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BY Brennan Somers Contributing Writer
No matter how good an idea it seems at the time, posing for photos like these and linking them to your social media profiles can keep you out of a job or a scholarship, University of Memphis included.
BY Amber Crawford News Reporter Despite its name, social media is often used for more than enriching students’ social lives. Some administrators at The
University of Memphis screen what students post on their Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and other sites, and that content may prevent students from getting certain positions and scholarships. Justin Lawhead, associate
dean for student leadership and involvement and one of the decision-makers for the Emerging Leader Scholarship recipients, said he uses social media to find out more about Emerging Leader applicants.
“We can get another idea about what is important to students if we have access to their social networking sites,” Lawhead said. “These give us more depth into
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Performing Arts
‘For Colored Girls’ returns to roots on campus BY Hannah Owenga News Reporter
by Casey Hilder
While many people may have seen Tyler Perry’s film “For Colored Girls,” students at The University of Memphis have the opportunity to watch a U of M rendition of the play on which the movie was based. The U of M’s version of Ntozake Shange’s “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf” will be performed by eight students tonight at 7 at the University Center Theatre. Student director Jasmine Pollard, junior AfricanAmerican studies and English major, revised Shange’s screenplay to better fit The U of M’s audience. “For Colored Girls” made its first U of M debut during the 1995-’96 school year. For the The cast members of “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the
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Rainbow is Enuf” hold their final dress rehearsal Monday night before the play’s debut tonight at 7 in the UC Theatre.
If incentive-based competitions are the only way to make people go green, the Cooper-Young neighborhood has gotten the message. Cooper-Young defeated nearby neighborhood Evergreen in The University of Memphis-sponsored “Smallest User” challenge, a oneyear competition to see which community could lower its MLGW bills per household the most. The Smallest User campaign began early last year as an attempt to carry the green initiative in Memphis. A committee led by David Arant, U of M journalism chair, took MLGW records from 2008 and compared 2010 usage in Cooper-Young and Evergreen to determine who curtailed energy consumption the most. The official results showed that Cooper-Young households finished an average of $19.59 below the 2008 total, while Evergreen’s homes finished $1.36 higher than the neighborhood’s 2008 total. “This just shows when people come together as a neighborhood, they can accomplish something. In this case, we’re talking about energy conservation,” said Tom Chamberlain, director of strategic marketing for MLGW. The results were announced last week at a sponsored event in Midtown’s Playhouse on the Square. Chamberlain welcomed all guests at the door with tickets for a raffle, energy-saving brochures and T-shirts screened with “Smallest User” in green and white. Central BBQ sponsored the event and provided free food and beverages for all in attendance. A local folk group, Hank and Nora, performed its acoustic brand of music for the crowd, which was also treated to numerous giveaways and goodie bags. MLGW President and CEO Jerry Collins gave a speech before the award ceremony, saying he was proud of the Cooper-Young and Evergreen neighborhoods for their efforts in the competition. He compared the Midtown areas to those of East Memphis, citing numerous area codes, some in Cordova and Germantown, where area energy rates are “more than double” that of Cooper-Young. Cooper-Young resident Joan Foley moved to Memphis from New Orleans five years ago. She said her neighborhood won the competition because of the special group of citizens who live there. “It shows how much the people in Cooper-Young cooperate with each other and what civic pride they have in the Cooper-Young community.”
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Music
and the grammy goes to ... U of m BY miCHelle CorBet News Reporter
Recording Academy, one of the industry’s largest organizations and creator of the Grammy award and Grammy U, which provides college students pursuing a career in the music industry with opportunities to participate in educational programs, perform at various venues and network with working professionals in the field.
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Thanks to the Grammy University Network, University of Memphis students have the opportunity to meet and learn from some of the music industry’s biggest names. “Grammy U gives you a front
row seat to artists, engineers and producers,” said Hillary Clemons, sophomore recording technology major and network member. “Last year I got to meet John Mayer, Maroon 5, New Found Glory and Mute Math.” Clemons joined Grammy U last year and is now an intern at the Memphis office of the
Recording technology sophomore Hillary Clemons has worked with nationally known musical acts through her involvement with Grammy U, which helps prepare college students for music careers.
