and had to settle for a field goal.
"They just kept coming, and coming and coming and getting to the ball," Bradley said. "It was a great effort, especially in the red zone."
It was also sweet revenge after Notre Dame embarrassed the
Lions last year, 41-17, scoring more points than any team since Michigan State scored 41 in the final game of 2003.
"I told them four things that are on the do not repeat list," Bradley said when asked how he inspired his defense this week.
"People don't say it, but that was the only game we got blown out and we really wanted our
revenge," Lee said.
The closer's mentality of the defense grows all the more
important as Joe Paterno
continues to make every day a take your child to work day. The playcalling of Jay Paterno (who is technically the quarterbacks coach but tellingly was brought into the postgame media room Saturday to talk about the offensive playcalling), is at best uninspired and at worst, imbecilic.
Up 14-7 against a Notre Dame offense that wasn't going to score again unless the PSU
offense set it up, Penn State ran a ridiculously unnecessary
double-reverse that was supposed to end with Deon Butler throwing the football. Instead it ended with Justin Brown dropping Butler for an 11-yard loss and ultimately, a punt.
You can get away with those things against Notre Dame and Buffalo this week. But what
happens in October, when in the span of 3 weeks, Wisconsin and Ohio State come to Beaver
Stadium?
