The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 10, 1998 - 15A
Paterno seeks his 300th win; Buckeyes look to romp on Toledo
gy Joshua 1. Bordn
Daily Sports Writer
A game-by-game look at this week's non-
Michigan Big Ten action:
IOWA (1-0) AT IOWA STATE (0-1):
Iowa State coach Dan McCarney said he hasn't
&nd a position on either offense or defense in
w ch Iowa State has an advantage over Iowa. A
statement like that might deflate confidence.
That is assuming that Iowa State had any confi-
dence left. It has not bpaten Iowa since 1982, and
at last word, the Iowa students had already started
to celebrate.
Darren Davis, the Iowa State running back and
Heisman long shot, was
shut down last week by
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exas Christian. All-American defensive lineman
Jared DeVries should hurt the Iowa State running
game this week, unless he fails to make it through
the Iowa heat.
To combat DeVries' dehydration, they plan to
use an IV treatment at halftime.
jowa lacks the offensive firepower that Tavian
Banks and Tim Dwight supplied last year, but
don't expect that to affect the shellacking that Iowa
4te should receive this weekend.
Wowa45, Iowa State 7
TOLEDO (1-0) AT OMO STATE (1-0):
The No. 1 team in the country playing Toledo!
Last weekend, Toledo barely made it by Temple,
24-12, while Ohio State dismantled a fairly talent-
ed West Virginia squad, 34-17.
But there is a reason for such a lopsided
matchup. Ohio State is in the second of a six-year
run in which it will play at least one Ohio school
per season. For Toledo, this is the game.
Toledo can attest to two victories over Purdue in
t '90s, but Ohio State is good. Rhodes Scholar
Aids Awarness buff Andy Katzenmoyer will
take a break from studying to hurt some Toledo
Rockets. While the Big Kat will be regulating up
front, Antoine Winfield and the boys will be shut-
sing down the Toledo passing game.
On offense, Dayid "I got beat up by Charles
Woodson" Boston will snag a few TDs, while
Michael Wiley will run silly over the undersized
Toledo D-line. The game should be over by half-
time. S
Ohio State 66, Toledo 3
BOWLING GREEN (0-1) AT PENN STATE (1-0):
All of Happy Valley and the surrounding
Pennsylvania area will be in full attendance this
weekend to witness JoePa's 300th win. And what
a tough game it will be.
Last weekend, Missouri mangled the Falcons,
37-0. Bowling Green managed only 56 yards on
offense, while giving up 544 on defense. Bowling
Green will probably have more trouble running
the ball against the Penn State defense. It let up a
mere nine yards against Southern Miss last week.
This game will be quite exciting for the first
eight minutes. Patemo will become only the sixth
coach to amass 300 wins, and Bowling Green will
go home 0-2.
Penn State 47, Bowling Green 7
OIO(0-l)AT WISCONsIN (1-0):
Ron Dayne has had his fair share of success, but
his large body has spent more time on the bench
these past two seasons than in the end zone.
Dayne missed last week's game with a severely
sprained ankle and is questionable this week.
Wisconsin barely defeated a mediocre San
Diego State team, 26-14. Ohio made careless
errors in the fourth quarter, losing to Carolina
State, 34-31.
The Badger O-line is anchored by pre-season
All-American tackle Aaron Gibson. Gib is 6-7,
368 pounds. His waist measures 56 inches and his
thighs are a massive 38 inches. If Da Phat Back is
able to run the ball, the route will be right behind
the mammoth backside of Gibson. Wisconsin
should be able to run to victory.
Wisconsin 35, Ohio 10
DUKE (1-0) AT NORTHWESTERN (1-0):
Duke: Stick to basketball. While Northwestern
is not as strong as it once was, it will have little
trouble with the Blue Devils.
After three lousy seasons, Duke finally won a
game against division I-AA Western Carolina.
Duke won 24-10, and showed signs of improving
upon last year's season.
Duke has been a formidable opponent for
Northwestern, which barely beat Duke, 24-20, last
season. Wildcats coach Gary Barnett was content
with his 41-7 victory over UNLV last weekend,
but feels Duke is a much better team than the
Runnin' Rebels.
Northwestern 28, Duke 10
RICE (1-0) AT PURDUE (0-1):
The air-and-land show will be underway this
weekend in West Lafayette. While Purdue's phi-
losophy is tothrow the ball and then throw it more,
Rice likes to run it every which way out of the
triple-option wishbone offense.
Of all the Big Ten matchups this weekend, this
one should provide the most excitement. Lastyear,
Rice visited Northwestern to defeat them 40-34.
This weekend's matchup could be very similar- a
lot of offense, little defense.
Purdue graduated its key offensive weapons,
but still rides the wave of last year's inspiring sea-
son. Rice is trying to make the Big Ten trip an
annual victory.
Rice led the country in rushing last year but
moving the ball against the Boilermaker D-line
will be a struggle. Expect a whole lot of run-and-
gun from Rice, and a whole lot of chucking from
Purdue. Put together, you might have an entertain-
ing game.
Rice 34, Purdue 27
WESTERN MICHIGAN (1-0) AT INDIANA (0-0):
The only Michigan Division I team to win last
weekend was Western Michigan. But WMU is on
a roll going into Bloomington this weekend, car-
rying a two-season seven-game winning streak
into Indiana
Indiana is mostly young and inexperienced.
Indiana coach Cam Cameron has faith in his play-
ers, but they will need more than faith to win. The
Hoosiers are the perennial doormat of the Big Ten.
Cameron preaches a good game, but the
Hoosier defense will have to hit harder than Bobby
Knight if they expect to win this ball game.
Western Michigan 21, Indiana 14
MIDDLE TENN. STATE (1-0) AT ILLINOIS (0-1):
If you were planing on getting that much-need-
ed root canal, this game would be the time.
Illinois has lost 18 in a row, and is bringing ina
Division IAA team to try to end the streak.
Most ofthe Illini consists ofjunior college play-
ers and freshman who couldn't get a scholarship
anywhere else. As for Middle Tennessee State,
they have football players who wear helmets. This
preview will be the interactive portion of thearti-
cle. Guess the score yourself.
NOTRE DAME (1-0) AT MICHIGAN STATE (0-2):
This matchup is actually intriguing. Notre
Dame visits East Lansing after pulling off its-
biggest victory in a long time. It put the hurt on
Michigan last weekend, while Michigan State
resembled a fourth-grade football team.
Michigan State can turn around their season
and set its sights on a successful year. It's hinny
Andy Katzenmoyer and his Buckeye teammates are looking to retain bragging rights in the state of
Ohio with a victory over Toledo on Saturday.
how everyone forgets coach bashings, bowl fail-
ures and losing seasons with a couple big wins.
But isn't that why we watch college football?
This matchup has always been a classic. Jarious
Jackson and Autry Denson will try and run the
option successfully. As for State's offensive capa-
bilities, they only have one - Sedrick Irvin. Irvin
opened the season with an impressive 120 yards
rushing, but gained only 66 yards in last week's
lopsided loss to Oregon.
Notre Dame 27, Michigan State. 21
MINNESOTA (1-0) AT HOUSTON (0-1):
Sometimes you gotta wonder if football can get
any more exciting than this matchup. Houston has
been lacking a dominant offense since David
Klingler left seven years ago. On the other hand,
the Golden Gophers barely beat Arkansas State.
Both of these powerhouses have decent defens-
es, limiting their opposition to five yards rushing
last weekend. In last year's contest they combined
for 88 points. The defenses are rumored to have
fallen asleep on the field. You gotta wonder who
will actually attend this ball game.
Minnesota 24, Houston 10
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