Pac-10 play heats up once
conference hits sixth week
Oregon State and California
highlight Pac-10 play
By Hank Hager
Sports Editor
The Pacific-10 Conference heads
into the sixth week of the season, and
although not every game is a confer
ence tilt, the Pac-10 is getting into the
thick of league play.
Stanford, which has played just two
games this season, is the only confer
ence team taking the week off. The
Cardinal next play Oct. 11 atUSC.
Oregon State (4-1 overall,
1-0 Pac-10) at California
(3-3,1-0), 2 p.m.
Even though the game isn't being tel
evised, it is easily the matchup of the
week. California is coming off an upset
of the Trojans, and the Beavers squashed
Arizona State, 45-17, last week.
The Golden Bears lead the series 31
24, although Oregon State defeated
Cal last season, 24-13.
Steven Jackson leads Oregon State
and the Pac-10 in scoring with seven
rushing touchdowns, while Cal's Ge
off McArthur is fifth in the conference
with six touchdowns.
"The USC game was just another
game," Cal head coach JeffTedford
said. "I know it was great for the
alumni and for the university, but it’s
over. It is going to be a challenge get
ting the kids to focus in, because they
are going to be around a bunch of
people on campus telling them about
how great the win was."
No. 10 USC (3-1,0-1)
at Arizona State (2-2,0-1),
12:30 p.m., ABC
The Trojans are limping after their
34-31 overtime loss to California last
week, but they could get well pretty
quickly against a slumping Arizona
State squad.
The Sun Devils have scored just 19
combined points in consecutive loss
es to Iowa and Oregon State. Quarter
back Andrew Walter has slumped to
fifth in the Pac-10 with 223 passing
yards per game while the entire of
fense ranks last in the conference with
a little more than 26 minutes of pos
session each contest.
"Andrew got to a great start our first
two weeks," Arizona State head coach
Dirk Koetter said. "He was sharp and
did not play really well around him
with some key guys out. I think what
has happened to him the last two weeks
is normally what happens with great
players is as we struggle, Andrew takes
way more blame than he needs to take."
Arizona (1-4,0-1)
at No. 14 Washington State
(4-1,1-0), 2 p.m.
This is a game featuring two teams
going in two completely different di
rections. Arizona fired head coach
John Mackovic Sunday — replacing
him with defensive coordinator Mike
Hankwitz — while the Cougars are
coming off a 55-16 spanking of Ore
gon on Saturday.
The Wildcats rank at or near the
bottom of the Pac-10 in each of the
major offensive categories, including
scoring offense (ninth), pass offense
(ninth), rushing offense (ninth) and
total offense (10th).
On the other side of the ball,
Washington State is third in the con
ference in total offense, and second
in scoring offense with an average of
35.2 points per game.
"We certainly have a daunting task
having to go up to Washington State,"
I lankwitz said. "Washington State is a
team that is playing extremely well
coming off a great season a year ago. *
No. 18 Washington
(3-1,1-0) at UCLA
(2-2,0-0), 3:30 p.m., FSN
The first game for the Bruins
should be a doozy. Washington, de
spite firing head coach Rick Neuheisel
in the offseason, has become a power
player in the Pac-10 this season.
The Huskies can owe their quick
start to a well-oiled running game,
something the team has been missing
the past few seasons. Washington
ranks third in the conference in rush
ing offense with 149.5 yards per
game. Rich Alexis is the catalyst of the
attack, ranking third in the Pac-10
with 85.5 yards per game.
UCLA's offense has stalled, ranking
just ahead of Arizona for ninth in to
tal offense in the Pac-10. Manuel
White averages just 54 yards on the
ground a game.
UCLA won last season's contest be
tween the teams, 34-24. That may not
be the case again this season.
Contact the sports editor
at hankhager@dailyemerald.com.
UTAH
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and he is really fast. I think he will
have a good game."
Establishing a solid presence at the
quarterback spot is also crucial for the
Utes. Junior quarterback Brett Elliot,
a Lake Oswego native, broke his wrist
in the final play of Utah's game
against Texas A&M on Sept. 6.
Elliot is questionable to play
against the Ducks.
If the Utes remain strong behind
sophomore Alex Smith — who has
led Utah in two straight wins over
the past two weeks — they look to
be all right.
In games against Colorado State
and California, Smith looked like
he had started games last season.
The 6-foot-4-inch quarterback has
completed 73 percent of his passing
attempts and is averaging a 126.7
passing yards per game since replac
ing Elliot.
Utah is aware of Oregon's talent
despite the Ducks' many mistakes last
week. The Utes look to defeat Oregon
in Salt Lake City for the first time
since a 24-17 win in 1991.
"Oregon is fast, and their team
speed is the advantage they have on
us," Meyer said. "They also have guys
at about 320 pounds on the defen
sive line."
Contact the sports reporter
at jessethomas@dailyemerald.com.
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