Anthony Morelli
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Anthony Michael Morelli (born June 21, 1985 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American football quarterback, playing collegiately for Penn State University. Coming out of Penn Hills High School in suburban Pittsburgh, he was rated the No. 2 quarterback in the country and was named to the USA Today Top 25 Supreme Team, among others.
[edit] College
Morelli's junior year at Penn State got off to a good start: He threw a 42-yard touchdown on his first pass as the Nittany Lion's starting quarterback in a 34-16 win over the University of Akron. However, he has struggled since, particularly in a 28-6 loss to rival Ohio State. With the Lions down 14-6, Morelli threw two late interceptions that Ohio State returned for touchdowns, effectively ending any hopes of a comeback and making the game look a lot more lopsided than it was. Morelli finished the game with only 106 yards passing. As a result of this performance, Morelli's play has become a polarizing issue amongst Nittany Lion fans. Some fans want to bring in backup Darryl Clark, a redshirt freshman whose style of play resembles that of Morelli's predecessor and former Heisman hopeful, Michael Robinson. However, other fans have come to Morelli's defense and want to give Morelli a chance to develop into a good quarterback. And he proved that he could perform, throwing for 288 yards and an interception in the nittany lions 33-7 win over Northwestern.
[edit] Trivia
As a 10-year-old, Morelli won the National Football League's 1995 Punt, Pass and Kick competition, throwing a 50-yard pass in front of his hometown crowd at Pittsburgh's Three Rivers Stadium. [1]
[edit] External links
- Anthony Morelli profile gopsusports.com
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