Looks like Pitt can expect to see Bowling Green do a lot more passing and utilize their “slash” player in the backfield. The starting tailback Willie Geter was suspended for the game.
Three players have been suspended one game for a violation of team rules, a university official confirmed yesterday. Freshman receiver Adrian Hodges of Jacksonville, Fla., and sophomore running back Willie Geter of Miami will not travel with the team to Pittsburgh for Saturday’s season opener. Junior cornerback Robert Lorenzi, who is out for the season with a broken leg, will undergo his suspension when healthy.
According to a police report, Hodges was arrested Tuesday for misuse of a credit card, and Lorenzi, of Concord, Calif., was cited for the same offense yesterday. Both are scheduled to be in court Wednesday.
According to the report, Hodges and Lorenzi found a credit card in the parking lot of a convenience store and used it to make $550.68 in purchases at various stores in the early morning of Aug. 1. Geter, who was expected to start Saturday, is also mentioned in the report but has not been charged.
Poor actions by the players. Strong and swift response by the school and team.
That news completely overshadowed the main story in the article which was all about the BGSU defensive line gearing up to try and stop LeSean McCoy.
Only 10 teams in the country were worse than BG at stopping the run in 2007. Add that to the fact McCoy is drawing comparisons to Tony Dorsett, and the Falcons are sure to face a considerable challenge Saturday at Heinz Field against the 25th ranked Panthers.
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“He’s one of the top running backs in the country,” BG defensive tackle Michael Ream said. “But our defensive line is pretty good too. If there are no holes for him to run through he’s not going to get his yards.”For now, Ream’s notion that BG is solid up front is still in question. Of the Falcons’ 13 games in 2007, nine times an opposing rusher eclipsed the century mark. Ironically, BG was able to hold star backs Javon Ringer (Michigan State) and Jalen Parmele (University of Toledo) to below 100 yards, but that fact cannot overshadow BG allowing almost 208 yards per game on the ground. Stopping the run has been a weakness during the Gregg Brandon era, but last year was especially troubling.
Now if Geter is out, the Falcon defense has more pressure on it.
As for Pitt’s defense. This becomes an interesting test. It’s all been about stopping the run. The Falcons really look like a team where they have to fear the pass. I expect BGSU to use the run — mainly on roll-outs and some option tosses to Turner — to try and keep the defense honest.
