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He drove the Ducks into the
end /.one twice, the first times
Oregon hit paydirt since the
first half of the loss to Stanford
on Oct. 24. Afterwards, head
coach Rich Brooks praised
Nelson's play and immediately
installed him as this week's
starter. He will far the third
quarterback to start for the
Ducks in as many weeks.
“Thai was the first time I was
able to concentrate fully on the
defense and execution. I just
blocked out all the ex
tremities." Nelson said
The game plan Saturday calls
for Oregon to try to control the
line of scrimmage and get the
running game going, according
lo Toledo and Nelson. If that
strategy sounds familiar, it
should. It's the same one the
Ducks have been trying since
the USC game
"We probably went too heavi
ly to the pass after USC, and we
can't get away with that. We
thought we could, but we were
wrong. We need balance, and
we need to run. Whether we try
to establish the run first or the
pass remains to lx; seen."
Toledo said
Nelson believes WSU is a bet
ter team than its record sug
gests. "They're a lot like us in
that I don't think their record
indicates how good they are.
he said. The same applies to
Nelson himself: the record just
doesn't do him justice,
although he hopes to do
something about that beginning
Saturday.
For Fete Nelson, the future is
now.
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