EAST ROUNDUP : Changing Quarterbacks Helps Penn State Win

Joe Paterno switched quarterbacks, then tried to avoid talk of a controversy at Penn State.

Paterno benched freshman Wally Richardson, who led the 10th-ranked Nittany Lions to two consecutive victories, and John Sacca took over in a 52-7 victory over Eastern Michigan Saturday at State College, Md.

“I thought we better go with John,” Paterno said. “John had more experience.

“I just don’t went to rush Wally. I talked to them (Friday) before the squad meeting and told them I was going to play both. I told Wally I wanted to keep the pressure off him so he can work his way in.”

Sacca, who missed the opener with a bruised shoulder, led Penn State (3-0) to four touchdowns in the first 11 minutes.

He completed 10 of 17 passes for 153 yards and two touchdowns. Richardson replaced him in the second half and completed six of 13 passes for 84 yards.

“I haven’t got the slightest idea,” Paterno said when asked who will be his starting quarterback will be next week.

Eastern Michigan (0-3) outrushed Penn State, 231 yards to 87, but had three passes intercepted and lost two fumbles.

Penn State’s O.J. McDuffie caught four passes, scored two touchdowns and returned five punts for 94 yards.

Boston College 28, Navy 0--Dwight Shirley ran for 149 yards and a touchdown and Chuckie Dukes had 119 yards and a another score as the Eagles routed the Midshipmen at Newton, Mass.

The Eagles (3-0) have scored consecutive shutouts for the first time since 1956, beating Northwestern, 49-0, last week.

Navy (0-2), which opened with a 53-0 loss to Virginia, last suffered consecutive shutouts in 1974. The last time Navy failed to score in its first two games was 1928.

The Midshipmen also lost a quarterback for the second consecutive week. Brian Ellis, making his first college start, was knocked out in the third quarter with what is believed to be a broken jaw.

Virginia Tech 26, Temple 7--Vaughn Hebron scored twice on short runs as the Hokies scored a Big East Conference victory over the Owls at Philadelphia.

Hebron gained 86 yards in 25 carries as the Hokies (2-1, 1-0) capitalized on 104 yards in penalties against Temple (1-2, 0-1).

Dartmouth 36, Penn 17--Jay Fielder threw five touchdown passes in the second half and the Big Green downed the Quakers in an Ivy League opener at Hanover, N.H.

Princeton 22, Cornell 20--Joel Foote threw two touchdown passes, including a 25-yarder to Michael Lerch late in the third quarter for what proved to be the winning touchdown as the Tigers beat the Big Red at Ithaca, N.Y.

Yale 22, Brown 17--Keith Price ran for 151 yards and two touchdowns as the Elis held off the Bears at Providence, R.I.

Harvard 27, Columbia 20--Mike Giardi passed for one touchdown and ran for another as the Crimson beat the Lions in an Ivy League game at New York.