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wo have !o come out nnd ploy
lough defense."
The person who has bene
fited most from I he option is
Oregon State halfback J.J.
Young, who has run for H90
yards on 1 If) carries, an aver
age of 7.5 yards per carry.
Young has taken advantage
of his spued as pitch man,
breaking numerous long runs
down the sidelines. Young
has seven touchdowns and
seven runs more than 33
yards.
Oregon State currently
ranks second in the nation in
rushing nt just over 303 yards
jM<r game, just behind Nebras
ka. The Beavers rushed for an
incredible Rfi7 yards against
Pacific earlier this season.
"This team has grasped the
system really well." Pettibono
said. "It is a system that takes
a little longer to loam. The
only problem has been
injuries at quarterback."
The negatives about the
option that non-believers usu
ally bring up include the lack
of a passing game or the fad it
is difficult to comeback if a
team falls behind. Oregon
State has proven the latter
claim wrong by coming back
to defeat Wyoming and com
ing back in losses to Stanford
and USC:
As for the passing game, it
has struggled this year. Ore
gon State has not thrown for
more than ftS yards in a game
this year and is below 300
yards passing on the year. So,
Jerry, do you think there are
any weaknesses to the system?
"No," Pettibone said. "The
reason wo are not throwing
the ball more is because of
the injuries at quarterback "
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and better He is also one of the
bright aspects of a practice
Ixnause he doesn't grumble and
moan.”
Derrick Deadwiler. receiver
— Deadwiler transferred to Ore
gon for his junior year after two
years of junior college Dead
wiler made on Instant impact
for the Ducks, catching 29 pass
es for tit yards. He led the
team in receptions before an
injury six games into the sea
son. and returned for the Inde
pendence Bowl
Deadwiler needs four catches
Saturday to eclipse the 50
receplion mark for the season
He’s averaging 1ft yards a recep
tion ami has five touchdowns.
Mike DiFonzo, offensive
guard — DiFonzo jumped into
the starting lineup last season
after transferring from junior
college. DiFonzo has been a
consistent starter ever since.
Frnest Jones, outside line
backer — In his four years at
Oregon. Jones has established
himself as one of the best Duck
defenders ever. This season.
Jones broke the school record
for career sacks (29). His knee
injury in the 1991 season was
one of the crushing blows for
the Ducks that season, Last sea
son. Jones had 11 sacks, and he
already has 13 this season,
David Massey, inside line
backer — Massey played spar
ingly his first two seasons with
the Ducks, but became a major
contributor to the Oregon
defense last season. He recorded
68 tackles last season and is
sixth on the team in tackles this
season with 45 tackles despite
missing two games.
Gradv O'Connor, free safety
— O'Connor, who is also a star
for the Oregon track team,
earned a niche for himself on
special teams for the Ducks
O’Connor suffered a shoulder
injury last season but held off
on surgery until after the season
was over.
Bryon Rockwell, inside line
hockur — A shoulder injury side
lined Rockwell from 1991 until
late last season He has played
sparingly for the Ducks this seo
son. but has 12 tackles and a
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Oregon offensive tackle Justin Sterck has provided much-needed
depth to the Ducks' offensive line the pest two years.
quarterback sack.
|uan Shedrick. fullback —
Shed rick has made a career with
the Ducks leading the way for
tailbacks. As one of the best
blocking fullbacks to ever play at
Oregon, Shedrick cleared the way
for Burwell and Ricky Whittle. In
addition, Shedrick has averaged
over four yards a carry over the
last four year. This season,
Shedrick has Iwittled injuries and
has player! In only seven games,
but has still managed to stack up
25 v ards a game.
Justin Starr.k, offensive tackle
— Starck played well in a reserve
role for the Ducks on the front
line last season. This season, he's
started every game and has
played well.
|ohn Taumoepeau. inside line
backer — Taumoepeau suffered
an injury last season that cut his
year short, but has been u rock
ibis season, playing every game
and coming up with 24 tackles,
a sack and a fumble recovery.
Taumoepeau was a member of
Oregon's Freedom Bowl team.
when he played sparingly on spe
cial teams.
Tommy Thompson, place
kicker/punter — Often referred
to by coach Rich Brooks as the
"the greatest kicker I've ever
coached." Thompson started to
make a name for himself when
he kicked 21 field goals for the
Dim ks. including a SB-yarder
against Washington. Thompson
has kicked IS field goals this sea
son and has only missed three
attempts. He also has doubled as
Oregon's punter, where he has
averaged nearly 40 yards a punt
over four years, including a 76
yarder against lial last season.
Gary Williams, defensive end
— Williams has been a member
of the Ducks since 1990. and has
become an increasingly impor
tant part of the Duck defense. Last
season. Williams moved over
from nose tackle to fill in at end.
Williams is having his best year
for the Ducks this season with 26
tackles and will likely finish his
Oregon career with more than
100 tackles
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