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Secondary father
Though quiet, Oregon senior
rover Rasuli Webster leads
a young secondary by example
Adam Jude
Senior Sports Reporter
For five years, Rasuli Webster has
said little about himself.
It’s about time someone did.
“There’s just so many good
things to say about him,” said Keith
Lewis, Webster’s partner in crime
in Oregon’s defensive secondary. “I
look at him as a role model on and
off the field.”
Lewis should know. Prior to the
last season, Webster moved from
free safety to rover to accommo
date Lewis’ arrival, with Webster
mentoring his successor through
out the process.
The two seem to complement
each other perfectly as Oregon’s last
line of defense — Lewis is the ener
getic talker, Webster the quiet leader
— but not as much as Lewis compli
ments his elder.
“’Suli’s the type of person that just
wants to go out there and play,”
Lewis said. “I talk, and that’s what
gets me a lot of glory. And ’Suli’s just
one of those people that doesn’t care
about the glory.
“He makes plays when we need
plays, and sometimes you don’t
even know he’s out there because
he’s so quiet.”
Or, as Webster says, he’s like ice
— a cool cat — and Lewis is fire,
ready to burst.
“Keith brings a lot of intensity to
the field. I feed off Keith. He gets me
going,” Webster said. “(But) I just
try to be supportive of everyone
else and provide some solidness to
the secondary.”
Although his stats may not be
mind-boggling, Webster’s experi
ence as a three-year starter stabi
lizes an otherwise youthful second
ary that has two new defensive
backs this season.
“I try to keep the guys on the lev
el,” said Webster, a native of Brea,
Calif., who is fourth on the team
with 34 tackles this season.
Lewis said Webster is a leader
by example.
“He’s the true veteran,” Lewis
said. “He’s like the father of the sec
ondary. He’s the older dog, and
everyone has to follow him.”
But, as Lewis said, Webster makes
Mark McCambridge Emerald
Senior Rasuli Webster has come back from a broken foot suffered in the 1999 season.
Since then, he has switched from free safety to rover to accomodate Keith Lewis.
the big plays when they’re needed.
Take Webster’s consecutive stops
of UCLA tailback Tyler Ebell in the
Bruins’ final drive at the Rose Bowl
on Saturday. On first and second
down in Oregon territory, Webster
found Ebell behind the line of scrim
mage and tackled him for losses,
eventually setting up UCLA’s missed
46-yard field goal and preserving the
Ducks’ one-point win.
Webster, though, takes little
pride in personal accomplish
ments. His focus is on the team’s
goals. And after breaking his foot
during his redshirt season in 1999,
Webster has also put an emphasis
on life after football.
“It made me look at the big pic
ture more,” Webster said of his in
jury. “Sometimes football has to take
a back seat.”
Thus, Webster has worked hard
to earn his bachelor’s degree in edu
cation. He is taking one class this
term to complete his diploma, and
he eventually would like to work
with children.
“It’s a good feeling,” Webster said
of his degree. “I’ve done what I need
ed to do.”
“How many people do you know
who graduate in four years?”
Lewis said.
Graduate and learn to play every
position in the secondary and learn
to play golf.
Golf?
Webster’s roommate, Oregon
Turn to Webster, page 7B
Jeremy Forrest Emerald
The "older dog" of the secondary, senior Rasuli Webster has been a stabilizing force on the defensive side of the ball for Oregon.