Penn State Players Transferring

Seniors
Justin Brown (Starting Wide Receiver) to Oklahoma
Devon Smith (Starting Wide Receiver) to Marshall

Juniors
Robert Bolden (Backup Quarterback) to LSU
Khairi Fortt (Backup Linebacker) to California
Kevin Haplea (Backup Tight End) To Florida State
Silas Redd (Starting Running Back) to USC

RS Juniors
Anthony Fera (Starting Kicker and Punter) to Texas
Derrick Thomas (Backup Cornerback) to Marshall

RS Freshmen
Tim Buckley (Backup Safety) to North Carolina State
Ryan Nowicki (Backup Offensive Tackle) to Illinois

Freshmen
Jamil Pollard (Defensive Tackle) to Rutgers

2011 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg Preview

Date: December 20, 2011 8:00 ET

Stadium: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida

Payout: $500,000

Played: 2008-present

Former Names: St. Petersburg Bowl (2008-2009)

Broadcasters: Mike Patrick, Danny Kanell

Sideline Reporter: Jeannine Edwards

All Time Series: 0-0

Line: FIU by 4

	Florida International			Marshall
Overall Record	8-4		Overall Record	6-6
Conference Record	5-3		Conference Record	5-3
Bowl Record	1-0		Bowl Record	6-2
Last Bowl Win	2010 Pizza Bowl		Last Bowl Win	2009 Pizza Bowl

Helmet Stickers: Week 5

ACC—No. 21 Georgia Tech is off to its best start since it won the national championship in 1990. The Yellow Jackets are 5-0 after pasting North Carolina State 45-35 on Saturday. Georgia Tech opened the game 21-0, but let the Wolfpack climb back to within a touchdown. In the fourth quarter, the Yellow Jackets scored three touchdowns in a span of 2 minutes and 22 seconds and later a field goal. Georgia Tech safety Isaiah Johnson returned an interception for 34 yards and a touchdown.

Big 10—Michigan State came into Ohio Stadium with the No. 1 defense in the nation and played like it. The Spartans defeated the Buckeyes 10-7 and came close to shutting the Buckeyes out at home for the first time since October 2, 1982. The Spartans finally allowed Ohio State to score with 10 seconds left in the game. Michigan State tallied nine sacks and held Ohio State to 35 yards rushing on 39 attempts. The Spartans beat the Buckeyes for the first time since 1999.

Big 12—Kansas State cherry-popped No. 15 Baylor 36-35 in Manhattan Saturday. Trailing Baylor 35-33, K-State linebacker Arthur Brown dealt Robert Griffin III his first interception of the season to set up a 31-yard field goal to get the lead. Baylor had one more shot, but the Wildcats defense made them go four-and-out. Arthur Brown led the K-State defense with 8 tackles and 2 sacks in the game. The Wildcats are now 4-0 and will probably enter the Top 25.

Big East—On Thursday night, Pittsburgh gave a 4-0 No. 16 South Florida team its first loss of the season in a 44-17 decision. Pitt got a much needed win after losses to Iowa and Notre Dame, and beat a ranked opponent for the first time since 2008. Panthers running back Ray Graham ran for 226 yards and two touchdowns in a breakout performance. Pitt’s conversion of 9 out of 15 third downs kept the Bulls’ defense on the field and wore South Florida out.

C-USA—The Thundering Herd came into Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium and beat the Cardinals 17-13. With less than 5 minutes left in the fourth quarter, Marshall linebacker Tyson Gale intercepted Louisville’s Teddy Bridgewater on the Louisville 30-yard line. With good field position, Marshall took the lead with 1:49 left in the game on a 4-yard touchdown pass from Rakeem Cato to tight end C.J. Crawford. On Louisville’s ensuing drive, safety Omar Brown intercepted Louisville’s Teddy Bridgewater to seal the win for the Thundering Herd. Marshall outgained Louisville 353 yards to 281 yards.

MAC—Western Michigan beat UConn 38-31 in East Hartford, Connecticut. Broncos quarterback Alex Carder threw for a career-high 479 yards and five touchdowns. Three Broncos receivers had over 100-yards receiving: Jordan White (173 yards), Chleb Ravenell (123 yards), and Robert Arnheim (113 yards). Western Michigan overcame fifteen penalties for 119 yards; the Broncos had more penalty yards than offensive yards in the first quarter. Western Michigan got its first win over Connecticut, evening the all-time series to 1-1.

MWC—Air Force beat fellow service academy Navy by a score of 35-34 in overtime. The Midshipmen scored six in overtime and then had their extra point attempt blocked by the Falcons. The Falcons proceeded to score a touchdown and an extra point to get a one-point win over their rival. Air Force linebacker Brady Amack had 23 tackles in the game. If Air Force can beat Army on November 5^th, it will retain the Commander-in-Chief’s trophy for another year.

Pac-12—Southern California outlasted Arizona in a shootout. The Trojans won 48 to 41 in a game that did not see much defense from either team. Matt Barkley set a school-record passing for 468 yards. Barkley threw four touchdowns and rushed for another. Robert Woods had 255 yards receiving and two touchdowns. Trojan safety T.J. McDonald had two interceptions. The Trojans are undefeated in the Los Angeles Coliseum this year (4 games). USC has beaten the Wildcats in 9 of the two teams last 10 meetings.

