Offense turns tables in second scrimmage
Chris Vincent Andiel Brown
led the offensive revival
Saturday at Autzen Stadium
By Hank Hager
Sports Editor
On the second play of the second
half of Oregon's scrimmage
Saturday at Autzen Stadium, run
ning back Chris Vincent took a
hand off from quarterback Johnny
DuRocher.
Vincent ran left, broke three tack
les and made a mad dash toward
the end zone, eventually crossing
the plain for a 12-yard touchdown.
A microcosm of Oregon's second
scrimmage of the spring? Sure.
What Oregon head coach Mike
Bellotti was looking for? Not exactly.
"Today, the offense dominated
somewhat and I don't think the
defense quite responded to that
challenge," Bellotti said. "I'm not
very happy
when one
side domi
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__ it to be a
fighting,
scratching, clawing kind of battle
where we fight hard and compete
every play."
Bellotti said it shouldn't matter
that the team was missing a num
ber of key players.
"We're down numbers on both
sides of the ball, but that's no
excuse for anybody," Bellotti said.
Rodney Woods and J.D. Nelson,
both members of the secondary,
didn't see action in the scrimmage;
Woods because of an elbow sprain,
Nelson because of a concussion.
Demetrius Williams, Nick Steitz,
Jordan Carey and Ryan Shaw all
missed the scrimmage for academ
ic reasons.
Some of the Ducks who did play
certainly made positive impressions.
Vincent gained 17 yards on five
carries, but his 12-yard run high
lighted his second strong scrim
mage. In between runs, he also
caught two passes for 37 yards,
including a 19-yard screen pass
from Kellen Clemens toward the
end of the first half.
Andiel Brown, relegated to sixth
on the team's two-deep depth chart
— but effectively fourth because of
the full-pad absences of Terrence
Whitehead and Kenny Washington
— scored two touchdowns. He
ended the day with 34 yards
on five carries.
"Chris Vincent gets stronger every
single practice, every single day."
Clemens said. "And Andiel really
turned some heads. I was pleasant
ly surprised. He made some guys
miss, made some big runs."
Fight end Eddie Whitaker caught
three passes for 51 yards, including
a 31-yard reception from DuRocher
late in the first half. On the next
play, he went right and caught
another pass, this one for 12 yards.
"Chris Vincent gets
stronger every single
practice, every single day.
And Andiel (Brown) really
turned some heads. I was
pleasantly surprised. He
made some guys miss,
made some big plays."
Kellen Clemens
Oregon quarterback
"1 know my plays now," Whitaker
said. "I spent a lot of time in the off
season learning my plays. Now, I feel
more comfortable in the offense."
On defense, not much went
right. But in looking for silver lin
ings, the Ducks may have found
one in Ryan Gilliam.
Not only did the redshirt fresh
man score on a kickoff return, he
made an impressive defensive play
early. When Brown attempted to get
around the left corner of the line on
the final play of the second drive of
the afternoon, Gilliam caught him
for a 5-yard loss.
"He's put on 10 to 15 pounds,"
Bellotti said. "What we want to do
is use his speed, play at the speed
level at which he can run."
Bellotti said the Ducks came away
from the scrimmage relatively
unscathed. Dante Rosario, who ran
just once, "bruised some ribs." Scott
Vossmeyer suffered a stinger earlier
in the week, but still scrimmaged,
and Shawn Flanagan had a tender
ness issue with his right ankle.
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Andie! Brown, who sits sixth on Oregon's depth chart at running back, rushed for two touchdowns in Saturday’s scrimmage.
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