Lulay, Line Lead 'Cats to Win
10/18/2003 12:00:00 AM | Football
Travis Lulay got his verve on Saturday.
Challenged by MSU coach Mike Kramer to play with "verve and a abandon" against Weber State on Saturday did just that, leading Montana State to a 26-3 win in Ogden.
"Travis played the way he is capable of playing," Kramer said after the game, and quipped, "I'm not worried about Travis, I want to know what star his mom was born under. We should only recruit quarterbacks from under that quadrant."
And Lulay was spectacular Saturday. Playing behind a patchwork offensive line, throwing to a group of receivers that had been called out by their head coach the week before, Lulay threw for a career-high 324 yards. He had four touchdown passes without an interception.
"Coach (Don) Bailey talked to me before the game and told me to have faith in my guys and let the ball go. I think I had gotten a little tentative."
The Bobcat offense set the tone for the day on the first drive, when he hit Corey Smith on a short crossing route to convert a third down just before Nick Barbero caught a 62-yarder for MSU's first score. Smith's catch came on a ball that was behind him.
"Things like that go unseen," Lulay said, "but I told Corey that touchdown is on his shoulder. That's the type of thing that hasn't been happening, a crucial play that comes right before a really big play."
Scott Turnquist, a senior receiver who is climbing up MSU's career receiving charts, had a special day, catching seven passes for 114 yards and two TDs. Smith had three catches for 63 yards. The nearly-forgotten Brandon Roosevelt even made clutch catches, two that turned third downs into first downs.
MSU's offense will look to continue rolling next week when powerful Northern Arizona comes to town. With Travis Lulay's verve back, anything seems able to happen.
Challenged by MSU coach Mike Kramer to play with "verve and a abandon" against Weber State on Saturday did just that, leading Montana State to a 26-3 win in Ogden.
"Travis played the way he is capable of playing," Kramer said after the game, and quipped, "I'm not worried about Travis, I want to know what star his mom was born under. We should only recruit quarterbacks from under that quadrant."
And Lulay was spectacular Saturday. Playing behind a patchwork offensive line, throwing to a group of receivers that had been called out by their head coach the week before, Lulay threw for a career-high 324 yards. He had four touchdown passes without an interception.
"Coach (Don) Bailey talked to me before the game and told me to have faith in my guys and let the ball go. I think I had gotten a little tentative."
The Bobcat offense set the tone for the day on the first drive, when he hit Corey Smith on a short crossing route to convert a third down just before Nick Barbero caught a 62-yarder for MSU's first score. Smith's catch came on a ball that was behind him.
"Things like that go unseen," Lulay said, "but I told Corey that touchdown is on his shoulder. That's the type of thing that hasn't been happening, a crucial play that comes right before a really big play."
Scott Turnquist, a senior receiver who is climbing up MSU's career receiving charts, had a special day, catching seven passes for 114 yards and two TDs. Smith had three catches for 63 yards. The nearly-forgotten Brandon Roosevelt even made clutch catches, two that turned third downs into first downs.
MSU's offense will look to continue rolling next week when powerful Northern Arizona comes to town. With Travis Lulay's verve back, anything seems able to happen.
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