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Backed up in the backfield
With Onterrb Smith sidelined,
Terrence Whitehead and Ryan
Shaw create a one-two punch
in Oregon’s backfield
Adam Jude
Senior Sports Reporter
What a show it could’ve been.
The Pacific-10 Conference’s top
two running backs—Oregon’s Onter
rio Smith and Oregon State’s Steven
Jackson — battling it out for the rush
ing tide, busting big runs in the biggest
game of the year, the Civil War.
Instead, with Smith sidelined after
knee surgery, Jackson will be the
lone star in the backfield Saturday at
Reser Stadium. Which leaves Ore
gon’s struggling offense to rely on
two virtually unknown tailbacks in
Terrence Whitehead and Ryan
Shaw, California natives playing in
their first Civil War.
But Oregon’s offense won’t change
without Smith. And running backs
coach Gary Campbell said he’s still
anticipating a good show from his
backup ’backs.
“I’m expecting good things out of
them,” Campbell said of Whitehead
and Shaw, Oregon’s new one-two
tandem in the backfield. “I’m not ex
pecting a fallout. I expect those guys
to step up and carry the load.”
They have yet to show that they
can be as effective as Maurice Morris
and Smith last season, but Whitehead,
a true freshman, and Shaw, a redshirt
sophomore, are just getting started.
“They’re both capable of starting
and playing the whole game, but I
just feel that they have some
strengths that we need to take ad
vantage of,” Campbell said.
Taking advantage of everyone is no
easy task in a stacked backfield, even
without Smith. Besides Whitehead
and Shaw, senior Allan Amundson
and redshirt sophomore Kenny Wash
ington are also vying for carries.
“When you have such a talented
backfield, it’s hard to keep everybody
happy,” Campbell said. “We know,
that in this league, you’re always going
to need guys. And that’s what it’s come
to now. We need them.”
Listed as an “athlete” in the Ore
Adam Amato Emerald
Terrence Whitehead, a true freshman, has taken over as Oregon's main tailback duties
in the absence of Onterrio Smith, who had knee surgery Monday.
gon media guide, Whitehead says he
has equal desire to play on both
sides of the ball.
“I love playing defense, but I love to
score touchdowns,” said Whitehead,
a standout at safety and running back
at Crenshaw High School in Los An
geles. “If the coaches don’t want to
give me a try on the defensive side — I
have been trying to put a little bug in
their ears — I think I’ll be committed
to get ready for the backfield.”
Already this season, the 5-foot-10,
202-pound Whitehead has shown
his commitment as a tailback — and
talent. In place of Smith, Whitehead
rushed for 132 yards on 29 carries in
a win over Stanford, though he has
been slowed of late by ankle injuries.
“He is a student of the game,” said
Amundson, who shared a dorm
room with Whitehead during fall
camp. “Every night he was studying
his playbook, asking me questions.
He really wanted it, you could tell.”
Campbell compared Whitehead
to former Oregon star Saladin
McCullough.
“The thing about Terrence is that
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