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Mark McCambridge Emerald
Jared Siegel is 4-for-5 from beyond 35 yards this year, and kicked a career-long 53-yard field goal last week at Arizona
Siegel
continued from page 3B
sidelines for an hour and then all of
a sudden be asked to come out and
kick a 43-yard field goal.”
One of those ‘other positions’ Siegel
played in high school was strong safe
ty, and more than one Pac-10 return
er has found that out the hard way
when Siegel pops him as the last line
of defense on a kickoff return.
It was hard for Siegel to make the
switch from handyman to specialist,
but, his mother said, he threw him
self into kicking like he throws him
self into everything else.
“Jared will get to whatever goal he
sets for himself,” Debey Siegel said.
“He will work however many hours
he has to get it.
“He loves football, and he wanted
to be as active as he possibly could
in high school. But he doesn’t have
the greatest size. He realized he
needed to specialize in something.
As he started looking at colleges he
realized size was going to make a
difference at the college level.”
So Jared Siegel weighed his op
tions. He could have gone back East
to an Ivy League school and played
both ways while earning a top-notch
degree. He could have gone some
where else and walked on or tried
for a scholarship.
But he took one recruiting trip to
Oregon and was hooked.
“We purposefully did not go on
any of his recruiting trips,” Debey
Siegel said. “I didn’t want to have a
favorite, and I know my husband
didn’t want to either.”
Shortly after making the deci
sion, it was reaffirmed when the
Oregon staff guided him through a
Bom: Jared Christopher Siegel on June 19,
1981 in Monterey, Calif.
High School: 1999 all-state selection and two
time ali-Metropoliton League while at Jesuit High
' ’ ^ ' X ,.V K' * ' , 3 ' , , t.
field goal and booted 70 of 72 extra points as a
senior...played fullback and kicker for rugby
team that won national championship in 1999
and finished second nationally in 2000.
Oregon: Went 4-5 under 40 yards and 3-7
from beyond 40 during disappointing
rresnman campaign...nas Kicked 11 on l field goals this year,
including 4 of 5 from beyond 35 yards...only missed field goal
was a block against Mississippi State...booted career-long
53-yarder at Arizona on Saturday,
broken leg in 2000.
His brothers must have loved
that. It meant that maybe Siegel
would shag for them for once.
Siegel has two younger brothers
and a sister, and both his younger
brothers are, of course, kickers. So
Siegel calls them after their home
games and gives them tips.
And, of course, makes them shag
for him when he comes home.
“They’ve shagged for him for
years,” Debey Siegel said. “My hus
band and I have shagged for him as
well. I think the whole family gets
out there. Now, Jared turns around
to help them, shags for them every
once in a while.
“Our youngest is a left-footed
kicker, so (Jared) doesn’t know how
to deal with that. They are both
working with Jared, and when he
comes home, he works with them,
and they totally enjoy it.”
His brothers aren’t the only kids
to benefit from Siegel’s presence. In
high school, he volunteered at
camps for disabled children and
taught at an elementary school. He
will, Debey Siegel said, offer any
person, young or old, advice on how
to boot a 53-yard field goal.
Maybe it’s because Siegel is still a
kid himself, still kicking that football
into the sunset. And like any kid,
Siegel has dreams that seem almost
larger than life.
“He told me last game he could
kick 55 into the wind, 60 with the
wind, so I always deduct just a lit
tle bit,” Bellotti said. “But I think
he could have made ... I would
have (had Siegel kick) about a 55
or 56-yarder with the wind the
other day.”
A 56-yard field goal may seem
like an unachievable goal. But when
you’re like Jared Siegel, always kick
ing into the sunset with the wind at
your back and the crowd on its feet,
anything is possible.
Contact the sports editor
atpeterhockaday@dailyemerald.com.
Pac-10
continued from page 4B
and is the Pac-10 leader in that cate
gory. Tailback Steven Jackson has
the two longest runs in the league
this year - 80 yards against UCLA
and 75 against Fresno State.
The Beavers are outscoring oppo
nents 68-13 in the first quarter and
the OSU defense leads the Pac-10
with 12 interceptions.
Junior wide receiver Shaun Mc
Donald is on a streak for the Sun
Devils with three consecutive 100
yard games. Quarterback Andrew
Walter has been playing exception
ally well with 400-yard passing days
the past two weeks.
It will be a wild Saturday in
Tempe, and maybe the Beavers
won’t let history repeat itself.
Contact the sports reporter
atjessethomas@dailyemerald.com.
Hoping for the Heisman
I Charles Rogers ■ Junior WR * Michigan Stale
Season: 32 receptions for 687 yards
and seven touchdowns.
This Week: The Spartans travel to Iowa.
Seneca Wallace « Senior QB • Iowa Slate
Season;! 09-of 170 passing for 1,653 yards and
10 touchdowns; has rushed for 11 5 yards on 45
attempts, ' *'•* ••
This Week: The Cyclones host Texas Tech.
Willis McGahee ■ Junior RB * Miami
Season: 640 yards on 79 rushing attempts and
10 touchdowns; has caught nine passes for
Maurice Claret* » Freshman RB > Ohio Stale
Season: Has 715 yards rushing on 113 attempts
with 11 touchdowns; has caught eight passes for
63 yards and one score.
This Week: The Buckeyes host San Jose'State. *
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