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Quarterback raises
Oregon to 3-0 mark
By Allan Lazo
Of the Emerald
The time has come to put
“winning” back into the
Oregon football vocabulary, and
sophomore quarterback Chris
Miller appears to be just the
man for the job.
The jury may still be out on
Miller’s success, but the
evidence so far is strong in his
favor:
• Miller replaced starting
quarterback Mike Jorgensen in
the third quarter of the Long
Beach State University season
opener to spark the Ducks’
28-17 victory with a 12 of 17
passing performance for 129
yards.
•Miller won the starting role
the next week against the
University of Colorado. Against
the Buffaloes, Miller directed
the Ducks to a 27-20 win with
scrambling ability and two
touchdown passes to Lew
Barnes.
•Miller proved he could play
under pressure as he tossed a
game-winning 31-yard aerial to
Barnes with 53 seconds remain
ing to catapult the Ducks over
the University of California for a
21-14 decision.
•Oregon has won its first
three games of the season for the
first time since 1965. They also
jumped to 1-0 in Pac-10 play.
The reason for this — simply
Miller’s steady progress as the
leader of the Ducks’ offensive
unit.
His major strengtn is that
he’s got such great athletic
ability," said Jorgensen of his
cohorts rise to the top.
Miller’s athletic prowess is
best manifested in the one thing
that may prove to be the key to
happiness for all — versatility.
"We want to try to throw the
ball progressively more each
game, but we just want to
balance it out so that the runn
ing game opens it up for the
passing game and vice-versa,”
Miller said.
While the key to Miller’s
passing game may not be his
arm, his ability to scramble out
of trouble or roll-out of the
pocket has proven to be a life
saver for the Ducks as evidenc
ed in the all three wins.
“I scramble a lot better, but
sometimes I flush out of the
pocket when I shouldn't and
that’s something I’ve got to get
better, at,”’ admits the 6-2,
191-pounder.
Although Miller has only
four starts at the helm, he has
played like a senior in many
situations. Miller hasn't thrown
an interception in 64 pass at
tempts and has a 57 percent
completion mark.
While Miller’s scrambling
game plays havoc with
defenses, the signal caller readi
ly admits Oregon coaches
would rather see him throw the
ball rather than run in some
instances.
"He still needs a lot of work
on a lot of things, but he is a
talented young man,” praised
coach Rich Brooks.
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Chris Miller’s play is the main
reason the Ducks are
undefeated this year.
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