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Stanford outside
linebacker Jared
Newberry leads the
Cardinal to Brigham
Young for the team's
second game of the
season this week
end. Newberry,
seen here from last
season, is one of
two team captains
on Stanford after
starting 14 games in
2003.
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Pac-10: Stanford seeks second win at home
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New Mexico enters the weekend af
ter having been walloped by
Arkansas 63-13.
Oregon State (0-1) at
Boise State (1-0)
We all know what happened to Ore
gon State last weekend with their
heartbreaking 22-21 overtime loss to
the defending national co-champions
Louisiana State. The Beavers now look
to bounce back and avoid starting the
season 0-2 for the first time since 1996.
One of the questions surrounding
the Beavers will be whether their kick
er Alexis Serna can recover after miss
ing three extra points last Saturday.
Serna missed his third attempt in the
overtime period to seal his team’s fate.
This week does not look promising
for the Beavers as they travel to Boise
State, which holds the nation’s longest
home winning streak at 19 games and
longest overall winning streak at 12.
The Broncos are corning off a 65-7 win
over Idaho last weekend.
History, however, is in Oregon
State’s favor, having won each of
the team’s three matches, including
a 26-24 victory in Corvallis last year.
Boise State is 0-9 all-time against
the Pac-10.
Washington State (1-0) vs.
Colorado (1-0)
Both teams were originally sched
uled to play Sept. 15, 2001, but the
game was canceled due to the Sept.
11 terrorist attacks. This weekend will
make up that game and marks the
sixth time that Washington State and
Colorado will battle. Colorado leads
the series 3-2 despite losing to the
Cougars 47-26 last season in Boulder,
Colo.
Last weekend, Washington State
came back from a 10-point deficit to
win their season opener against New
Mexico 21-17. The Cougars have won
their last four season opening games
and are riding their best four-year
span in team history, including three
10-win seasons.
Stanford (1-0) vs.
Brigham Young (1-0)
Stanford looks to repeat their start
from last season where they defeated
San Jose State and BYU to begin 2-0.
Last week, the Cardinal beat San Jose
State in a convincing 43-3 win.
Stanford and BYU will meet for the
second time after an offensive struggle
in last season’s game, in which the
Cardinals won 18-14. Stanford passed
for just 56 yards, which set a school
record. They also held the Cougars to
-5 yards rushing — the fourth lowest
total in Stanford’s history.
Sophomore quarterback TVent Ed
wards who threw for 187 yards and
two touchdowns last weekend, will
head the offense. Edwards made his
collegiate starting debut against BYU
last season.
Arizona State (1-0) at
Northwestern (0-1)
Senior quarterback Andrew Walter
leads the Arizona State offense into
Evanston, 111. after an impressive 41-9
victory over Texas-El Paso last week
end. Walter finished with 241 yards
and three touchdowns in only three
quarters of play. He returns for his fi
nal season as one of the top quarter
backs in the Pac-10.
The Sun Devils are 2-0 all-time
against Northwestern, with this game
being the first meeting between the
two in over 26 years. Arizona State
has won six of their last eight games
against Big Ten Conference teams.
Northwestern lost to Texas Christ
ian University 48-45 in a double over
time thriller last Thursday.
UCLA (0-1) at Illinois (1-0)
The teams will meet for the 11th
time in their schools’ histories with
the series tied 5-5. UCLA dropped
their season opener to Oklahoma
State 31-20 despite totaling 443 yards
of offense — the most since 2002.
Bruins running back Manuel
White leads the offensive attack after
a career-high 145 yards and two
touchdowns in last week’s loss.
Illinois trampled Florida A&M in
their 52-13 victory to start their 2004
campaign.
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Workouts: Routine too extreme for some
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they have to the coaches because
both will fight for consistent playing
time this coming season.
“Both of us are hungry and got a lot
of playing time last year,” Phinisee said.
“I don’t think either of us were satisfied
with our individual performance be
cause we know we can do a lot better. ”
Phinisee started nine games for the
Ducks last season and ranked third in
the secondary in tackles with 59. In
Oregon’s biggest win of the season,
Phinisee picked off a pass, had a sack
and added eight tackles in their vic
tory over Michigan.
In addition to the early-morning
workouts, Vincent went back home
to Philadelphia to work on his foot
work with NBA players Aaron McK
ie and Malik Rose and with the St.
Joseph’s University basketball team,
including recent NBA first-round
pick Jameer Nelson.
“We had a good time,” Vincent
said. “We all wanted to improve and
not just sit back. You would be sur
prised what some people do. They
just chill all summer.”
Vincent’s work ethic developed af
ter seeing high school teammate Lar
ry Fitzgerald have a great football car
reer' at ‘the University, otPittsburgh
and sign a hefty contract in the NFL
with the Arizona Cardinals.
Vincent originally went to
Louisiana State University, but the
program wasn’t a fit for him, so he
transferred to Oregon.
“When I got into college, I got com
fortable because that’s what you want
ed to do was play college football,”
Vincent said. “Now that you’re in col
lege you want to play in the NFL, but
sometimes it takes a while for it to
dawn on you that you’re at this level. ”
Vincent’s freshman season at Ore
gon didn’t go as well as planned, be
cause an ankle injury slowed down
the 6-foot-1, 225-pound running
back. Like Phinisee, he also had a ca
reer game against Michigan. He was
Oregon’s leading rusher with 77
yards on 21 carries.
“It’s really a sense of maturity
waking up this early in the morning
consistently. Some people just fall off
the mat,” Phinisee said. “We’ll get
guys here for three days then they
won’t show up again.
“After four hard days of working out
we’re thinking we got a winner and a
week later they’re in bed sleeping.”
Phinisee and Vincent both dedicat
ed themselves to achieving their
goals and know that everybody does
n’t havethesame-kind.of^ttitude.. .
“I called my friend this morning,
and he was tired and didn’t want to get
up, but I know that won’t happen with
Chris nor myself,” Phinisee said. “I see
the light at the end of the tunnel, and I
know what needs to go down on the
field next year, so I’m going to bring
my behind out here for these 6:30
workouts.’’Unfortunately for Vincent,
injuries once again hobbled him. He
was unable to go out and prove him
self until the second scrimmage of the
year, where he led all players with 40
yards on nine carries.
“Since I didn’t get to play during
the first scrimmage, I wanted to make
a point that I’m out here ready for the
season,” Vincent said.
The Philadelphia native will have
to prove himself more during the sea
son and fight for playing time with
three other running backs.
The hard work has paid off for
Phinisee after reclaiming the starting
spot at right cornerback for the
Ducks’ opener Saturday. Phinisee
will be looked upon as a leader of the
Oregon secondary, but won’t brag
about it until he performs.
“I won’t be the man ‘til the stats
say I’m the man,” Phinisee said.
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