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Oregon running back Terrence Whitehead (center) was one of the few Ducks who had the chance to meet Terrance Kelly during summer
workouts in Eugene. Kelly, 18, was shot and killed two days before he planned to come to Oregon for fall camp.
SORROW
The Ducks look to bounce back after losing several
family members over the past 18 months
ALEX TAM
SPORTS EDITOR
he past year has been as
tough and tumultuous as any
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gon football family.
Marked by bad fortunes, tragedies
and deaths starting at the beginning of
last season, qliayefs*. abid feMi i
ployees of the foqth$j: Tamil# are hop
ing that this upcoming season shines a
new light on the program. ;
The most recent and shocking turn
of events occurred when heralded line
backer Terrance Kelly was shot and
killed outside the home of his brother’s
friend just one month ago. On Aug. 12,
18-year-old Kelly was pronounced
dead at the scene. He had planned to
come to Eugene and report to fall
camp two days later.
When he visited Eugene for two
weeks this past summer, Kelly had
the chance to bond with several of
the Ducks. He worked out with many
current Oregon athletes and everyone
seemed to take a liking to his quiet
but funny personality.
“I talked to him frequently. He
was an awesome kid and kind of
quiet,” quarterback Kellen Clemens
said. “We’re going to really miss
him. It’s unfortunate.”
Clemens added that the loss of Kel
ly will not only be felt on the field,
but off the field as well. Kelly went to
fabled De La Salle High School in
Concord, Calif., which also saw his
teammates, wide receiver Cameron
Colvin and cornerback Jackie Bates,
bring their talents to Oregon. Cdrrent
Ducks' wide receiver Demetrius
Williams and defensive back Charles
Favroth also attended De La Salle.
“It impacted the team, because we
lost not only a teammate but a family
member,” Clemens said. “But I’m
sure it affects some guys more than
others. I can’t comprehend how
much it affects some of the guys. ”
Clemens was asked if what oc
curred could be used as a positive
and motivate the team for the rest of
the season.
“Death is more like a wake-up call
that there’s more to life than football,"
Clemens said. “But it also told me per
sonally and a lot of my teammates to
make the most out of the day because
tomorrow is not a guarantee.”
The team held a memorial service
five days after Kelly was killed, and
they talked about valuing life and not
taking anything for granted.
hits
home
Kick returner Kenny Washington,
who met Kelly once during one of
the workouts, said that head coach
Mike Bellotti addressed the team at
the memorial service.
“He said everybody’s got to keep
their head up, and we talked about
how nothing is guaranteed in life, so
don’t take what you have for grant
ed,” Washington said. “You can’t
look to tomorrow because today is all
you might have. ”
Some of the players admit that Kel
ly’s death was a difficult thing to face
with entering fall camp.
“It is tough dealing with that right
into the season and getting ready to
go at it for the year because he was
going to be a contributor right away,”
running back Terrence Whitehead
said. “I think he really bonded with
some dudes up here when he was
working out.”
“Me and him hooked up and that
hurt me to hear that he died. I think
that we just got to move forward and
just rally around that and try to turn
this into a good situation.”
Moving forward is now what the
Ducks need to do after suffering
through a rough last 18 months.
This past June, the older brother of
defensive back Rodney Woods died
in an automobile accident. The inci
dent was blamed on the other driver,
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played, then you have not shown
anything new on tape. ”
Oregon defensive end Devan
Long said his team is ready to go
out and compete.
“I’m really excited to see some
new faces to go against and be out
their in front of all the fans on Satur
day,” Long said. “I’m looking for
ward to this whole season.”
The Ducks are now ready to get
off the practice field and show what
they have, quarterback Kellen
Clemens said.
“We have been out here for two
weeks now, and we’re ready to play,”
the Oregon junior said. “It’s been
frustrating for us not to be out there,
but those are the cards we were dealt
and we have to play them with the
best of our ability.”
The Ducks will face a Hoosier of
fense led by Notre Dame transfer
Matt LoVecchio and sophomore run
ning back BenJarvus Green-Ellis.
LoVecchio was efficient against Cen
tral Michigan, throwing for 121 yards
and a touchdown. Green-Ellis rushed
the ball 28 times for 99 yards last
week and will be the featured run
ning back for the Hoosiers.
The Oregon defense looks prime to
stop the Indiana attack with seniors
Robby Valenzuela and Chris
Solomona, Long and returning 2002
freshman All-American Haloti Ngata.
“Our defensive line is one of the
strengths of our team when healthy,”
Bellotti said. “Our depth at the position
is unproven, so that concerns me.”
Offensively for the Ducks, Clemens
said his focus will be moving the
team down the field consistently to
put them into position to score.
“They have really good athletes
and their defensive schemes are dif
ferent then we are used to,” Clemens
said. “We just want to go out there
and play our game and get the win.”
The receiver core, a strength going
to camp, has suffered with a lack of
practice time for wide receiver
Demetrius Williams and tight end
Tim Day, but both will be ready to
play against Indiana.
Senior Marcus Maxwell has im
pressed Bellotti in camp and will start
alongside fellow senior Keith Allen.
“Marcus Maxwell and Keith Allen
are going are going to be key to a lot
of our depth, because they provide
experience as well as athleticism,”
Bellotti said.
Even though injuries have slowed
some of Oregon’s progress, the team
is finally ready to get on the field and
see where they stand.
“We need to find out what kind of
team we are, and it’s a great opportu
nity to do that against Indiana be
cause they are an improved football
program,” Bellotti said. “We need to
play against somebody else, because
1 think a lot of our questions will be
answered after this game. ”
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