Penn State quarterback Anthony Morelli is taking the bulk of the heat for Saturday’s underwhelming 14-9 loss at Michigan. Nobody is arguing that the senior played well, but does anybody else think it's appropriate to put more of the blame on the offensive scheme he was asked to direct?

Just a cursory glance at the Wolverines’ first two games against Appalachian State and Oregon is all the evidence you need that Michigan can’t handle offenses that spread the field. Mobile quarterbacks are also a big problem. They have had this trouble on defense for many years.

Morelli isn’t very mobile, and never will be. But PSU does have a whole bunch of quality receivers and Morelli has a strong arm. And the Nittany Lions have used four and five wideout sets at various times this season. So why didn’t head coach Joe Paterno and his staff get a little creative?

Instead, Penn State stuck with its conventional attack, was very conservative in play calling and never really spread out the defense. That is playing straight into Michigan’s strength. It was the style of game the Wolverines would love to play every Saturday.

“I thought it was a great football game and a game that I loved,” said Michigan head coach Lloyd Carr.

Penn State has dropped nine in a row to the Wolverines trying to line up and play smash mouth, low risk football. How many more losses in the series before someone in the Lasch Football Building figures out that that style is not getting it done? – NEIL GEOGHEGAN.