Oregon lineman loses appeal;
must sit out against Cougars
Quinn Dorsey's suspension
for trading in tickets will force
him to wait another week to
take the field for Oregon
By Hank Hager
Sports Editor
Defensive lineman Quinn Dorsey
will not play against Washington State
The senior had his appeal for rein
statement denied by the NCAA on
Tuesday, meaning he will not be eligi
ble to step on the field for Oregon until
Oct 3 when the Ducks take on Utah.
Oregon suspended Dorsey prior to
this season for trading complimentary
tickets for rent breaks during previous
seasons. Per NCAA guidelines, the
Ducks suspended him for the first
four games of the season because the
benefits he received amounted to
more than $600.
The NCAA did not agree; however,
opting to suspend the defensive end
for a fifth game last week.
Dorsey and the Ducks immediate
ly appealed, but the appeal was
turned down.
"The reasons were that the mone
tary value dictated 30 percent of the
season," Oregon head coach Mike
Bellotti said. "(The NCAA) decided to
add another 10 percent penalty to
make it 40 percent of the season be
cause it involved the use of comp tick
ets, which are only available to stu
dent athletes. In their book that is a
dastardly deed, and in reality, it is not
something we condone or obviously
are proud of."
Dorsey redshirted the 2002 sea
son to recuperate his ailing knees
and for other reasons Bellotti
deemed "'personal.'
The decision does not necessarily
hurt the Ducks on the defensive line.
Already beset by Haloti Ngata's sea
son-ending leg injury, the group has
been steadfast. They've allowed an av
erage of 53 yards-per-game rushing
through the first four contests, even
holding Chris Perry to 26 yards on 11
carries last week.
Entering the game, Perry had led
the nation in rushing.
Oregon is also tied for third in
the Pacific-10 Conference with 14
sacks; just two behind leader Wash
ington State.
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Jason David (29) and Will Derting make their first trip to Autzen Stadium on Saturday. The Cougars haven’t been to Eugene since 1999.
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"He was very, very accurate for us
last year," Doba said of Dunning,
who was 22 of 33 on field goal at
tempts last year. "He's a seasoned vet
eran and he's kicked under pressure."
The Cougars also had some major
losses on the defensive side of the
ball, losing comerback Marcus Tru
fant and defensive tackle Rien Long
to the National Football League draft.
Trufant, a shut-down comer who was
rarely tested, was taken in the first
round by Seattle. Long the 2003 Out
land Trophy winner, was selected by
the Titans in the fourth round.
Despite the loss of Trufant and
Long, the defense has allowed only
one rushing touchdown and lead
ing the Pacific-10 Conference with
16 sacks.
Senior Jason David and junior Karl
Paymah have held down the comer
positions. David returned an intercep
tion 41 yards for a touchdown against
Colorado, helping the Cougars to a 47
26 win that put Washington State back
into the top 25.
Doba said the Cougars have been
able to handle the loss of Long be
cause of tremendous depth at tackle,
including seniors Jeremey Williams
and Tai Tupai, who have anchored
the defensive line. Doha added that
the Cougars will need freshman tack
le Odell Howard to fill in for junior
Steve Cook, who is out four to six
weeks with a broken foot.
With players stepping up on both
sides of the ball, the Cougars look to
win their first game at Autzen Stadium
since 1997. Doba said if the Cougars
stand a chance against the Ducks, they
need to jump out to a quick start and
keep the crowd out of the game.
"I don't think you can silence that
crowd, period," Doba said. "Hope
fully we can slow them down a little
bit or get them a little bit quiet."
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