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The Recording Academy is made up of musicians, producers and recording engineers dedicated to improving the quality of life and cultural condition of music and the people who make it. Joining Grammy U costs $25 per year or $50 for an entire college career, and Grammy U members automatically become members of the Recording Academy. That membership gives students access to many exclusive events and opportunities, said Lucia Kaminsky, project coordinator for the Recording Academy’s Memphis chapter. “Grammy U offers many opportunities for the student to gain hands-on experience outside of the classroom,” she said. “While students are taught all through school that networking and who you know is key, we take that idea to the next level by giving the students opportunities to begin meeting people and getting their name and interest out there.” Kaminsky said Grammy U offers workshops and sound checks with national recording artists to its members. “Grammy U offers certain events throughout the year that consist of panels made up of some of the leading industry professionals,” she said. “After the panels, the students are more than welcome to meet the panelists and ask
questions.” Thursday from 4 to 6 p.m. in Harris Concert Hall, Grammy U will host “Amplify Your Impact: Stepping Out From Behind the Board,” a conversation with John Fry, founder of local record label Ardent Music, and Jeff Powell, co-founder, engineer and producer of local studio Humongous Productions. Fry’s label, formerly known as Ardent Studios, gained national recognition in the 1970s when it launched Memphis band Big Star. Powell, a graduate of The U of M’s recording technology program, has worked with Bob Dylan, BB King, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Marie Osmond. Hard Rock Café Memphis on Beale Street will host a live telecast of the 53rd Grammy awards on Sunday for the Recording Academy, with doors opening at 6 p.m. “Hard Rock has a partnership with each local chapter — they usually host this invitation only event each year,” Hard Rock representative Kristen Hauser said. Clemons will be working the event as part of her internship. “I’m able to get an inside look at how to put on a production like this,” Clemons said. “It’s an exciting time for Grammy U students to be with their peers and superiors.”
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what’s on the students’ applications and resumés.” Though Lawhead said he has never kicked anyone out of the Emerging Leader Program or withheld scholarships based solely on what a student has posted online, he has spoken with students about representing themselves “appropriately” on social media sites. “I’ve seen poor choices relating to alcohol consumption and statuses that reflect a lack of understanding about issues (on) campus,” Lawhead said. “My expectation for students that are involved with
Play from page 1 last two weeks, Pollard has been working with her “hand-selected cast” to perfect the 80-minute show. “The 1995-’96 performance was very successful then, and we are hoping that this time, it’s as successful as before,” said Linda Hall, multicultural affairs coordinator and director of this year’s themed black history events. “A lot of students have never read the book and only have seen the movie.” Hall said the play will help students understand that using inner strength can help overcome life obstacles. Shange’s play, written in 1975, features a cast of women who are identified by colors of the rainbow. The characters perform a collection of 20 poems that discuss issues like STDs, a gay man married to a woman, teenage pregnancy, domestic violence, exorcism, illegal abortions and alcohol addiction. Concietta Daniels, junior exercise and sports science major, plays a lady in orange in the production. She said the play will benefit the entire audience, not just AfricanAmericans. “The play demonstrates the life of not only African-American women but all other races and cultures as well, showing out everyday life and experiences,” Daniels said. Several U of M students have seen the 2010 Tyler Perry production but have not seen the original play. Victor Fizer, freshman health and human performance major, said performing the play at The U of M is a great idea. He said he did not read the play but did see the movie remake. “The issues in the play are really deep,” Fizer said. “It will increase University awareness and may cause students to make corrections with the help of therapy or counseling.” Senior management information systems major Brittany Currie said she thinks The U of M’s version of “For Colored Girls” will be interesting because of the dramatic roles the student actors will take on. “The play gives insight behind the various backgrounds the play touches on that are happening in the Memphis community,” like the report that 90 girls at Frayser High School are pregnant or have given birth in the last year, Currie said.
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leadership programs is that they do their homework, so if they’re going to make commentary that a thousand students may see, they should be informed.” But it’s not just University faculty watching students’ online profiles. It’s not uncommon for an employer to look beyond the resumé during the hiring process. According to a 2009 CareerBuilder survey, 45 percent of employers reported using social networking sites to screen potential hires. Alisha Henderson, director of career services at The U of M, urged students to be serious when it comes to managing their social media content.
“It can make the decision of whether or not a student receives an internship, a full-time job or even an interview with a company,” Henderson said. “It can really affect a student’s future.” Henderson said that students should be particularly cautious of posting distasteful pictures and negative language. “Some companies do go and look at social networking sites to see what kind of person (the applicant) is.” Henderson said. “So students should keep their sites as professional as possible.” Carrie Brown, assistant professor of journalism at The U of M, teaches two classes on social media
and said she considers herself a heavy user of social networking sites. Brown advises students to look closely for grammar and spelling mistakes before posting something online. “Obviously, if a future employer were to look at something and it had a ton of grammatical errors, they wouldn’t hire that person for a writing job,” Brown said. “So you want to put your best foot forward at all times.” However, Brown said, students shouldn’t be completely paranoid about everything they post online. “Showing a little personality is fine,” she said. “Every tweet doesn’t have to be about homework or your
profession. It’s OK to be a human.” Brown said social media has many advantages, and how students use it will affect what they get out of it. “I’ve had students more than once get a job because of their social media presence,” Brown said. Lawhead said that social networking sites provide students more ways to market themselves. “Talk about on your status the things that you’re doing,” Lawhead said. “Yes, it’s a way for you to have friendships and have a social circle, but it really becomes a tool for you to get your candidacy maybe at a higher level of the pile than it might be otherwise.”
