Penn State at Illinois 1999 GAME STORY

champaign they love the illini travis forney to kick off for penn state and deep for illinois will be steve havard and brandon lloyd that's lloyd on the left of your screen they are downwind and this one should go out of the end zone if you connect solidly he's a consistent kicker so i would think so i would agree with you the wind really gusting now and we're underway this kick will sail all the way out of the end zone and into the stands oh the first down for kittner and it's a loss on the play lavar arrington makes his first big play of the game [Applause] talent-wise penn state has the best defensive personnel in the country courtney brown is a great player flesh hour kennedy kirpakis all very very solid the lions also have the best linebacker core in the nation arrington short and mac morrison and in the secondary i told you about the short corners they're all under six feet king is 5-8 but they are talented this is harvey and harvey's after the 30-yard line close to a first down first down here's kittner he's got problems he's got company and he's sacked courtney brown got their first penn state now you look at it from the quarterback's perspective no one's there no one's there there's no blockers in the backfield either and if you don't find anybody open you have to get rid of it kittner under center here comes the pressure again throwing looking for harvey incomplete no flags good coverage a return of seven chile's starting lineups offensively for penn state the offensive line average is 300 pounds mckenzie cole i oreo caruso and john blick a graduate student a senior two juniors and a freshman on that problem skilled position shaffy fields is the big play guy he's one of the best playmakers in college ball drummond is the fastest and in the backfield a lot of depth kevin thompson the quarterback eric mccoo and the fullback mike ceramelli first down nittany lions good field position for penn state thompson three-step drop looking [Music] you're breaking his heart third down in law for thompson across the middle he goes intercepted abdullah with the interception the first turnover of the game again with a lot of company in the backfield and throws it away kittner needs eight there's the quick drop and the pass is dropped he's still the quarterback here's the give to harris big hole into the secondary and everything ready just in case second down and long here's harris again they need 11. thompson to the swing man incomplete pigeon has the wind in his back he gets off a high tail wagger this punt will be inside the 10 and get a penn state bounce and morrison downs it at the 11. and try to plan accordingly they want to get rid of it get into the second half here's harvey on the 56th penalty of the year kittner throws there's your first completion [Applause] first down this is harvey with a big hole not overlooking illinois here's kittner first down for the illini and it's caught whitman out all the way to the 33-yard line here's harvey big hole see you later touchdown illinois 34 yards for rocky harvey [Applause] plenty of time swing pass there's his completion there goes watson who wants his hands and made that completion and move the chains [Applause] give straight ahead to harris breaks the tackle and bangs it out second down and four this is mccool he loses yardage third down in seven [Applause] thompson with time [Applause] still on his feet but makuu was tagged here's harvey again breaks the tackle gets to the edge and runs out of bounds walter young got a first down and then they go to harvey and nothing there this time also a psychologist there he is again harvey to the 49ers [Music] [Applause] long count to thompson into the flats has it complete this is makuu makuu breaks two tackles out to the third terry gannon right here on abc sports thompson on second and long run sports got the first thompson still loose to midfield kevin thompson falls loose we have a blitz coming from the top of your screen and if you don't get the quarterback he ducks up inside now you see the lane open up and we don't have a sprinter here but this is the play they expect out of richard casey deep thompson goes to the out to the 36-yard line at michigan here's harris again but this drive has had six plays and it's going 53 yards per state here's makuu with a big hole gets a block inside the 20 down to the 17. here's our guy right there watch 36 plow right in the middle you're staying on his rear end just stay right behind him but makuu does a great job of following him into the hole a gain of 14 and move the chains [Applause] thompson now appears to have found his rhythm a little reverse crenshaw [Music] with a quick out he's got a man it's mitchell and mitchell's down to the fourth time thompson looking for fields got him in the corner touchdown penn state sofie fields the big play guy has his 25th reception of the year in his fifth touchdown tony francis the cornerback bites on this play this is not the easiest ball to throw but choppy feels runs a great route catches a little duck coming his way and the guy trailing there 33 francis out of position he has both touchdowns scored in the ball game we're going into the win right kittner is going to be sacked [Applause] third down and long for kitten again there's pressure falls loose and butkus gets it back courtney brown knocked it loose pop you'll see him right there just watch courtney brown watch the footwork watch the strength he gets there in a hurry and you know one of the strengths of kittner is 7-7 this late into the first half there's a victory for them absolutely here's the play action they go out into the flats to sarah milley and he's out of bounds at the fields in motion to give to mitchell didn't make it to penn state fake first down penn state ah joe still got him up the sleeve [Applause] coach saw something in film this week and that's what he saw an all-out rush boy maurice daniels didn't have anybody around him when he got this down and penn state needs 12. [Applause] watson down for penn state they need eight thompson looks over the middle has it complete maku down to the 25 yard line thompson with time throws out to the flat but it's not enough for the first he found eddie drummond but drummond did not get past the sticks playing well defensively and offensively harvey [Applause] third down and four kittner incomplete it was