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Washington and Marques Tuisasosopo aim to be the first Pac-10 team to beat Stanford.
Game of the Week
Stanford (5-2,5-0) at Washington (4-3,3-1)
By Brett Williams
Oregon Daily Emerald
Talk about a Cinderella story.
Prior to the season, Stanford
was predicted to finish no higher
than seventh in the Pacific-10
Conference.
And the Cardinal was given lit
tle respect early after losses to
Texas and San Jose State.
Now, with three Pac-10 games
left, Stanford controls its own
destiny in the Rose Bowl race.
The Cardinal hasn’t played in
Pasadena on New Year’s Day
since 1972.
“They are finding ways to
win,” Oregon State head coach
Dennis Erickson said. “They
make plays on both sides of the
football. They have a lot of char
acter.”
Erickson’s Beavers gave Stan
ford one of its biggest conference
challenges this season, a 21-17
Cardinal victory in Palo Alto,
Calif.
Washington head coach Rick
Neuheisel said Stanford’s cohe
siveness is a big reason for its
success.
For the Cardinal to halt the
Huskies’ scoring attack, it-will
need to keep the ball out of the
hands of Marques Tuiasosopo,
Washington’s versatile quarter
back. Last weekend he led the
Huskies to a 31-27 comeback win
at California. The Huskies are av
eraging 212 yards rushing in
their last four games.
Stanford’s offense has also
been potent. Since returning
from a rib injury two weeks ago,
quarterback Todd Husak has
been baffling defensive coordina
tors with his play.
The combination of Husak and
flanker Troy Walters — owner of
the Pac-10 record for career re
ceiving yardage — is deadly.
“Offensively, they have such
big-play potential,” Neuheisal
said. “When you get on a roll,
players just find ways to make
plays.”
For Washington, stopping the
Cardinal will be no small order.
Washington 'is seventh in the
conference in both pass defense
and total defense.
Because of Stanford’s long
Rose Bowl drought, the hype in
the Bay Area is not surprising.
Even Stanford head coach Ty
rone Willingham is smelling Ros
es.
“It’s difficult not to,” the
fourth-year coach said. “At the
beginning of the season, all teams
have one goal, and as you
progress, for some it becomes re
ality. We’re in a position where
we can’t help but think about it.”
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