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Defense: UA secondary go for the picks
■ Continued from Page 2B
Oregon was down 10-0, Gang
Green began to take over. Safety
Brian Collins intercepted two
passes, had six tackles and added
two pass deflections, and the
Ducks’ defense stopped Arizona
on a goal-line stand to win the
game 17-13.
But that was last season, and
many things have changed. The
faces on Arizona’s defense that
are now dominating include in
side linebacker Chester Burnett,
tackle Joe Salave’a and corner
back Chris McAlister. These guys
are not nationally recognized or
even well-known throughout the
conference, but soon will be if
they continue to play like they
have in recent weeks.
Burnett has accumulated 62
tackles in the last four games,
bringing his season total to a
team-best 90 tackles. He has al
ready tied Arizona’s leading tack
ier for all of last season and is one
up on the leading tackler’s
numbers from 1994. Last week
end, in the thrilling quadruple
overtime loss at California, Bur
nett recorded a career-high 20
tackles, including 17 solos.
The defensive line is anchored
by Salave’a, who is making a
name for himself after the depar
ture of Tedy Bruschi and Chuck
Osborne. Salave’a has 35 tackles,
including 10 for loss. Pressuring
the quarterback is his strong suit
— he has collected six sacks and
broken up two passes. Against
USC, Salave’a was Brad Otton’s
worst nightmare. He sacked the
quarterback three times.
Arizona’s new Desert Swipe
scheme is what the Ducks are
worried about most. The Wildcats
have intercepted 12 balls this sea
son after grabbing only six all last
year and four in 1994. Even more
threatening is the fact that four
INTs have been returned for
touchdowns.
McAlister not only leads his
team with five interceptions this
season, but he is ranked first in
the Pac-10 and fifth in the nation
in INTs, and has one less pick in
eight games this year than the
whole Arizona team did all of last
season.
Oregon tight end Josh Wilcox
said the receivers will have to
make more of an effort to read the
defense.
"The receivers and tight ends
need to get open,” he said. “That
means we might have some one
on-one coverage with the line
backers and safeties, so it’s going
to be our job to get open and catch
the ball. It will also take recogniz
ing the defensive schemes and
knowing what we’re up against.
They bring a lot of different styles
at you. They play a basic defense
but bring a lot of variables to it.
We have to understand and read
each situation.”
Quarterback Tony Graziani
knows the passes he throws will
be eagerly eyed by the Wildcats’
defensive backs.
“This is definitely going to be
the best secondary we have faced
this year,” he said. “They have
two of the best comers in the
league, so it’s going to be a chal
lenge.”
Wilcox, who has watched the
Wildcats for the past four years,
said their defense has changed in
the past couple of years.
“I think this defense is different
because it goes for takeaways,”
Wilcox said. “They use their
speed and quickness, where in
the past they have used their
whole line. They were so physical
and brutal; now they do a lot of
twisting and stunting to the point
where they are blitzing guys all
over and trying to get guys loose
and swipe the ball away from
them.”
Oregon head coach Mike Bel
lotti seems to be most concerned
with the defensive line and line
backers.
“They always play great de
fense,” he said. “They have great
personnel. They play with a lot of
intensity up front and create a
very good pass rush.”
The Wildcats have only given
up five rushing touchdowns this
season.
Oregon ran the ball all over the
Wildcats last season with Ricky
Whittle picking up 107 yards and
a touchdown, and Kevin Parker
rushing for 63 of his own.
This season, Oregon has been
unable to run well on a consistent
basis. But the Ducks cannot avoid
running the ball this weekend, be
cause of the strong Arizona line.
The passing game still has to con
tend with the strong secondary.
“I think Cal did a lot of good
things [last weekend] against their
defense that other teams weren’t
able to do,” Graziani said. “One of
those things was run the ball, so
one of the things we’re going to
have to do Saturday is get our run
ning game going. ”
“It’s very crucial,” Wilcox said
of Oregon’s running game. “We
don’t want to rely on the pass to
get us a first down. We haven’t
had healthy backs, and we
haven’t had the holes.
