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Adam Snyder (72) was the first offensive lineman since 1995 to be named Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Week. He received the award
after the Michigan game when the Ducks upset the Wolverines, 31-27.
('No) 'Laughing ^Matter
Tackle Adam Snyder is a
jokester off the field, but on
the field, his winning ways
help the Ducks score
By Mindi Rice
Senior Sports Reporter
There are no official statistical cate
gories for offensive linemen.
linemen won't set a game record for
most receptions or most rushing yards.
They won't block punts, grab inter
ceptions or return a kickoff for a
touchdown.
What left tackle Adam Snyder will
do is keep the other team away from
his teammates.
"I like the aggressiveness and the in
tensity that comes with (playing foot
ball), " Snyder said. "Every time you step
on the field, it's like a legal street fight.
You're out there just going blow for
blow every down. It just really drives
me, it feels great to be out there."
Snyder is being rewarded for his
hard work.
After Oregon's 31-27 win against
Michigan on Sept. 20, the California
native was given the Pacific-10 Con
ference Offensive Player of the Week
award. He is the first offensive line
man in the conference to earn the
award since UCLA's Jonathan Ogden
did so in 1995 and Oregon's first
since Gary Zimmerman in 1983, a
year after Snyder was born.
"That (award is) huge because line
men don't get that often," offensive
tackle Mike DeLaGrange said. "He just
livens everybody up with his work eth
ic. He's real playful most of the time but
serious when he needs to be — real fo
cused. He's an awesome guy."
The 21-year-old redshirt junior has
played football since elementary
school, but only on two teams before
Oregon. Snyder played for a junior
team in California during fifth grade
but didn't play again until his time at La
Serna High School in Whittier, Calif.
"My dad played when he was in high
school, and I loved watching football,"
Snyder said. "When 1 got to high school
I knew that's what 1 wanted to do."
Snyder was ranked as one of the top
80 prospects in California by Super
Prep Magazine during his senior sea
son. He was a team captain that year
and a starter during his junior and
senior seasons.
"We were 6-6 my senior year," Sny
der said. "We ran for like 300 yards a
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Sun Devils offense optimistic
after show at Autzen last year
Arizona State needs a win
on Saturday after falling into
a recent offensive slump
By Jon Roetman
Sports Reporter
After three consecutive losses, Ari
zona State enters Saturday's game with
Oregon as a team desperate for a win.
The Sun Devils are looking to turn
things around against the Ducks after
averaging only 12 points per game
over the past three weeks.
With the strong arm of junior quar
terback Andrew Walter and the memo
ries of last year's 45-point performance
at Autzen Stadium as incentives, the Ari
zona State offense is licking its chops.
Walter, who passed for 536 yards
against the Ducks last fall, has thrown
for 1,197 yards and nine touchdowns.
His top targets have been senior Skyler
Fulton and sophomore Derek Hagan.
Fulton set career highs with eight
catches for 172 yards and two touch
downs against Utah State in week
two. 1 lagan showed his worth last Sat
urday against IJSC. I Ie finished with
eight catches for 170 yards.
"Derek has been practicing well
and it showed up in the (USC) game,"
Arizona State head coach Dirk Koetter
said. "1 thought Derek did a nice job
with his routes, he was physical, he
ran with the ball after he caught it.
He's been practicing just like that."
The passing game isn't the Sun
Devils' only offensive strength. A bal
anced running attack with sopho
more Hakim Hill and freshman
Loren Wade led to early success
against USC. Hill leads the team with
263 yards, while Wade has 171.
"The running game helped us out,"
Walter said. "We threw the ball 35-to
40 times per game last year, and this
year we are not even close to that.
With our running game (going)
strong, it opens up the play book so
that teams don't know what you're
going to do every time."
Arizona State's three losses have
come against Iowa, Oregon State and
USC — all of which are ranked in the
top 25. lire Sun Devils have been ac
cused of being too predictable on of
fense over the three-game stretch and
will look to mix up their play calling.
"People are certainly telling me
(our offense is predictable)," Koetter
said. "We do a self-scout based on
down and distance, based on person
nel we have in the game and based on
formation. 1 look at those numbers
every week and try to gauge whether
we are too predictable or not."
Defensively, the Sun Devils are look
ing to improve as they are eighth in the
Pacific-10 Conference in total defense
and have allowed 103 points in the past
three contests. Junior safety Riccardo
Stewart has been a bright spot leading
the team in tackles and interceptions.
The Sun Devils are also second in the
conference with 20 sacks.
Despite recent struggles, Koetter
said the defense won't do anything
special to deal with Oregon's two
quarterback system.
"I think that's way overblown," Koet
ter said. "I've watched tape, Oregon
runs the same offense. Our
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