But it might when you put his total package into it." I hope it doesn't take 40 to replace Philip. "It took 40 years to replace Roman Gabriel. "Nobody will replace Philip," Amato said. The 6-foot-5, 236-pound senior has been the starting quarterback for every game the Wolfpack have played under Amato, the former Florida State assistant who has taken his team to a bowl game in each of his four seasons. He finished 37-of-45 for his fifth 400-yard game this season, and seventh overall. Rivers, the ACC's career passing and total offense leader, was 21-of-24 for 268 yards and three TDs in the first half alone. "I'm of the school of thought that you never run it up," Mangino said. McLendon celebrates in the end zone after scoring a touchdown during the second quarter. Kansas coach Mark Mangino didn't feel the Wolfpack showed up the Jayhawks be continuing to throw with a 30-point lead. McLendon got into the end zone three times, scoring on a 3-yard reception and runs of 1 and 26 yards.Īmato didn't remove Rivers until midway through the fourth quarter after his final completion gave him the Tangerine Bowl yardage record. Richard Washington scored on receptions of 45 and 14 yards, and Jerricho Cotchery had 13 catches for 171 yards and one TD. Rivers led an 88-yard drive in the third quarter, then broke the game open by taking advantage of a blocked punt to put the Wolfpack up 42-17. North Carolina State marched 64, 68 and 97 yards on its first three possessions to build a 21-7 lead. That's where we attacked, and it got us rolling." We felt there were a lot of holes right behind the linebackers. "But we felt coming in there were going to be some opportunities for big plays. "You never do know if you're going to blow the doors wide open and just be hitting on everything," Rivers said. The Wolfpack amassed 653 yards, including 30 plays of at least 10 yards. McLendon scored three touchdowns to help the Wolfpack (8-5) rebound from a two-game losing streak that cost them a trip to a bigger bowl. Rivers threw for Tangerine Bowl records of 475 yards and five touchdowns, and T.A. "He's been that way since the day he showed up to our campus." "He's going to make somebody a winner, because he is a winner," coach Chuck Amato said after the Wolfpack routed Kansas 56-26 in the Tangerine Bowl on Monday night. Now, the Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year will take his act to the NFL. Philip Rivers kept throwing and throwing and throwing, leading North Carolina State to another victory.
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