entirely intended for walter young give it away yet you know it huh yes oh we're all over it oh yeah former big ten coach i have that answer for you a minute here's first down for richard casey the new quarterback casey this is what he does best still on his feet at the 46-yard line [Applause] this is makuu got the first down into illinois territory second down and ten [Applause] he's got the first 10 for the vitaly lions the quarterback five step drop backside pressure and he's sacked fred wakefield gets his fourth sack he was a tight end when he came in now he's up to almost 270. high spiraling foot hits it to 10 and dies there good kick a 31-yard kick by pat pidgey trying to protect you guys you know lavar hasn't had the numbers today but he's been around the football but his cohort the guy we talked about off the top courtney brown has had a wonderful day there are the numbers on the season for levar brown's just made that tackle well courtney has three sacks already here in the first half and now that bumps him up for a career total of 31 and that's a third down in nine kendra throwing deep to lloyd incomplete terrific coverage by valjoux that's the quarterback a tremendous leader there he is trying to set up the screen he's got it there's a hole in the play they'll bring this one back holy offense [Applause] drummond inside the 20. thompson put that one right we're only airing eddie drummond could get it penn state really sharp in the red zone goes over the middle of the tight end and it's dropped by tony stewart [Applause] that ball was perfectly thrown and big old tony stewart the junior couldn't hold on to it eric mccoo in motion thompson again with pressure reloads throws a dangerous pass and it's intercepted picked off by tony francis and give the pressure guys half of that interception second down to nine six top of your screen straight ahead they go to the 25 they'll market so illinois will have to punt it away and give it back to penn state watch out quickly he gets rid of this ball it doesn't matter how far he kicks it [Music] france goes all the way back to the 20. the 15. now it's up to the cover team and that'll end the half oh what a terrific half of football by the fighting illini it ends with a 59-yard punt and terrific coverage by illinois but a 7-7 tie dean you've got to believe illinois is happy with that right now the key word believe illinois said last week we don't care what the fans we don't care what the media thinks about our chances at michigan we believe we can win they pulled out the win same thing here he knows what the deal is there ain't no they're ranked number two in the country and they've better play better that's right take a look at the morgan stanley dean witter first half statistics all right penn state doubles in yardage right but they have two turnovers and look at illinois they have no turnovers and also no penalties that's why the yardage is irrelevant five penalties for penn state that certainly has many penalties as they had all last year here's kittner he has a complete to michael dean he couldn't get his hands up or the window would have been closed play action and they dump it over top they tried to get the bits kicking into the wind oh look the wind just holds it up just stopped it bruce bransfer catches it at the 44. so evan thompson starts at quarterback the second half and he's looking deep right away has the post pattern it's complete to drummond and drummond's inside the 30 to the 28 yard line this looks like a team that had a serious play fake watch what happens on the outside here drummond running a little post drought skinny post and that ball is thrown with authority a gain of 27. top of the screen is field bottom of the screen is drunk he's looking toward drumming he's going to that corner overthrown and he was open [Applause] oh plenty of distance with the wind at his back and he splits the sticks rocky harvey lone setback getting a three-step drop and it's batted down justin third down they need 10. kittner throws a floater out of bounds warm breeze blowing but it's blowing strongly harris motion second and ten here comes the reverse to drummond boy they've got it set up inside the 35 to the 30 still on his feet drummond down to the 27 it's a penalty against penn state and these are just thompson looking for fields and overthrows well another one of those don't mean dibs for the first show it blitz don't bring it thompson with time goes to the out pattern and makuu is hit and finally taken down 11 to play in the third period first down illinois and they run straight ahead he passes they're daring to defeat him harry throws over the middle incomplete again intended for walter young coming again throws this time oh what a catch by walter young oh my first down illinois here's kittner giving it straight ahead back to the line of scrimmage third down and 10. over the middle of michael dean falls loose incomplete [Applause] this is a play you have to hold on to if you're michael dean it's easier said than done because watch the hit delivered by boyd james boyd will tag you oh absolutely second down thompson throws over the middle to fields complete it's a first down and fields has his third catch of the day mohammed abdullah makes this jumpy fields finds a spot in the zone a soft spot ball rifled field speed is deceptive thompson again on first goes to fields has another first down and here comes the nittany lions i think ron dain will show up on more ballots joe hamilton is the leader right now but once again they're on their feet at memorial stadium thompson with time has it picked off tony francis with the interception but he hasn't made the mistakes and throwing the interceptions here's a big hole rocky harvey no down and four [Applause] not enough for the first they're stressful but in the long run they help you richard casey the quarterback and the ball carrier is mitchell [Applause] this is where he's dangerous now throws has the completion found his tight end and gilmore rambles down inside the 20 to the 16 yard line when you have a quarterback that scares you to death that he's going to run it just put yourself in the defensive shoes now you've got to come up now you don't know what's going to happen what's going to happen he's going to have a wide open receiver more times than not right now you can see illinois defense starting to slow first down nittany lions [Music] for a touchdown tony stewart makes the catch casey makes it happen no flags perfect example of a two quarterback system working he's gonna hit caruso he hasn't played much today as you roll the tape you're going to see it wasn't a busted play but you see the pulling guard there by caruso they touched one another linebacker just late getting over tim pretty good series here from casey i think he prefers to throw it on the run get outside to use that courtney brown in here 86 for my lead here's rocky harvey and he may not be as dominant as some people had predicted as they get another incompletion in harrison third down and long kittner is going down courtney brown with another sack his fourth the gentle giant you have to pass it you telegraph that to the defense that's not a good sign when you have courtney brown a guy that listened to these numbers 4-5 in the 40. 