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Penn State's goal: Trying to stop Fields from having a day

“It’s not fun playing a guy John Scott Jr. said. half to spark another scoring
that knows how to move in drive and further demoralize
the pocket and knows how to One key to Fields’ success as the defense.
move at the right time in the a passer? He takes his time “When you’re close to mak-
pocket,” Penn State defensive when he knows he has it and ing a play, you have to make
end Jayson Oweh said. isn’t spooked by collapsing it,” Shelton said. “You’ve got
pocket space. to get him on the ground.”
Fields did so consistently in
the Buckeyes’ 52-17 season- “The game definitely kind The Nittany Lions, who lost
opening win last week over of looks slower, the defense their season opener last week
Nebraska where he turned looks slower moving,” Fields by one point in overtime to
in the most accurate per- said. “I never think about it in Big Ten foe Indiana, think
formance by an Ohio State terms of numbers. I’m will- they have the pieces to do
quarterback in program his- ing to do whatever to help it. As one of only two teams
tory with at least 11 attempts. the team win, whether that’s with 40 or more sacks each
Fields completed 20 of 21 not scrambling at all, wheth- of the last five seasons, Penn
(AP) — Penn State defen- “He’s definitely grown as a passes for 276 yards with two er that’s scrambling every State’s defensive linemen
sive tackle Antonio Shel- player in that regard.” touchdowns. While most of play. It doesn’t really matter pride themselves on playing
ton saw something new his work was done from his to me.” hard late into games.
this week as he watched The way Shelton sees it, wide stance, in the pocket,
recent film of Ohio State pocket pressure and quarter- Fields also threw well on But it definitely matters to They’re not going to forget
quarterback Justin Fields. back hurries aren’t going to designed rollouts and main- a defense looking to get off that they helped give Penn
be good enough. tained his accuracy when the field. Penn State found State’s offense a chance to
It’s an attribute that could It’s a widely shared message forced to scramble. this out last year when Fields win with a few kneel downs
make it even tougher for the inside Penn State’s defensive turned in one of the better last week after Shaka Toney
18th-ranked Nittany Lions to line room this week. If Fields Both abilities have become rushing games of his career, flew around Indiana’s left
contain one of the country’s can move around freely, he’s hallmarks for him. Fields running for 68 yards on a ca- flank for back-to-back sacks
most mobile and accurate likely to find an open re- completed 67% of his passes reer-high 21 carries. Of those and hurried an incompletion
quarterbacks on Saturday ceiver. If he’s forced to the a year ago — including a 16- attempts, two came on third- on the next play.
when Fields and the third- perimeter, the Nittany Lions for-22 clip against Penn State and-long situations where
ranked Buckeyes visit Beaver will need a defender with — with 41 touchdowns and 3 Fields scrambled for 14 and “We’ve just got to keep on ap-
Stadium. impeccable technique to take interceptions. 17 yards to keep the drives plying the same pressure that
him down. “He’s one of the best I’ve going in a 28-17 victory. He we did in that second half of
“He’s not going down on seen do it in a while,” Penn also scampered for 22 yards the game,” Oweh said. “We
first contact,” Shelton said. Maybe two. State defensive line coach on a fourth-and-5 in the first were just flying around.”

Lightning re-sign F Patrick Maroon, D Luke Schenn

(AP) - Even though the realities of
a salary cap prevented the Tampa “I thought last year was something
Bay Lightning from keeping their else, but this year was something spe-
entire Stanley Cup-winning team cial," Maroon said. “I’ve been fortu-
together, they were able to bring nate enough to be on so many good
back two key depth players who hockey teams, and to go back to back,
helped make it happen. most people don’t get the chance to
play in a Stanley Cup Finals, I got to
Tampa Bay re-signed forward Pat- do it back to back and win.”
rick Maroon to a $1.8 million, two-
year contract and defenseman Luke The 32-year-old put up six points in
Schenn for $900,000 for next season the playoffs, including an assist on
Thursday. Maroon and Schenn were Blake Coleman's goal in Game 6 of
among the newcomers who helped the Final against Dallas, which was
put the Lightning over the top after the Cup clincher. Maroon had 23
several years of playoff heartbreak, points in the regular season for Tampa
adding some grit and experience to a Bay and has 229 over his NHL career.
talented core.
This is Maroon’s first multiyear deal
“I think you need a good mixture of since the Anaheim Ducks signed him
speed and also that kind of grit and for three seasons back in 2015. He'll
physicality,” Schenn said by phone. count $900,000 against the salary cap
“Games are tough. They’re grinding through 2021-22.
in the playoffs, and if you can not get
pushed around and even kind of lead Schenn, 30, entered the Lightning's
the push a little bit, then I think that’s postseason lineup after an injury to
a huge benefit.” Ryan McDonagh and skated in 11
games on the way to winning the
Maroon became the only back-to- Cup for the first time in his 12-year
back Cup champion in 2019 and 2020 career. Bringing Schenn back softens
after winning it with his hometown the blow of Tampa Bay losing defen-
St. Louis Blues the previous season semen Kevin Shattenkirk and
alongside Luke's brother, Brayden. ful. And Patty Maroon was obviously space to re-sign restricted free agents
Maroon is just the eighth player in Zach Bogosian in free agency. a huge part of winning, too. They got Anthony Cirelli, Mikhail Sergachev
NHL history to win the Cup in con- “To go back to the same team where so much speed and skill and I think and Erik Cernak. They put forward
secutive seasons with different teams you just won a Stanley Cup, super we both just tried to add a little bit of Tyler Johnson on waivers earlier in
and the first to do so in back-to-back honored and proud to be a part of a different element.” October, but he and his $5 million
years since Claude Lemieux in the that,” Schenn said. “To be in the fold cap hit cleared, keeping him with
mid-1990s. and going back next year, truly grate- The Lightning still need to clear cap Tampa Bay for now.