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Ghostzapper wins Breeders' Cup race Lehigh men beat Lafayette in soccer 1 INDEX NFLGameday Sports Digest C4 Varsity C5 College Football C7 Scoreboard C9 PAGE C4 PAGE C5 SPORl PENN STATE POSTGAME REPORT CARD Rushing offense Net 177 yards was better than last four games combined. Good to see Rodney Kinlaw. Passing offense SECTION THE MORNING CALL SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2004 OHIO STATE 21, PENN STATE 10 fmm Sffisite Imwsv noi Counting last week, Michael Robinson has thrown four interceptions in five attempts. Running defense Andy Lyons Getty Images The Buckeyes gained the lead OHIO STATE'S TYLER EVERETT returns an interception for a touchdown, despite not scoring a point against the Penn State defense. tat StUlwinlessintheBig Ten, the Lions clinch another losing season.

By Beth Hudson Of The Morning Call COLUMBUS, Ohio Believe it or not, Paul Posluszny said this loss hurt more than the last one a strong statement considering Penn State fell to Iowa 6-4 a week ago on Homecoming. But Saturday's 21-10 loss at Ohio State made everything official The Nittany Lions (2-6, 0-5 Big Ten) MORE INSIDE Is PSU cursed, or just bad? PAGE C8 will not play in a bowl game for the second straight year. And no matter what Penn State does in its final three games, it is guaranteed to have its fourth losing season in five years. "Each loss gets worse and worse, to be honest," said Posluszny, a sophomore linebacker. "The effort's there.

The effort's definitely there. We're inches away in a lot of different aspects. To know we're that close, we're right there, but we're not getting any results, it's difficult." Still, give the Lions credit for being creative. For four straight games, they teased, always staying within reach of their opponent and each time stalling short of PENNSTATE PAGE C8 TODAY'S GAME Who: Ravens at Eagles When: 1 p.m. Where: Lincoln Financial Field TV: CBS Radio: WCTO Inside: Gameday for the Giants and the Jets, C3.

Ravens' 'profile' doesn't include much offense PHILADELPHIA Baltimore Ravens coach Brian Billick likes to talk about a team's "profile." Its personality. What it does to ensure success. The Ravens' profile shows leather helmets. Without facemasks. Tough-minded, run-oriented and defensively dominant, they reached the playoffs three times in Billick's first five years on the job, winning a Super Bowl in 2000.

And they are 4-2 heading into today's game against the Eagles at the Line. All of this flies in the face of Billick's, er, profile. Once the Vikings offensive coordinator, he was renowned as a passing guru before arriving in Baltimore. "I think they've removed that title from me in the last Comment GORDIE rI JONES 1 7 Eagles' Levens ready for first start since '01 Behind backs Maurice Hall and Antonio Freeman, Buckeyes worked the clock effectively in the second half. Passing defense Though OSU abandoned pass game, QB Troy Smith was an efficient 6-for-8.

Special teams OSU's 192 return yards produced one touchdown and set up another. Overall grade QUOTABLE "I guess it's just one of those years or couple of years." CALVIN LOWRY Penn State safety PLAY OF THE GAME FRESHMAN TED GINN JR. returned a punt 67 yards for a first-quarter TD that gave OSU a 7-0 lead. Ted Ginn Jr. STAR OF THE GAME ANTHONY SCHLEGEL Ohio State linebacker Schlegel made 10 tackles.

TOP 25 SCOREBOARD No. 1 USC 42, Wash. State 12. No. 2 Oklahoma 38, No.

20 Oklahoma State 35. No. 3 Auburn 35, Mississippi 14. N. Carolina 31, No.

4 Miami 28. Maryland 20, No. 5 Fla. St. 17.

No. 6 Wisconsin (8-0) did not play. No. 7 California vs. No.

20 Arizo na State, late. No. 8 Texas 31, Colorado 7. No. 9 Utah at S.

Diego late. No. 10 Georgia 31, Florida 24. No. 11 Tennessee 43, South Carolina 29.

