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Senior defensive end Jason Nikolao, who missed last week’s game with a torn ligament in his right knee, is expected to start in his
final game at Autzen Stadium Saturday.
Game preview
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Especially a team such as Cal,
which boasts a defensive end in
Andre Carter who should give the
Oregon offensive line fits, and a
quarterback in Kyle Boiler who
passed for a career-high 349 yards
against Oregon State last week. The
Golden Bears played the Beavers as
tough as anybody has this year in
their 38-32 loss, which eliminated
them from bowl contention.
“It’s going to be a tough challenge
for us this week,” Oregon quarter
back Joey Harrington said.
The Ducks will be looking to add
another notch to the nation’s sec
ond-longest home winning streak
(currently at 19), and help 27 sen
iors end their Oregon careers at
Autzen Stadium on a bright note.
This class is a special one to Bellot
ti, as the fifth-year seniors in the
group were a part of Bellotti’s first
recruiting class.
The seniors, who were members
of the Las Vegas, Aloha and Sun
Bowl teams, respectively, admit
that playing in their final home
game will evoke some strong emo
tions.
“Yeah, it’s a big game,” senior de
fensive end Saul Patu said. “There’s
a lot of memories here, so we defi
nitely want to end it with a bang. ”
Even for the non-seniors, return
ing home to the Autzen faithful is a
good feeling, especially after a trip
to Tempe, Ariz., that involved
plane delays and a weekend in the
Palouse that was filled with nasty
weather.
“It’s a lot better at home because
all those people are rooting for you
instead of booing for you,” sopho
more tailback Allan Amundson
said. “You make a good play and
the place goes wild. It adds to the
excitement and pumps you up.”
It’s a lot better at
home because all those
people are rooting for you
instead of booing for you.
You make a good play and
the place goes wild. It
adds to the excitement
and pumps you up.
Allan Amundson
Oregon tailback
Amundson has played a crucial
role for the Ducks lately, as he has
helped spell starting tailback Mau
rice Morris, who is still dealing
with sore ribs. Morris, who did not
play in the second half last week, is
scheduled to start Saturday. The
junior college transfer is just 37
yards shy of the 1,000-yard rushing
mark for the season.
Also expected on the field is sen
ior defensive end Jason Nikolao,
who was projected to be out for a
few more weeks after tearing a liga
ment in his right knee against Ari
zona State Oct. 28. Nikolao was
seen in street clothes firing up his
teammates on the sidelines during
the Washington State game.
His presence, however limited it
may be, will bring an added emo
tional boost to an Oregon team that
will have its eyes on Cal during the
day and on the television sets at
night.
“We’re going to go out against Cal
and handle our business and hope
Arizona handles theirs,” corner
back Rashad Bauman said. “It
would definitely be nice to know
where you’re going to go before it’s
been announced. We’re excited
about all of this.”
A few Oregon players — Harring
ton and Bauman, in particular —
have voiced their complaints about
the team’s play as of late. The two
helped instigate a players-only
team meeting earlier in the week
that appears to have refocused the
team. The players know they
shouldn’t be living on the edge and
playing overtime games against
teams such as the Sun Devils and
Cougars.
And maybe, just maybe, they say,
the Ducks can actually play just
four quarters this time around and
avoid the extra session.
“That’d be nice, wouldn’t it?”
Harrington said.
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