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down pass with nine seconds left in
the game to beat Arizona State.
But what has been a key element
to the program’s success over the
years is its ability to sneak up on op
ponents and capture the win.
This year, however, that element
of surprise is gone. The Ducks are
no longer a middle of “the Pac” type
team, but rather a consistent con
tender in the always unpredictable
Pac-10 Conference.
A team doesn’t reach eight bowl
games in 11 years and still catch
other teams off guard. This season,
the players know opponents will be
after them.
“We know we aren’t going to sur
prise people,” quarterback A.J. Fee
lev said. “That’s why everybody put
in the time and effort throughout
the summertime.”
That’s also why Bellotti was not
complacent in his recruiting. He
went after firepower and found it in
junior college running back sensa
tion Maurice Morris.
Morris, a 6-foot, 205-pound tail
back, was considered this year’s top
junior college prospect. He's expect
ed to step right in and make a seri
ous impact.
The two-time f.C. Grid-Wire All
American surpassed national junior
college career records with 3,708
yards rushing, 593 carries and 4,487
all-purpose yards. He also surpassed
Fresno City College’s school records
for most rushing touchdowns in a
single season (26 in 1998), as well as
career rushing touchdowns (45) and
touchdowns overall (49).
Morris has repeated over and
over how excited he is to be a part
of the Ducks and how he can’t wait
to see Autzen Stadium at its best.
“I’ve heard about that place,” Mor
ris said. “It’s going to be exciting to
see. I heard all about the craziness.”
Bellotti and offensive coordinator
Jeff Tedford are counting big time on
Morris to solidify the backfield and
help open up the air-attack combina
tion of its quarterbacks and receivers.
A year ago, the Ducks ranked
19th in the nation in passing offense
and 11th in scoring offense, and all
indications suggest that they will
equal such rankings or perhaps
even better them.
Harrington is already impressed
with the blend of returning re
ceivers and newcomers.
“Yeah, our receivers have been
coming through,” Harrington said.
“They seem like they’re going to fit
in really well. I like their attitudes
and their willingness to come in
here and get a jump on things.”
The Ducks will miss the deep
threat of Tony Hartley, but will have
tough-minded senior Tucker and
sleek sophomore Keenan Howry to
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Starting cornerback Brian Johnson anchors the Ducks’ secondary.
Emerald
anchor the receiving duties. Tuckef
caught 32 passes last season in his
first season after coming over from
the junior college level and is expect
ed to blossom in his final season.
But none of the offensive stars
will get a chance to flourish if the
defense doesn’t come through.
There is no doubt that losing
starters at the linebacker, free safety,
rover and comerback positions will
hurt, but the Ducks are confident
that their defense is simply reload
ing as opposed to rebuilding.
“Quarterbacks are always a key,
but the defense is the biggest key,”
Bellotti said. “We have some huge
holes to fill and the onus is on guys
like Saul Patu, Matt Smith and
Rashad Bauman to continue to im
prove that defense.”
The anchor of the defense will
be linebacker Smith, who returned
to football in 1998 after four years
of trying his hand at baseball in the
Kansas City Royals minor-league
organization.
“Matt Smith is one of the ac
knowledged leaders of this football
team,” Bellotti said. “He’s the old
man of the group. He doesn’t say a
lot, but he always packs a full lunch
and comes ready to play.”
Smith will be joined on the de
fense by a returning nucleus that in
cludes defensive linemen Patu and
Jason Nikolao. Defensive coordina
tor Nick Aliotti will continue his 4
3 defensive scheme that had the
Ducks ranked third in the Pac-10 in
rushing defense last year.
Oregon’s comerback position will
be given a huge lift as Bauman re
turns to action after redshirting last
season due to a knee injury. Bauman
is known for his ability to stop
speedy Pac-10 receivers in single
coverage, which allows Aliotti room
to double-cover somebody else or
blitz the opposing quarterback.
And rounding out the Oregon
squad is the special teams, which in
the past few years has always lived
up to its name. The punting duties
will again belong to Kurtis Doerr,
who specializes in distance, accura
cy and hang-time.
The starting placekicker will be
Josh Frankel, a former walk-on who
was pushed into duty last fall when
then-starter Nathan Villegas went
down with an injury. Frankel does
n’t like to go beyond 45 yards, but
the Ducks don’t seem to mind as
long as he continues kicking as he
did last year when he connected on
10-of-13 attempts.
The Ducks still have some ques
tions to answer, such as who the
starting safeties are going to be and
who will return kickoffs, but all of
that should be taken care of be
tween now and the season opener
against Nevada on Sept. 2.
That game will be a beginning to
a schedule that the Ducks should
have success with, although there
are always those crucial make-or
break games.
The Sept. 9 game at Wisconsin
will provide the Ducks with a huge
challenge and even if they should
lose, a hard fought game in a Big
Ten environment will do a lot for
their confidence.
Other important games to note
will be road contests against
Southern California (Oct. 14), Ari
zona State (Oct. 28) and Oregon
State (Nov. 18). The two big home
games of the year take place
against UCLA (Sept. 23) and Wash
ington (Sept. 30), and Oregon
should have the advantage in those ■
two since they will be played in
the friendly confines of the green
and yellow colored Autzen Stadi
um.
The Ducks haven’t lost in 14
straight home games, dating back to
October 1997 — the longest such
streak in the Pac-10.
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