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Literature
The erotic history of Allan Gurganus
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Award-winning author Allan Gurganus, who has written about topics from Southern history to homosexuality, will kick off the River City Writers Series today.
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Graduate students in the English department will conduct a public interview with award-winning author Allan Gurganus today at 10:30 a.m. in Room 456 of Patterson Hall to discuss his works, the topics of which range from Southern history to homosexuality. “They’ll get into what makes him tick as a writer, and he’ll have some wonderful anecdotes he’ll share with us,” said English instructor Jan Smith Coleman. Gurganus, winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and Lambda Literary Award,
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is the opening speaker at The University of Memphis’ 2011 River City Writers Series and held a reading of some of his works Monday night in the University Center Bluff Room. His first work, “Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All,” won the Sue Kaufman Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and was adapted into a television miniseries for CBS. Gurganus is currently working on a novel titled “The Erotic History of a Southern Baptist Church.” “He treats interesting subjects with different tones of humor,” Coleman said. “(He) keeps you from getting bogged down, and I think that’s his gift.”
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In several past devotionals we have looked at the evidence that Jesus Christ, is, in fact, God! He claimed Deity for Himself. He backed up those claims by performing miracles, accurately foretelling prophecy, and demonstrating the attributes of God, such as omniscience and omnipotence. What are the implications of the absolute Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ? If He is God, He is to be obeyed. Why is this? If He is God, He is also our Creator. John 1:1-3 states, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.” Every human being owes obedience to Him as Creator. It is also true that He is the Redeemer of His elect people. They owe Him double allegiance. He is their Creator and Redeemer. If you are a human being, you are obligated to be obedient to Jesus Christ. If you are a true Christian, you have a double obligation. According to Philippians 2: 9-11, there is coming a day in which every knee shall bow at the name of Jesus and every tongue shall confess that He is Lord. Some will bow willingly and joyfully; some will bow reluctantly. All will bow. I urge you to bow now. May He give you the will to do so.
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Basketball
Tigers handle East Carolina, 83-70, win third straight
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Junior guard Brittany Carter scored a season-high 32 points in The U of M’s 83-70 win against East Carolina on Sunday at FedExForum.
Behind junior guard Brittany Carter’s season-high 32 points, The University of Memphis women’s basketball team defeated the East Carolina Pirates, 83-70, at FedExForum on Sunday. The Tigers trailed East Carolina, 8-2, in the opening minutes of the game but responded with a 21-6 run led by senior Alex Winchell and three 3-pointers that put the Tigers (17-6, 6-3 Conference USA) ahead for good against the Pirates (10-12, 4-5 C-USA). “We got control of the boards after they jumped out on us early, and we got out in transition and took over,” University of Memphis head coach Melissa McFerrin said. “And then we just rode the back of Brittany Carter.” The Tigers shot well from the floor in the first half, shooting 58.1 percent (18-for-31) from the field and hitting five of six from three. A 52-36 halftime score gave the Tigers their secondlargest halftime lead this season. Sunday’s game was the second straight that the Tigers held a 16-point halftime advantage. Carter, a junior, was injured in the Tigers’ first matchup with the Pirates on Jan. 9 in Greenville. She netted 20 first half points and finished with
32 for the game. Carter’s 32 points were the most scored by a player in a C-USA game this season. She also finished with five rebounds and three steals in the opening half. Despite Carter’s hot hand, however, McFerrin said the Tigers let up in the second half. “I hate to say it, but I think we kind of lost interest in the middle part of the second half,” McFerrin said. “We didn’t play well during that stretch, sending them to the free throw line and giving up 70 points. We don’t want to be that team that gives up that many points.” Memphis was never really threatened in the second half; they kept at least an 11-point lead. Sophomore Nicole Dickson chipped in 11 second-half points off the bench. “Everybody is healthy now, and I think that’s the main rea-
son we’re playing well right now,” junior forward Jasmine Lee said. “This was basically a Brittany Carter run that led us to the victory.” Lee scored 14 points and grabbed five rebounds against one of the best low post centers in Conference USA in Jean Best. Dickson finished with 13 points and eight rebounds off the bench. Although the score might not have indicated a gritty contest, both teams combined for 45 personal fouls. East Carolina’s Crystal Wilson was assessed a technical foul late in the first half, and four ECU players had at least four fouls. The U of M improved to 3-0 in games played at FedExForum. They travel to Tulsa for a makeup game Tuesday that was postponed from last Thursday due to snow.
