Bowl games on minds of many Pac-10 teams
■ As the Pac-10 heads into the
final stretch, more thrills
should be expected
By Adam Jude
Oregon Daily Emerald
It’s November, baby, and that
means it’s time for the Pacific-10
Conference to start seriously think
ing about the postseason.
With three games remaining, the
Ducks head to chilly Pullman and
hope to contain the Cougars’ flashy
passing game.
The Beavers will try to continue
to terrorize opposing defenses as
they head to the Bay Area to take on
the surprising California Bears.
Southern California puts its win
less conference record against an
outraged Arizona State.
After a fourth-quarter come-from
behind victory over Arizona last
week, UCLA will host Stanford in
the Rose Bowl.
And in the biggest game of the
week, Arizona will try to snap a
two-game losing streak at Husky
Stadium in Seattle (and help the
Ducks out a little).
Oh boy, oh boy, it’s going to be a
fun weekend. So let’s get it on.
Oregon State (7-1 overall, 4-1
Pac-10) at California (3-5,2-3)
Ken Simonton.
He’s no longer a secret weapon,
but Oregon State’s junior running
back is darn good. He’s moved his
way into lOth-place all-time in Pac
.10 rushing yards, and is leading the
14th-ranked Beavers to their best
.start since 1964.
4 Can he do more of the same in
Berkeley? Statistically, the Bears
have held their opponents to an av
erage of 111 yards on the ground,
which is third best in the confer
ence. Simonton is fifth in the nation
with 145 yards per game. How well
Cal contains Simonton will decide
this matchup.
Stanford (3-5,2-3) at
UCLA (5-3,2-3)
“We’re still in position to have an
all-right season,” UCLA quarterback
Cory Paus told the Orange County
Register. “Hopefully, we can use
this win on the road and take it for a
little momentum. ”
UCLA’s momentum, which got a
tremendous lift after a gut-wrench
ing victory at Arizona, will have to
face the arm of Stanford quarterback
Randy Fasani. When Fasani is the
starter, the Cardinal averages more
than 27 points per game and 414
yards of total offense.
If Stanford still hopes to be in con
tention for a bowl game, it must win
its final three games of the season.
“We just want to get to that 12th
game,” wide receiver DeRonnie
Pitts said. “Now it’s do or die. We
just lost our margin for error.”
USC (3-5,0-5) at Arizona State
(5-3,2-3)
You have to feel sorry for those
Trojans. And even more so for Paul
Hackett, their soon-to-be former
coach.
After being projected by many to
win the Pac-10 title, USC sits alone
at the bottom of the conference
standings.
And now USC must head into a
hostile Tempe environment, where
you know the Sun Devils are steam
ing mad and looking to take out
their frustration after last week’s
double-overtime loss to the Ducks.
“Obviously, it was a really emo
tional and intense game,” Arizona
State head coach Bruce Snyder said.
“Five or six guys were crying, and
that’s OK because of the work put
into the game. There wasn’t helmet
throwing or screaming or yelling.
My sense tells me they will bounce
back... we’re going to be fine.”
Erin Swanson-Davies Emerald
DeShaun Foster and the Bruins will try to build on their defeat of Arizona last week when they face Stanford.
Washington will try to ride on the arm of Marques Tuisasosopo (11) to win its fifth straight game when it plays Arizona inTempe
this week. Washington has won four of the teams’last five meetings.
Huskies, ‘cats do battle in Seattle
■An emotional Husky team
will try to stop Arizona, which
looks to end a two-game skid
By Adam Jude
Oregon Daily Emerald
Thoughts of the injured Curtis
Williams — whose status is still
uncertain — are
on the minds of
the Washington
players and
coaches as the
senior safety
lays in Stanford
Medical Center
after suffering a
spinal cord injury during the
Huskies’ 31-28 victory in Palo
Alto, Calif., last Saturday.
While it’s been an emotional
week for the No. 8 Huskies (7-1
overall,‘4-J ,P4ci fit-'l Q Conference),
they know they have a game to
play against a tough Arizona (5-3,
3-2)club.
“I think you let the kids deal
with [their emotions] the way they
think is appropriate to deal with
it,” Washington head coach Rick
Neuheisel said. “Yet, you make
sure we all understand this is what
we have to do and we go. I don’t
think you try to push away the hu
man emotions that exist. I don’t
think you ignore them; that would
be silly.
“I don't think there is any ques
tion that it is going to be difficult.”
The Wildcats are focusing on
ending a two-game losing streak,
but it won’t come easy in front of
70,000-plus die-hard fans at Husky
Stadium. Washington has won
four of its last five meetings with
Arizona.
One of the major factors in the
game will be at the quarterback po
sition. Washington’s option-orient
ed offense relies heavily on Mar
ques Tuiasosopo, who is third in
the Pac-10 with 240 yards of total
offense per game.
Arizona quarterback Ortege
Jenkins — famous for his somer
sault leap into the end zone the
last time he was in Seattle —
rushed for a career-high 104 yards
on 11 carries, but also threw four
interceptions in last week’s loss to
UCLA.
“I think he'll be fine,” Arizona
head coach Dick Tomey said of
Jenkins. “I don't think there is a
quarterback who hasn't had an
ugly game or two. The great ones
have had those kind of games. He
handled [the last game] like a
champion, and he stood up there
and took more responsibility than
he needed to take.”
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