SEC—No. 18 Arkansas erased an 18-point deficit at halftime and beat No. 14 Texas A&M by a score of 42-38. The Razorback defense regrouped and only allowed a field goal in the second half. Quarterback Tyler Wilson passed for a school-record 510 yards. Wide receiver Jarius Wright set a school-record for receiving yards with 281 yards. The Razorbacks proved the Aggies are not ready for the SEC. The Aggies have not beaten an SEC team in sixteen years.

Sun Belt—Troy got by UAB 24-23 in Troy, Alabama Saturday. Going into the fourth quarter, Troy was losing by 9 points. After hitting a field goal with 5:18 left, Troy cornerback Jimmie Anderson intercepted a pass on the next series and took it to UAB’s 12 yard line. Troy’s D.J. Taylor ran in the ball from 2 yard out with 4:07 remaining to get the go-ahead score for Troy. D.J. Taylor rushed for a total of three touchdowns in the win over the Blazers.

WAC—New Mexico State beat in-state rival New Mexico in Albuquerque Saturday by a score of 42-28. The Aggies beat the Lobos by their largest margin of victory since 1968. NMSU quarterback Matt Christian threw for 296 yards and four touchdowns. He also rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown. NMSU running back Kenny Turner rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown. The Aggies have now beat the Lobos three straight times, which the program has not done in over forty years.

Independents—Army routed Tulane 45-6 in West Point. Tulane scored a touchdown on its first possession of the game, followed by Army scoring 45 unanswered points. Eleven different Black Knights had rushing touches in the game. Army punter Chris Boldt averaged 55 yards per punt. Army has now beaten Tulane in four of the last five meetings between the schools. Army left Conference USA after the 2004 season.

C-USA Home Attendance Figures

	East Carolina			Houston
Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium			Robertson Stadium
S5 Tulsa	50,010		S4 Texas State	32,119
S11 Memphis	48,123		S10 UTEP	32,119
O16 NC State	50,410		S25 Tulane	32,007
O23 Marshall	50,145		O9 Mississippi State	32,067
N6 Navy	50,191		N5 UCF	32,008
N26 SMU	49,108		N13 Tulsa	30,046
AVERAGE	49,665		AVERAGE	31,728
	Marshall			Memphis
Edwards Stadium			Liberty Bowl
S10 West Virginia	41,382		S18 Middle Tennessee	27,965
S25 Ohio	28,143		O2 Tulsa	22,231
O13 UCF	23,601		O16 Southern Miss	18,848
O30 UTEP	24,740		O30 Houston	19,731
N13 Memphis	25,108		N6 Tennessee	39,742
N27 Tulane	19,302		N27 UCF	14,992
AVERAGE	27,046		AVERAGE	23,918
	Rice			Southern Methodist
Rice Stadium, Reliant Stadium*			Gerald J. Ford Stadium
S4 Texas*	70,445		S11 UAB	16,612
S18 Northwestern	15,562		S18 Washington State	18,184
S25 Baylor	23,395		S24 TCU	35,481
O2 SMU	14,981		O9 Tulsa	19,329
O16 Houston	26,342		O23 Houston	20,741
N20 East Carolina	15,262		N20 Marshall	17,513
N27 UAB	13,007
AVERAGE	25,571		AVERAGE	21,310
	Southern Miss			Tulane
M.M. Roberts Stadium			Louisiana Superdome
S11 Prairie View A&M	27,316		S2 Southeast Louisiana	20,258
S17 Kansas	30,211		S11 Mississippi	36,389
O2 Marshall	27,518		O9 Army	28,756
O9 East Carolina	32,334		O30 SMU	18,636
O30 UAB	26,415		N6 Southern Miss	22,737
N20 Houston	32,606		N13 Rice	16,698
			N20 UCF	19,069
AVERAGE	29,400		AVERAGE	23,220
	Tulsa			UAB
Chapman Stadium			Legion Field
S11 Bowling Green	19,565		S2 Florida Atlantic	25,885
S25 Central Arkansas	21,928		S18 Troy	23,681
O16 Tulane	23,295		O16 UTEP	11,756
N6 Rice	19,036		N6 Marshall	17,860
N20 UTEP	16,547		N11 East Carolina	14,083
N26 Southern Miss	21,901		N20 Memphis	16,177
AVERAGE	20,379		AVERAGE	18,240
	UCF			UTEP
Bright House Networks Stadium			Sun Bowl
S4 South Dakota	34,373		S4 Arkansas-Pine Bluff	30,029
S11 NC State	43,020		S18 New Mexico State	39,214
O6 UAB	40,281		S25 Memphis	29,765
O23 Rice	38,151		O9 Rice	28,955
O30 East Carolina	40,073		O23 Tulane	25,007
N13 Southern Miss	40,358		N6 SMU	23,127
D4 SMU	41,045
AVERAGE	39,614		AVERAGE	29,350

AVERAGE ATTENDANCE BY SCHOOL

East Carolina	49,665
UCF	39,614
Houston	31,728
Southern Miss	29,400
UTEP	29,350
Marshall	27,046
Rice	25,571
Memphis	23,918
Tulane	23,220
Southern Methodist	21,310
Tulsa	20,379
UAB	18,240