4-0 in the classroom he's 6'5 and has a wingspan of 86 inches another floating punt it's short branch will take it he's got room inside the 35. richard casey escapes casey inside the 20 the 10. touchdown casey wow 34 yards for richard casey and that was houdini like i don't believe what i just saw this is one of the greatest plays of the year escapability you bet we talk about his wide receiver speed at under 4-5 we'll watch his running ability as good as a tailback and he sees the lane right here and takes off he just pushed ceremony out of the way that confidence has just been rocked [Applause] look out here we go harvey oh he's just barely tripped up from behind at the 45 by adams first down and 15 for the illini almost picked off by jimmy kennedy the 6'5 330 pounder and i need to tell you folks he is a load second down and 15 for the illinois pressure on kittner incomplete flags fly this is going to be interference called against james boyd second down and eight for the illinois [Applause] kittner throws behind dean and kidner continues to and almost nine here's harvey and runs into his own man ran right into three yards out plenty of legs any misses that sure has blocked that field goal at the end of the first half against purdue last week said that even once he came in things changed [Applause] incomplete conversation with the official and this is going to go against stones he had those removed in the hospital and came back to practice and they had a nice game against notre dame they couldn't pull it off and here goes rashad casey again for a huge game finally stopped by blood we can see this hole open and he can see it too right there and at the with the angles to defense tim still couldn't get to it that was an angle donate two one thousand dollar high school scholarships here's casey has a man incomplete fields was open and an official is down it's the quarterback draw rashad casey escapes one and then rashad goes down at the 23. 47. kicking into the win it's gone at the distance splits the sticks and add three more for the nittany lions [Applause] straight ahead tough yard yeah luke butkus terrific story second down and nine killers hit from behind by brandon short an absolute superstar i mean he'd be the guy getting all the headlines he got there in a hurry folks and when he gets there he delivers a blow they're blitzing from all angles lavar from this side which opens up the lane yeah we said that on top of the telecast i certainly have believed that all year kittner again with pressure throws over the middle and has dean open for the first down michael dean here they come again pass blocked boyd has true respect third down and ten for kittner he pump fakes and look for dean and overthrows really hasn't given to a seven nothing start and then penn state scored 27 unanswered points it was 7-7 at the half and casey has been sensational quarterback this afternoon there's a tip passed and almost intercepted by derek fox but he couldn't quite hear he has had there for a seventh tournament win just a phenomenal year here's the give again to jameel cook and cook carries it out nearby dean at the bottom of the screen lewis at the top first down for johnson is sacked from behind by arrington [Applause] left of your screen 11. havard is trying to get up on him high and he has no chance you know that havard is the guy that i took in but they work they absolutely do and they are extremely strong three-step drop throws almost picked off by arrington look at him he's upset because he knows that ball was in his bert johnson they don't get this turn out the lights johnson throws deep he's looking for harvey and again it's in the hands of levar arrington and again he's upset he didn't make the pick and again he smiled can this guy play three plays ago he sacks the quarterback the last play he drops into coverage on a slant and almost intercepts it and on this play watch him up here right there he is keep in mind man-to-man coverage this guy's big he's 6-3 245 pounds the guy he's covered is 5-9-174 oh what an example of his athleticism very tough defensive ball club next week minnesota before finishing against michigan and michigan state third down and eight [Music] the swing pass mitchell to the 45 illinois and ron turner's doing a fine job a lot of pressure coming again in the sack in the second half to get it done ron turner is doing a fine job here's a run by cook all the way out to the 32 yards on the touchdown he ran seven times for 75 yards and the touchdown here's a pass over the middle and it's picked off by derrick fox so penn state now will melt the clock for harvey is incredible the coaching staff you know they have 199 years collectively on their coaching staff very similar to florida state team speed absolutely [Applause] [Applause] so penn state gets the win and what turned out to be a tough first half but they dominated in the second half the nittany lions go to 9-0 5-0 in the conference once again the final score penn state 27 illinois 7. now stay tuned for the thrifty post game abc sports online at espn.com part of the go

Channel: Arc-Lite

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Keywords: 1999 Penn State Football, College Football, Big Ten football, Illinois Fighting Illini, Illinois Football, Kevin Thompson, Rashard Casey, Chafie Fields, Eric McCoo, Eddie Drummond, Courtney Brown, Lavar Arrington, Justin Kurpeikis, Brandon Short, Bhawoh Jue, Derek Fox

Id: OK_LZDD0B5Q

Length: 26min 36sec (1596 seconds)

Published: Fri Nov 12 2021