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Packers win Super Bowl, beat Steelers 31-25
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Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (right) and linebacker Clay Matthews hold the Vince Lombardi trophy after defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 in Super Bowl XLV at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Sunday.
Aaron Rodgers at long last casts his own shadow. All it took was a Super Bowl victory for the Green Bay Packers. Capping one of the greatest postseasons for any quarterback, Rodgers led the Pack to their first NFL championship in 14 years Sunday, 31-25 over the Pittsburgh Steelers. They reclaimed the Vince Lombardi Trophy, named for their legendary coach who won the first two Super Bowls and is making his own star turn in New York in the play named after him. Rodgers, the game’s MVP, thrilled his legion of Cheesehead fans with a spectacular six-game string that should finally erase the bitterness of the Brett Favre separation in Green Bay. After sitting for three long years before Favre left in 2008, Rodgers is now equal with
Favre in Super Bowl wins, and he extended the Packers’ record of NFL titles to 13, nine before the Super Bowl era. “You can stop it now,” veteran receiver Donald Driver said. “Aaron’s proved that he’s one of the best, if not the best, quarterback in this game today.” You could say it means this: Forget Lombardi on Broadway, Green Bay has the newest Super Bowl hit. The favored Packers managed to overcome key injuries, building a 21-3 lead, then hung on to become only the second No. 6 seed to win the championship. Coincidentally, the 2005 Steelers were the other. “Wow! It’s a great day to be great, baby,” said Greg Jennings, who caught two of Rodgers’ three touchdown passes. Rodgers threw for 304 yards, including a 29-yard touchdown to Jordy Nelson, who had nine
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catches for 140 yards to make up for three big drops. Rodgers found Jennings, normally his favorite target, for 21- and 8-yard scores. “We’ve been a team that’s overcome adversity all year,” Jennings said, who noted injuries to Charles Woodson and Driver. “Our head captain goes down, emotional in the locker room. Our No. 1 receiver goes down, more emotions are going, flying in the locker room. But we find a way to bottle it up and exert it all out here on the field.” Woodson was in so much pain from a broken left collarbone that he could barely address the team at halftime in the locker room. Few teams have been as resourceful as these Packers, who couldn’t wait to touch the trophy honoring their greatest coach — and their title. Several of them kissed it as Cowboys great Roger Staubach, walked through a line of green and gold, and up to the massive stage on the 50-yard line with the silver prize that is headed back to the NFL’s smallest city. “That is where it belongs,” linebacker A.J. Hawk said. “As long as the Packers have lived, it’s going to be great to bring that back.” Rodgers took the Packers to two late-season victories just to make the playoffs as a wild card. Then he guided them to wins at Philadelphia, Atlanta and archrival Chicago before his biggest achievement — against a Pittsburgh team ranked second in defense. They barely survived a sensational rally by the Steelers, who still own the most Super Bowl rings — six in eight tries. But Pittsburgh failed to get its third championship in six years, despite several valiant efforts by quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. Roethlisberger’s season began with a four-game suspension for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy. It ended with Roethlisberger standing on the sideline, his head down, hands on his hips, feeling something he never experienced: defeat in a Super Bowl. “I feel like I let the city of Pittsburgh down, the fans, my coaches and my teammates and it’s not a good feeling,” said Roethlisberger, who later buried his head in a towel and wept. Not even a decidedly black-andgold crowd, with Terrible Towels swirling throughout the $1.2 billion stadium, could make a difference for the mistake-prone Steelers, who had three turnovers to none for Green Bay. Their two biggest defensive stars — Defensive Player of the Year safety Troy Polamalu and outside linebacker James Harrison — were virtually invisible. The offense didn’t seem to miss outstanding rookie center Maurkice Pouncey, who was out with an ankle injury, but Roethlisberger only occasionally made key plays until the second half. The biggest plays were left to Rodgers, Nick Collins with a 37-yard interception return for a TD, Jennings, Nelson, and the rest of the guys in green and gold. In the end, they gave coach Mike McCarthy his first Super Bowl victory against the team he rooted for while growing up in Pittsburgh. Besides Lombardi, Mike Holmgren won a title in 1997 with Favre.
