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■ Oregon notes DANIELLE HICKEY | PHOTO EDITOR Devan Long, seen here against Arizona State last week, looks to continue his streak of recording a sack in each of his last seven games. Long uses tenacious effort to disturb opposing QBs Oregon looks to avoid its first 0-2 start in Pacific-10 Conference play for the first time since the 1996 season BY BRIAN SMITH SPORTS REPORTER The play-making ability that Ore gon defensive end Devan Long dis plays is just a matter of effort. “He has the ability to turn that cor ner, lower his pad level and fight and claw and scratch and get to the quar terback,” Oregon head coach Mike Bellotti said. That fighting and clawing mentali ty has turned Long into one of the most-feared defensive ends in the Pa cific-10 Conference. Long leads the Pac-10 in tackles for loss this season (8.5) and has extended his tackle for loss consecutive game streak to sev en. For his career, Long has 26.5 tack les behind the line of scrimmage for a loss of 133 yards. “He’s a complete defensive end,” Bellotti said. “He does a great job in pass rush, but he’s very capable of stopping the run, and he has pride in his entire game. He’s not a one-di mensional player.” In addition to recording tackles for loss, Long leads the team in sacks (four for 40 yards) for the second straight year. He finished with 11.5 sacks last year — one and a half away from tying the Oregon school record of 13. His 2004 total gives him a share of the Pac-10 lead, and puts him into a tie for ninth on the school’s career sack list (16). “He’s a true defensive end,” Bellot ti said. “And I would call him a defen sive lineman. I think he would appre ciate that better.” Good out of the gates Oregon looks to avoid its first 0-2 start in conference play since it dropped the first five conference games in 1996. In addition, 1996 was the last time the Ducks did not go to a bowl game, and their 6-5 record over all was the worst during Mike Bellot ti’s tenure. The Ducks have lost their first two conference games only five times — 1981, 1982, 1986, 1993 and 1996 — in the past 23 years. First-half TD drought The Ducks’ scoring woes have been due in large part to the fact that they have not scored a first-half touchdown in three out of their four games this season. The results trans late into the Ducks’ three losses to In diana (23-0 at half), Oklahoma (10-0) and Arizona State (14-6). Ten straight, maybe? Oregon junior quarterback Kellen Clemens has upped his streak of consecutive games with a touch down to nine, dating back to last season. Clemens started his streak last year against Washington and has surpassed former Oregon quar terback Joey Harrington — who put together a streak of eight games from 2000 to 2001. Jason Fife holds the record, with touchdown passes in 12 straight, while Akili Smith ac cumulated a run of 11 games in 1997-98. A brotherly connection If the name Leaf sounds familiar OREGON, page 10B Oregon Daily Emerald I Newsroom (5411 346-5511 Display Advertising (5411 346-3712 I Classified Advertising (541) 346-4343 Now in its 13th year, Game Day is published every Friday throughout the football season and is distributed on campus, at distribution sites around Eugene and at Autzen Stadium the day of the home games. Game Day is published by the Oregon Daily Emerald Publishing Co. Inc., at the University of Oregon, Eugene, OR. The Emerald operates independently of the UO with offices in Suite 300 of the Erb Memorial Union. Oregon Daily Emerald | P.O. Box 3159,.Eugene, OR 97403 | www.dailyemerald.com UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTER Keeping ducks healthy in body and mind Services Include: S Onsite physicians & nurse practitioners S Free FPEP women/men’s contraceptive counseling S Low cost Pharmacy ^ Dental Clinic ^ Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine ^ Allergy & Asthma Clinics S Free Cholesterol Screens S Mental Health Services S Travel Clinic S Health Education Programs ^ Massage Therapy S CPR S Energetic Healing ^ Relax and Renew Course ^ Tobacco Cessation Support ^ Blood Pressure Reduction Program And much more. Open Daily & Weekends MWThFQ AM. to 6 P.M., Tuesdays 9 AM. to 6 P.M., Saturdays and Sundays 10 A.M. to 2 P.M. Appointments and after hours: 346-2770 UNIVERSITY OP OREGON Health Center heatthcenter.uoregon.edu 0203471 Hot Body International Video Star £)ne m^At Duty! October 20,2004 Show times 9 pm, 11pm, 1 am reg. ‘10000 ACORN Good through 10/16/04 Natural sheepskin boots Non-allergenic Liahtweiaht.
