He and Aj Hawk were the top defensive players against Ohio State. See 2nd paragraph. Penn State beats Ohio State,17-10, to take Big 10 lead State College, PA ? The Penn State Nittany Lions (6-0, 3-0) under Coach Joe Paterno made a statement in their 17-10 victory over # 6 Ohio State (3-2, 1-1), - "They're ba-ck!" Their 3-0 record leaves them as the only undefeated team in the conference, but there are still plenty of tests ahead. Two solid defenses hammered away at the offenses to a near stalemate, but the big difference in the margin was the 2 to 0 difference in the take- away department. The Lions' S Calvin Lowry intercepted a pass to set up the Lions second TD of the game, and DE Tamba Hali's sack of Buckeye QB Troy Smith forced a fumble recovered by DT Scott Paxson on Ohio State's last possession to allow PSU to run out the clock to put the game away. The longest drive of the second half for either team was 45 yards by Penn State on their initial possession which resulted in the only score of the last 30 minutes - a 41-yard FG by Kevin Kelly at the 11:10 mark of Q3 to finalize the score at 17-10. Conservative play calling by both Paterno and Jim Tressel and hard-hitting defense by both teams were the story lines for the remainder of the game on a cool, damp night in Beaver Stadium in front of 109,839 bouncing, vocal fans clad mostly in white in support of the home team. PSU made a smart call to begin the game by deferring to Ohio State to kick off to start the first half. This put the defense, the Lions strength, on the field first to set the tone. The call paid off as the Buckeyes went nowhere on 3 plays. Unable to move against OSU's defense led by LBs AJ Hawk and Anthony Schlegel, Penn State punted and the Buckeyes put together a 44-yard drive resulting in a 30-yard FG by PK Josh Hutton. The Buckeyes held on the 3-0 lead through the end of the period. http://www.collegefootballfan.com/psu-osu.htm
Probably because his stats were so good at Ohio State, he had AJ Hawk beside him and the guy the Bills drafted behind him, so that most likely bumped his stats up a bit....I hope he can do something this year though becuase I like the guy's approach. We coulda had Max-Gean GIlles at that pick though...that woulda been nice.
Schlegel's stats declined from his Air Force days when he played for Ohio State while AJ Hawk and Bobby Carpenters improved with Schlegel in the middle. The Defense improved to #1 against the run in the nation their senior year at the same time. That doesnt happen if offenses are running over or even running very often at your MLB. The guy was an outstanding college MLB. Max-Gean Giles dressed for exactly 0 games for the Eagles.
I bet the same guys calling for Schlegel's head are the same begging for Vilma to be traded. Lets judge the guy on what he does on the filed not what we havent seen him do. I for one believe that if we get our NT position set he Schlegel will do a good job as Vilma's back up.
