CAPITAL ONE BOWL Auburn must keep Johnson under 100

Penn State is 1-3 when its top back fails to reach triple digits rushing.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- For Auburn cornerback Junior Rosegreen, the magic number is 100.
Letting Penn State All-American Larry Johnson rush for more yards than that typically means trouble.
The 10th-ranked Nittany Lions (9-3) are 1-3 when the Heisman Trophy finalist fails to reach triple digits entering today's Capital One Bowl.
The 19th-ranked Tigers (8-4) have only allowed two 100-yard rushers all season.
"If we hold Larry Johnson under 100 yards, we'll feel good about ourselves," Rosegreen said. "He's been ripping everybody for 150, 200."
But Johnson was not available to comment about his performance this season.
No players at interview
Penn State coach Joe Paterno refused to bring any players to a scheduled news conference Tuesday because he felt it was a distraction, eliminating the only opportunity for reporters to talk with Johnson.
Paterno said Penn State players always are off limits the day before a game.
"It may be Tuesday, it may be Wednesday, it may be New Year's Eve, I don't know," Paterno said. "But it is Friday, to me, before a football game, and a big game. All the years I've been in these things, I can't change my mentality."
Johnson was scheduled to appear at an interview session Monday, but was pulled from that list when he was added to Tuesday's lineup.
Struggled in three losses
For all his stellar statistics -- a school-record 2,015 yards, 20 touchdowns, an 8-yard-per-carry average and finishing third for the Heisman -- Johnson has only been unstoppable most of the time. He totaled 212 yards and three touchdowns in losses to Iowa, Michigan and Ohio State -- 67 less than he had in the first half of a 61-7 win over Michigan State.
"We know he's a great running back, so we've got to tackle well and play our defense, and we're going to have a pretty good chance," Rosegreen said.
Auburn's got a star running back of its own, one-time sub Ronnie Brown. The sophomore rushed for 824 yards and 11 touchdowns despite backing up Carnell Williams for the first seven games and missing the finale against Alabama with a sprained ankle. Brown, who took over when Williams broke his left leg against Florida in October, knows he's playing second fiddle among the game's tailbacks.
"I'll try to use that as an incentive, a motivation to get me running a little harder," Brown said. "He's a great running back. Anybody that finishes that high in the Heisman [balloting] will be someone to try to measure yourself against."
Williams is out, but Auburn also has freshman Tre Smith, who gained 126 yards against the Crimson Tide in his lone start.
"Obviously our running backs are probably the underdog to [Johnson], a Heisman finalist and all that," offensive tackle Mark Pera said. "We just want to come out and have a good game and hopefully we can put him down a little bit and get our game going."