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Kearns takes on leadership role
By Ashley Conklin
Emerald Sports Reporter
Senior Mark Kearns has i ini
sen to "lead l)\ example' on
defense tins year trying to
erase the unfilled promise of
List \ear's f<mithuII team
The leadership role was
missing last season after he suf
fered a season ending knee in
pirs in the Arizona State game
the same game rpiarterhai k Hill
Musgrave went down with .1
broken lollartione At the tune
the I fin ks were t> I but hit the
skids to finish ti ll
Needless to say it wasn't a
happy lime for Kearns
It was one of the worst es
per lent es of tnv life he said
"To have a team w itli so mut h
potential finish like it did with
everything out of my control, it
w as hard to deal w till It
Kearns was determined
though to 1 nnir hack this sea
son and make up for lost lime
"I was d\mg to get hark on
the football field. lie said I
had one of mv best springs and
lame liaik with renewed dedi
ration to get liaik to winning
and doing the things it takes to
Will
"Ur lost some key defensive
people l.isl yr,it ill Matt Jinx k
and Scott Kozak hr added,
"so ! knew I had lo slrp fur
ward and l>r a lop caliber Irad
or
Kearns who i alls all the sig
mils on thr field lor the Dm ks
is not the most \ 01 al guv on the
field, nor will he ever he How
ever, leaders don't have to he
vor al, as Kearns as proven
()ne thing Kearns i an do is
play, and lie has proven that
this year by leading Oregon
with t>7 taekles. 4tt of them nil
assisted
"You i an tell guvs like )oe
Harwell will lie great players
hut have a long was to go like I
did when I ss.is a redshirt fresh
man," Kearns said "It helps to
have a tilth year senior who has
been through the I’m It) pro
cess to tell you ssliat you’re do
ing."
"I'm not a big rah-rah guy
and I don't see myself in that
role." he said ' I still like to go
out there and lot the hell out ot
people I'll encourage people,
hut I think ni lions tend to
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I.inrb.n ker Mark Kearns has become a leader on defense for
the Ducks this season
speak louder 111.in words I like
to think il people see me doing
something th.it they'll think it
Kearns t an step in and do it. so
i an I "
Inside linehai kers com It Hill
Tarrow feels Kearns' leadership
has lieen invaluable
"It’s important to have a se
nior linehai ket hi there to have
someone to emulate." he said.
especially when somebody
does some good things "
Kearns, who starts at inside
linehai ker, also plays the mid
dle linebacker in the I links
Hawk defensive group, their
4-1 alignment used on passing
downs This was something
that Kearns and Tarrow talked
ah. ml last ymi w ith Kearns
taking over for the graduated
Kozak
"That was a prime goal of
mine this season," Kearns said
"l.asl year I'd < ome in for two
plays and then have to leave on
third down It was really trus
trating Scott Kozak was a great
pass rusher, hut I wanted to he
in then; too."
"That was one ol the things
we talked about in the oil sea
son." Tarrow said "We set
goals to improve on the pass
rush so Mark wouldn't have to
go out m the Hawk package."
Tarrow also feels having
Kearns in the Hawk package
gives needed continuity to the
defense
"It's important to have an in
side linebai ker in the Hawk he
i ause a lot of times teams run
against us in it." he said. "It
keeps some continuity to the
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