intends to play in the Lions' bowl game. He and Toney will
need to apply an e=ective outside pass rush. If they can't do
that, Penn State will be forced to blitz its linebackers, espe-
cially Parsons. //
EDGE MEMPHIS
THE LOWDOWN
The edge here has to go to Mem-
phis. The Tigers have some of the best special
teams units in the FBS. Gibson averages 28.8 yards
per kicko= return, and the Tigers have brought back three
kicko=s for touchdowns this season, scoring on returns of 99,
94 and 97 yards. Adam Williams is the AAC's best punter
with an average of 45.7 yards per attempt, and PK Riley Pat-
terson has converted on 15 of 17 er
watching Norvell compile a 38-15 record during his tenure with
the Tigers, Florida State tapped him to take over its struggling
program. Leading them into the Cotton Bowl will be Ryan Sil-
ver.eld. A former NFL assistant coach with the Minnesota
Vikings and Detroit Lions, Silver to be-
come head coach at Old Dominion. But the Lions were faced
with the same dilemma the last time they played in a New
Year's Six bowl game, and they fared just