No. 12 Michigan 45, Michigan State 37 (30T). No. 13 Virginia (6-1) did not play. No.

14 Louisville (5-1) did not play. No. 15 W. Virginia 35, Rutgers 30. Baylor 35, No.

16 Texas 34. Northwestern 13, No. 17 Purdue 10. No. 19 LSU 24, Vanderbilt 7.

No. 23 Iowa 23, Illinois 13. Indiana 30, No. 24 Minnesota 21. No.

25 Southern Mississippi (5-1) did not play. "ijiiii up mi' I. UyW NsT, "4 .44 4 -10 Lehigh overruns Colgate Stout defense and run game give Hawks control of Patriot race. By Keith Groller Of The Morning Call What great leader did Lehigh football coach Pete Lem-bo find inspiration from in preparing his team for its showdown with Colgate Saturday at Goodman Stadium? Knute Rockne? Vince Lom-bardi? Andy Reid? No, it was that great X's and O's guy from the days when world wars, not Super Bowls, earned roman numerals, Winston Churchill. "My three passions in life are family, Lehigh football and history," Lembo said.

"What I was thought about all week was the Battle of El Alamein; drawing a line in the sand, and, after getting our butts kicked for two years, saying Arturo Fcmandei The Morning Call LEHIGH'S NEAL BOOZER-GALLMAN (left) and Julian Austin celebrate Lehigh's 21-14 win. Austin's late interception helped seal it. giving Ohio State an early M-0 lead. ranked I-AA teams. Not only did the Mountain Hawks tuck two years of frustration behind them, but the exhilarating win put them in position to win the Patriot League title and return to the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs.

Mark Borda threw a pair LEHIGH PAGE C6 reappears sive force at Pen Argyl that he rushed and passed for more than 1,000 yards in his senior year, and was named The Morning Call's player of the year. "They were right up front about it," Graziani said Saturday as to where Lehigh told him he'd play in college. And that's fine by him, he said, after Lehigh got by Colgate 21-14 to put itself in the driver's seat for a Patriot title, LARIMER PAGE C6 But the 34-year-old wouldn't have picked the Ravens to start against. By Larry O'Rourke Of The Morning Call PHILADELPHIA Dorsey Levens isn't going to kid anybody in his 11th NFL season. So, no, honestly, the 34-year-old didn't figure he would be starting today for the Eagles.

"Age, my position; it's just not a likely scenario at this point," said Levens, who likely will carry the load at feature back with Brian West-brook expected to be sidelined by a cracked rib. So, no, honestly, this won't be business as usual, even if Levens has handled the ball 46 times over the past three games. "You're more focused," Levens said. "That's not to say I wasn't focused before, but I usually know what plays to prepare for. Now, my role will be expanded.

"I have to get mentally more into the playbook, because some of the plays are specifically designed for Brian," he added. This is a long way from the 1996 season, when Levens, then in his third year, helped the Green Bay Packers to a Super Bowl victory over the New England Patriots. It's a long way from 1997, when he rushed for 1,435 yards in the regular season and led the Packers to another Super Bowl appearance. And it's a long way from where Levens was at the start of training camp, which was nowhere. EAGLES PAGE A force named Graziani as Churchill did 'This is where we have to put our foot After two difficult losses to Colgate in the past two years, Lehigh put its best foot forward against the Raiders and came away with a satisfying 21-14 win in the highly anticipated battle of two of the nation's top- He was in a similar position four years ago.

But now he's dressed in brown and playing for Lehigh instead of the green of Pen Argyl High. The mountain is named "South," not "Blue," the league is the Patriot, not the Colonial. And Graziani is a full-time linebacker and part-time spy; in high school he was anything head coach Ray Cor-tez asked him to be. At Lehigh, he's being asked to play defense only, even though he was such an offen Comment I TERRY LARIMER 3 The scene wasn't unfamiliar to Anthony Graziani. Here he was on a fall afternoon in the Lehigh Valley, dominating a football game being played against the backdrop of a scenic mountain, with his team gunning for a league championship.

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