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Basketball
Witherspoon eyeing a return Saturday BY John Martin Sports Editor University of Memphis junior forward Wesley Witherspoon could return to action Saturday against Southern Miss, U of M men’s basketball coach Josh Pastner announced Monday. Witherspoon, who has not played since the Tigers’ loss to SMU, 64-58, on Jan. 12, was suspended for two games for being a distraction to the team. He was reinstated on Jan. 20 but has been hampered by lingering soreness in his knee.
He had meniscus surgery in mid-December. Witherspoon participated in non-contact drills yesterday and will not travel to Central Florida for Wednesday’s game. “We’re hoping he goes full contact on Thursday and Friday,” Pastner said. “We hope to have him ready for Saturday. That’s the plan going into this week.” Pastner said Witherspoon’s return is contingent upon how he handles full-contact practices this week. Although Witherspoon is one
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of the few upperclassmen on The U of M roster, the Tigers (17-6, 5-3 Conference USA) have performed well in his absence. The Tigers are 7-2 in games without Witherspoon and their first road win of the season came with Witherspoon on the bench. Regardless, senior forward Will Coleman said he’s ready for the 6-foot-9 forward’s return. “I’m excited,” Coleman said. “If anything, I feel like I’ll go to bat for Wesley.” Witherspoon is averaging 11.5 points and 4.9 rebounds per game.
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McCarthy was so certain of victory he fitted the players for championship rings on Saturday night — a move sure to go down in Super Bowl lore. “That was just a vote of confidence for us,” Woodson said. “Get fitted for your ring. I don’t know when we’ll get them, but it’ll fit.” Woodson saw the Steelers, who rallied from a 21-7 halftime hole against Baltimore three weeks ago, show the same resilience. A 37-yard catch and run by Antwaan Randle El — an almost forgotten figure during his return season with just 22 receptions — sparked a quick 77-yard drive.
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Hines Ward, the 2006 Super Bowl MVP, had 39 yards on three catches during the series, including an 8-yard TD when he completely fooled Jarrett Bush. A quick defensive stop and a 50-yard drive to Rashard Mendenhall’s 8-yard touchdown run made it 21-17. But with coach Mike Tomlin’s team driving for perhaps its first lead of the game, Mendenhall was stripped at the Green Bay 33 by Clay Matthews — one of the few plays the AllPro linebacker made. The Packers recovered, and Rodgers hit Jennings for 8 yards and the winning points. Pittsburgh’s last score was on a 25-yard touchdown pass to Mike Wallace and a brilliant pitchout by Roethlisberger to Randle El for a 2-point conversion, making it 28-25 with 7:34 left. Mason Crosby added a 23-yard field goal for the Packers and the Steelers had no more comebacks in them like the one Roethlisberger staged to win the Super Bowl two years ago. He missed on his last three passes in the final moments. “You play to be world champions,” Matthews said, “and that’s what we are today.” The game capped an interesting weather week in Dallas for the teams and fans alike. Snow and ice caused traffic snarls, canceled flights and caused injuries to six people when it fell from the roof of the stadium. Sunny skies and milder temperatures returned Sunday, but issues arose with seats at the game. A total of 1,250 temporary seats were considered unsafe hours before kickoff. Even while the teams were warming up on the field, workers were trying to fix the problems — many involving seats carrying pricetags of $800 and up. About 400 people with tickets couldn’t be seated inside the stadium and the league offered refunds of triple the ticket price. At least the Packers and Steelers put on a terrific show after Christina Aguilera botched the lyrics to the national anthem. Rodgers hit Nelson in stride with a long pass on Green Bay’s first series, but the wideout let it slide through his hands. The Pack had discovered something, though, and went back to that play for the first touchdown. Nelson beat William Gay and held on for a 7-0 lead; the Packers have scored first in all five Super Bowl appearances. Just 24 seconds later, they were ahead by 14. Throwing from his end zone, Roethlisberger’s arm was hit by backup nose tackle Howard Green. The ball fluttered to the Pittsburgh 37, where Collins settled under it, then scooted down the right sideline and dived into the end zone for the 13th interception return for a score. Teams doing so are now 11-0 in Super Bowls. Needing to get busy or get buried, Pittsburgh put together a 13-play drive to Shaun Suisham’s 33-yard field goal. Then, after moving well again, Mike Wallace’s pass was stolen from his hands by Bush at the Pittsburgh 46. Rodgers coolly completed passes to Jennings and Nelson, James Starks ran for 12 yards as Polamalu whiffed on a tackle, then Jennings reached high and slightly behind to snag a 21-yarder over Polamalu for a 21-3 edge. “I had some opportunities to make some plays,” Polamalu said. “I was just off a step here or there.”