"It’s been coulda-woulda
shoulda all season long. If we can
establish the run this week like
we did last year on them, it will
help our game tremendously.”
Even though Arizona has been
giving up more than 350 yards per
game, Graziani knows it will take
a lot of scoring to win the game.
“I think [statistics] are a little
misleading,” he said. "People say
that stats mean a lot but I think
that they are playing a lot better
than that. They are Desert Swarm
and they are playing just as well
as they have the past couple of
years.
“I think we’re going to have to
score a lot of points. We’re going
to have to run the ball, we’re go
ing to have to throw the ball.
We’re going to have to make plays
that we haven’t made the last cou
ple of weeks.”
Wilcox said there are a few sim
ple areas that the Ducks need to
concentrate on in order to get past
the defense and get the win.
Desert Swipe may be slowly
making a name for itself with
players like McAlister, Burnett
and Salave’a, but if the Ducks
have any hope of winning on Sat
urday they will have to get past
the Wildcats’ defense and into the
endzone.
Homecoming to offer fun for all
B FESTIVITIES: Head coach Mike
Bellotti and many others will be part
of this year's pre-game events
By Jennifer Carter
Managing Editor
The Ducks will give the Wildcats a
beating Friday morning— but not on the
football field.
Instead, a pihata of the Arizona mascot
will be pummeled at the 11:50 a.m. rally
that officially kicks off Homecoming
weekend.
Oregon football head coach Mike Bel
lotti, along with members of the football
team and Jerry Allen, the “Voice of the
Ducks,” will be featured at the rally. The
University marching band and rally
squaa win get me crowd pumped up tor
Saturday’s Homecoming game.
Kelly Lynch, the Student Alumni As
sociation’s Homecoming chairman, said
the weekend’s events are important to
the University atmosphere because they
create shared pride among members of
the University community.
“People need to show a little school
spirit,” he said. “They should come out
and support the team. Even though
they’ve had a tough year so far, they’ve
still got a few games left, and we should
all come out and support them.”
Before the game on Saturday, Duck
fans can travel with the cheerleaders to
Autzen Stadium. The march will feature
a KDUK disc jockey and the Oregon
Duck. Once at the stadium, fans can eat,
drink and be merry at one of the game’s
many tailgate parties.
The University Alumni Association is
one organization hosting a tailgater. In ad
dition to the traditional food and bever
ages, University merchandise also will be
available at this pre-game event.
Dixieland bands and Homecoming
memorabilia from years past also will be
at Autzen. A new addition to Homecom
ing, this year’s Expo will function as an
interactive showcase of University pro
grams, including 11 University academic
schools and the Student Alumni Associa
tion.
Lynch said the Expo will expose mem
bers of the University to a variety of ways
they can get involved and show their
Duck spirit.
“It’s kind of a way to get our names
out,” he said. “Our group has about 35
members, and we want to let students
know what we do and how they can get
involved in our activities."
Duck fans also can get their pictures
taken with a wooden version of the Duck
mascot and University cheerleaders and
test their knowledge of University history
in UO Trivia contests at the Expo.
Amy Schroeder, Homecoming Expo
coordinator for the University Alumni
Association, said the event provides
greater access to pre-game events because
it includes activities for Duck fans of all
ages.
“Free admission makes the Expo a
great alternative to tailgating,” she said.
“We invite everyone to drop by.”
GAME-DAY EVENTS
■ CAMPUS FUN
RUN: 3K and 5K,9
a.m. at Johnson
Hall; $10 for Alum
ni Association
members and $12
for non-members
BAUTZEN
MARCH: Go with
the cheerleaders to
Autzen Stadium, 11
a.m. EMU East
Lawn
■ EXPO: Music,
memorabilia and
programs, 10 a.m.
1 p.m., across from
Autzen alumni tent I
■ TAILGATE: All
Alumni Pregame
event, 11 a.m. in
alumni tent; food
and beverages
available