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[h1]West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith says he has respect for Syracuse football defense[/h1]
By Nolan Weidner, The Post-Standard
on December 27, 2012 at 11:49 AM, updated December 27, 2012 at 12:27 PM
West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith was careful on Wednesday night not to provide any bulletin-board quotes to inspire Syracuse University before Saturday's bowl game. The Associated Press
New York - West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith tried to be careful with his words on Wednesday night.
The man at the controls of the vaunted Mountaineers' offense didn't want to provide any bulletin-board material for the Syracuse University team he'll face on Saturday in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl (3:15 p.m., ESPN).
Smith was asked during a media session if he's thinking about payback against an Orange team that has defeated his WVU team the past two years - including last season's 49-23 thumping in the Carrier Dome.
"I don’t think about payback," said Smith, a Heisman Trophy candidate earlier this season after he led the Mountaineers (7-5) to a 5-0 start. "I think that’s a strong word. It’s just a game. But there’s definitely a respect factor there. Those guys have beaten us twice."
Smith, who is fourth in passing among FBS quarterbacks with 333.7 yards per game and sixth in total offense at 346.6 yards per game, didn't take the bait when another reporter suggested the Mountaineers could possibly score 100 on SU's defense - in light of their 70-33 wrecking of Clemson in last January's Orange Bowl. Smith's MVP performance included 407 yards passing and six touchdowns.
"No. We’re not going to score 100," Smith said. "Syracuse has a great defense. They really get after you. We’re going to expect a hard-fought game. We know we have to just move the chains."
Scott Shafer's SU defense hasn't been kind to Smith the last two years.
The Orange gave up 338 yards and a pair of TD throws to Smith last season, but they also sacked him four times. In a 19-14 win at Morgantown in 2010, SU held Smith, then a sophomore, to 178 yards and one TD and sacked him five times.
Case McCoy and Jordan Hicks sent home from Alamo Bowl after an alleged sexual assault this morning
eh.Eddie VanderDoes decommitted from USC
UCLA?
Case McCoy and Jordan Hicks sent home from Alamo Bowl after an alleged sexual assault this morning