Injuries mount for Oregon’s stars
The Ducks ’ 58-3 blowout
of San Jose State last week
cost them five of their
biggest stars
By Scott Pesznecker
Oregon Daily Emerald
The Ducks will try to stop a
three game skid against the Stan
ford Cardinal on Saturday, but if
they are to win, they must do it
without some very important
players.
Five of Oregon’s key players —
all hurt last week in the Ducks’ 58
3 rout of San Jose State — are cur
rently on the injured list.
Linebacker Peter Sirmon, who
led the Pacific-10 Conference in
tackles last season, strained his
pectoralis muscle. Head coach
Mike Bellotti said he is concerned
about the loss of Sirmon but that
the team has received “positive
news” regarding his recovery.
“Doctors and trainers are excit
ed about the progress of his shoul
der,” Bellotti said. “The swelling
has gone down. Day to day, we
will know more.”
Tailback Herman Ho-Ching is
sidelined with a knee injury and
will be out four to six weeks, as
will wide receiver LaCorry
Collins, who tore ligaments in his
thumb and is wearing a cast.
Defensive tackle Zack Freiter,
playing his first game after sitting
out his freshman season with a
bad ankle, went down after two
snaps when he aggravated his in
jury. There is a chance that Freit
er’s injury is not as serious, how
ever, and that he could be back in
as little as a week.
“It may have just been scar tis
sue,” Bellotti said. “It can be very
painful but when those things go.
It can actually loosen up the anlde,
so it could be a positive thing.”
Despite the injuries, the Ducks
are confident that injuries have
not had a severe impact on the
team. As they did against the Spar
tans, the Ducks will try to rely on
depth to overcome the loss of key
players.
“Behind every starter is a guy
waiting in the wings, confident
and ready to play,” Sirmon said.
Injuries to starting players do
make things more difficult for the
second, third and fourth strings,
Collins said. Players who may not
see as much playing time are sud
denly expected to play longer
with more intensity.
“We have a lot of skill to step
up, so it’s not a big loss, really,”
Collins said. “But then (reserve
player) rest time is limited. When
somebody goes down, someone
else is going to be pushed more. It
is a lot more wear and tear on the
body that can wind up with an
other injury.”
The most frustrating part about
being injured, Sirmon said, is
game day. But he said that injured
players can continue to better
themselves.
“Once I get hurt, I don’t quit
getting better,” he said. “I can
help out with questions and still
give advice to other players.”
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Morton, Chad USC 3 61 286 4.7 95.3
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