Pac-10: Washington in search of first win against San Jose State on Saturday
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“They pose a lot of threats,” Will
ingham said. “Their defense is very
strong, they are aggressive.”
Aside from its defense, Stanford’s
special teams have also left their mark
on this year’s season — they have
blocked three punts and one field goal.
The Fighting Irish are in desperate
need of a win Saturday to rebound af
ter suffering a schalacking last week
end against Purdue, 45-16. Despite
the loss, Notre Dame sophomore
quarterback Brady Quinn passed for
a career-best 432 yards.
This weekend marks the 19th
time these two teams have played
each other.
Washington (0-4 overall,
0-2 Pac-10) vs. San Jose
State (2-2)
Washington is still searching for its
first win of the season after falling to
0-4 Saturday against Stanford. The
defeat marked the second conference
loss of the year for the Huskies, who
have nowhere to go but up in the
Pac-10 standings. They square off
against San Jose State [2-2) this Sat
urday in Seattle.
Last week’s game saw Washington
head coach Keith Gilbertson make a
quarterback switch and bring in red
shirt freshman Carl Bonnell. Gilbert
son plans on starting him this week
end against the Spartans.
“I thought he (Bonnell) gave us
some really good stuff,” Gilbertson
said. “I thought he threw the ball
very accurately ... everything was
right on the money.”
Bonnell will face an aggressive San
Jose State defense this weekend that
features an eight-man front. The
Spartans are ranked third in the West
ern Athletic Conference, thanks to
their high powered offense. Junior
tailback Tyson Thompson is averag
ing 6.2 yards per carry this season
and senior quarterback Dale Rogers
leads the WAC with a QB rating of
181.8.
The Huskies have been plagued all
season with a sub-par defense best
known for surrendering 322 rushing
yards to UCLA tailback Maurice
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Offensively, the Huskies will need
to establish a running game early to
take the pressure off Bonnell, who is
still new as a starting quarterback.
Sophomore tailback Kenny James
and senior fullback Zach Tliiasosopo
will have their work cut out for them
running the football. James currently
leads the team in rushing yards with
293.
UCLA (3-1, 1-0)
vs. Arizona (1-3,0-1)
What a difference a year makes.
Karl Dorrell, now in his second year
as the head coach of UCLA, has sur
prised many after starting the year 3
1 heading into Saturday. The Bruins
take on Arizona at the Rose Bowl in
Pasadena, Calif., for their Pac-10
home opener.
First-year Arizona head coach
Mike Stoops has done wonders for
the Wildcats this season regardless
of their 1-3 record. Arizona’s de
fense has kept every game close, in
cluding last week’s loss in Thcson,
Ariz., against Washington State.
Two out of three Arizona losses
have been in games decided by two
points or less.
Dorrell said his squad is well-pre
pared for Saturday, and every game
counts immensely from here on out.
“Now we are in the meat of our
Pac-10 schedule,” Dorrell said. “The
non-conference games are over, and
now it’s time to get to the business at
hand.”
The Bruins feature a talented of
fense led by Drew, who is top in the
conference in rushing yards with 669
yards. Drew will be challenged by
Arizona’s defense Saturday and will
have to take any yards that his offen
sive line can provide for him.
Arizona sophomore quarterback
Kris Heavner has posted a 135.34 QB
rating, good enough for fourth in the
conference and will look to ignite Ari
zona’s offense. This may prove diffi
cult considering that UCLA features a
relentless defense lead by junior mid
dle linebacker Spencer Havner.
The Bruins have played some of
the best football the school has seen
in years and are coming off of a re
spectable win last week over San
Diego State, 33-10.
Scott J. Adams is a freelance reporter
for the Daily Emerald
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