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Winning it, that’s real.”
In order to win it, the Huskies are
banking on Marques Tuiasosopo to
lead them to the promised land.
The senior is coming off a season in
which he completed 171-of-295
passes for 2,221 yards and 12 touch
downs, and has emerged as a poten
tial Heisman Trophy candidate.
Neuheisal likes the ball in his
quarterback’s hands, and often calls
for the option. In fact, a year ago, Tu
iasosopo ranked 10th in the Pac-10
in rushing with 541 yards and six
touchdowns.
‘‘The sky is the limit for this guy,”
Neuheisal said. ‘‘I know his team
mates look up to him, not only be
cause he is a very talented player,
but also because of his work ethic.
His experience meter is on the
climb and I think that will correlate
itself into an even more productive
senior year.”
But there are concerns that
Neuheisal’s aggFessive style of play
could get his quarterback injured,•
which would be devastating con
sidering the Huskies defense is their
biggest question mark.
The defensive line is getting a
make over, meaning that the impor
tance of the three returning starters
in the secondary offering run sup
port is all the more necessary. The
key member of that threesome is free
safety Hakim Akbar, an outstanding
athlete who amazed many when he
recorded a 38.5-inch vertical jump,
350-pound bench press and 493
pound squat daring the Huskies’ an
nual off-season testing day.
Overall, Neuheisal is excited
about his team, but admits there is
a long way to go until thoughts of
Pasadena pop into his head.
“We have a lot of work to do,” he
said. “We have a great schedule
Emerald
OSU running back Ken Simonton (35) will be key to the Beavers’ success in 2000.
ahead of us with a lot of competi
tive teams. We know who we are. If
we set the standard of how we play
in the fourth quarter we are going to
have an exciting time and be in the
race again in November.”
Washington will most likely be
vying for the title with strong league
contender USC, who will be led by
a strong defense that has 10 return
ing starters in it.
The Trojans were an extreme dis
appointment last season when they
started out 3-6, but managed to win
their last three games to somewhat
salvage the season. It wasn’t good
enough to keep quiet speculation
on a coaching change, as Paul Hack
ed: knows that this year is a make or
break year for him.
One of the major reasons USC is
considered a Pac-10 favorite — being
ranked as high as ninth in the nation
by the Sporting News — is the health
of quarterback Carson Palmer.
Palmer has fully healed from a
broken collarbone that forced him
to miss nine games a season ago.
His season ended at Autzen Stadi
um in Eugene last year when he
dropped back to pass, found no re
ceiver open and scrambled — di
rectly into Oregon rover Michael
Fletcher, who crunched him.
Months later, Palmer is back and
Hackett plans to employ the shot
gun offense, which should lead to
some high passing yardage.
“Carson is one of the best young
quarterbacks in the country,” Hack
ett said. "His pure passing ability
sets him apart. He is 100 percent
healthy now and there is no reason
that he can’t be ahead of where he
was last year by the time the 2000
season starts.”
Even with a healthy Palmer, the
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University of Oregon
2000 Football Schedule
Go Ducks!
Sept. 2 Nevada..12:30 p.m.
Sept. 9 Wisconsin.12:30 p.m
Sept. 23 UCLA*.12:30^p.m.
Sept. 30 Washington*.12:30 p.m.
Oct. 21 Arizona*.7:15 p.m.
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Nov. 18 Oregon State*..1:00 p.m.
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