Oregon
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Regardless of the friendly set
ting — a festive homecoming at
mosphere and the undoubtedly
warm reception that the Ducks are
sure to receive — Arizona State is
no easy first step.
Oregon managed to slip past an
explosive Arizona team last week
despite giving up a few big plays.
Now the Ducks must again con
tain several similarly high-caliber
athletes.
“We knew going into the Ari
zona game that they had some
tremendous offensive weapons,”
Bellotti said. “The scary thing is
that [Sun Devils’] players like [tail
back] J.R. Redmond, [tight end]
Todd Heap, and [wide receiver]
Tariq McDonald all have similar
big-play capabilities.
“So we have to be on as a defen
sive unit. All 11 guys have to play
hard, play with purpose and play
with great emotion because we
don’t want to give up big plays.”
Meanwhile the Ducks are hop
ing for some big-time play of their
own.
They certainly got it in Arizona.
Tailback Reuben Droughns,
having recently recovered from a
rib injury, was the pillar of Ore
gon’s offensive attack against the
Wildcats.
The senior turned in a perfor
kmance beyond any expectations,
rushing for 202 yards while set
ting a school record with 45 car
ries.
“I didn’t go in thinking he
would run 45 times,” Bellotti said.
“It just sort of accumulated. Our
goal is to have our tailback carry
the ball 20 or 25 times a game and
touch it a variety of other ways
r
about five or 10 times. That was a
little out of the ordinary.
“Is it gonna happen again? It
certainly may. I don’t expect him
those circumstances arise through
the course of a game. Never say
never.”
And expect the unexpected.
Last week sophomore quarter
back Joey Harrington stepped in
and provided a surprising spark.
He replaced starter A.J. Feeley
early in the third quarter, andcom
pleted six-of-11 passes for 144
yards and one touchdown.
While Harrington’s perfor
mance earned him plenty of
praise, it did nothing to alter Ore
gon’s usual starting lineup. Bellot
ti made that clear Sunday, assur
ing the public that Feeley would
assume his starting role again
against Arizona State.
“I’ve established myself,” Fee
ley said. “It’s not like the first half
of the season when I haven’t
played well. We’re in the seventh
game here, and I think I’ve estab
lished myself in the Pac-10 as well
as in all of college football.”
Indeed, even with a couple of
shaky performances of late, Feeley
is still the second leading passer
in the conference. His 257 passing
yards per game trails only Oregon
State’s Jonathan Smith, who’s av
eraging 275 yards per game.
So, more likely than not, it will
beFeeley looking to connect with
Hartley as the senior receiver clos
es in on Oregon’s career records in
touchdowns and receiving yards.
Hartley needs two touchdowns
and 131 yards to equal Cristin
McLemore’s marks of 24 and
2,498.
“I know I can accomplish it,”
Hartley said. “[The records] are
getting close, of course I think
about it. They’ll be nice to have .”
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