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Oregon quarterback Joey Harrington (3) passes over the Wisconsin defense Sept. 1 at Autzen Stadium. Harrington, who has thrown for five
touchdowns this season, is still in contention for the Heisman Trophy after raising his record as Oregon’s starter to 16-2.
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The following year, Oregon
traveled down to the Los Angeles
Coliseum and gave anti-Paul
Hackett fans even more fuel for
their fire when the Ducks beat
USC on the road, 28-17, for their
first win in the Coliseum since
1994. Joey Harrington exploded
in the game for 382 yards and four
touchdowns while tailback Mau
rice Morris showed off his elusive
moves on the ground, picking up
85 yards on 32 carries.
Which leads the series back to
Eugene for Saturday’s tilt, but this
time the Trojans are coming to
town without Paul Hackett, who
was fired, and instead with for
mer NFL coach Pete Carroll, who
has instilled a newfound tough
ness in his team.
“I see a big change on their de
fense from last year,” said Line,
who was impressed from watching
the Trojans’ 10-6 loss to Kansas
State. “They played together better,
were more faster and played with
more enthusiasm. They’re going to
be fired up to play us, like all
teams are these days.”
USC has also been keeping a
close eye on Oregon. Carroll said
that Oregon is “on the verge, in
their eyes, of a great season” and is
using the underdog card to fire up
his team. While he believes his of
fense will rebound from its sub-par
performance against the Wildcats,
he has told his defensive players
that they’ll have their hands full
against Harrington.
7 do think that there will be
times where they’ll reflect
on what’s occurred, but
once the game starts, it’s
the thrill, the enjoyment of
physical participation. ”
Mike Bellotti
head coach, Oregon football
“He’s a pro player without ques
tion,” Carroll said. “I’m preparing
as if this is an NFL quarterback be
cause of the things he can do and
the kinds of ways that he can read.
We’ll have to take care of business
on our end of it, because if you
don’t, he’ll tear you up.”
As for the Ducks’ defense, it’ll be
keying in on Trojan quarterback
Carson Palmer, receiver Kareem
Kelly and speedy tailback Sultan
McCullough.
“[USC] can improve dramatical
ly,” Oregon head coach Mike Bel
lotti said. “With a new coaching
staff, it takes a while to get every
body on the same page and if and
when they do, watch out.”
Adding to the excitement and
anticipation of the game is the fact
that it will be played in the hyped
up evening atmosphere and
watched by fans across the nation.
“I love playing at night,” re
ceiver Keenan Howry said. “I
love it better than anything else
in the world. It reminds me of
high school when we played at
night all the time.”
Added Morris: “I don’t know
what it is, but there’s something
about playing under the lights at
Autzen.”
Considering the game time, the
teams’ recent history and the car
ry-over effects of terrorist attacks
on U.S. soil, Saturday’s match-up
looks to be another Trojan-Duck
game worth remembering.
“I do think that there will be
times where they’ll reflect on
what’s occurred, but once the
game starts, it’s the thrill, the en
joyment of physical participation,”
Bellotti said. “But I know when
they play the anthem, the kids will
have a different perspective.
They’ll appreciate what they have
and take greater stock in what we
do as a nation and a world.
“But once the game starts, the fo
cus will take care of itself.”
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