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Lone Star prep stud returns
home to face Longhorns
The nation's top freshman running hack didn't feel
Texas had a chance at a national championship win
BY JEFF LATZKE
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Adrian Peterson left Texas as one
of the most highly touted high
school tailbacks to ever play in the
state. Since arriving in Oklahoma,
he’s lived up to the hype.
Peterson, averaging 136.5 yards
rushing per game, returns to his
home state Saturday when No. 2
Oklahoma (4-0, 1-0 Big 12) comes
to Dallas for the Red River Shootout
against the fifth-ranked Longhorns
(4-0,1-0).
The 19-year-old freshman will
playing deep in the heart of Texas
for the first time since picking the
Sooners and landing a verbal jab
about the Longhorns’ inability to
win a national championship on his
way out of town.
When Peterson announced where
he would attend college, he was
asked why he chose to go out of
state. He said one of his goals was
to win a national championship and
the Texas schools didn’t fall into
that category.
But the nation’s top freshman
rusher isn’t throwing out any more
barbs.
Asked if he was excited about
playing the Longhorns, Peterson’s
answer was simple: “Yeah, I’m
looking forward to it.”
And what about the rivalry and
the big crowd? “It is all about the
game, and that’s no different.”
The laid-back attitude is nothing
new for Peterson. Since he arrived
in Norman, he’s been on the quiet
side. With no bravado, he has start
ed his career with four straight 100
yard games — something no Okla
homa freshman has ever done.
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And he’s not worried about
meeting the high expectations that
followed him to college after he
finished his high-school career with
54 touchdowns and more than
5,000 rushing yards in his final
two seasons.
“I really don’t feel like I have
to prove anything to anybody,” Pe
terson said. “I just go out there
and run the ball. I’m not trying to
embarrass anybody. As long as we
win and are successful, that’s all
that matters.”
Texas coach Mack Brown had
high expectations when he recruit
ed Peterson, but the kid from Pales
tine High School in east Texas in
stead crossed the border.
“Adrian has come on the scene
and been one of the great players
this year in college football,” Brown
said. “It’s been amazing how fast
he’s jumped in there and is doing so
well. Every time he touches the ball,
he has a chance to score.”
Since Peterson arrived, Okla
homa’s coaches have tried to shield
him from constant attention. He
was deemed off-limits to reporters
before the season started as Stoops
placed him behind junior Kejuan
Jones on the depth chart.
But Peterson made his first ap
pearance in the starting lineup last
week— stepping in for the an in
jured Jones — and had 146 yards
rushing and a touchdown.
The Longhorns know what
they’re up against.
“He’s an East Texas guy.
Corn fed. I mean he’s the type
of guy raised in a barn. The type of
guy who picks up haystacks.
He looks like he does that,” star
Texas linebacker Derrick Johnson
said. “He’s the type of running back
that defenses have to try to stop. He
can run over people and he will out
run you, too. You’ve got to wrap
him up.”
Stoops said the 210-pound Peter
son has been everything the Soon
ers hoped for and more. He routine
ly mentions how Peterson has
shown a work ethic that has en
deared him to teammates.
He’s also thrilled with Peterson’s
maturity for a teenager something
he expects will be crucial for his suc
cess against Texas on Saturday.
WSU: Cougars not shut out
in Pac-10 play since 1975
Continued from page 11B
Swogger passed for 240 yards
against New Mexico in his debut as
a starter. The sophomore complet
ed 24 of 38 pass attempts, and con
nected three balls for touchdowns.
Sophomore place kicker Loren
Langley has also contributed to a
proficient offense. Langley has
made all 12 extra points this sea
son. However, he has gone only 2
5 in field-goal attempts. The far
thest kick was from 44 yards.
Keep on stoppin'
Washington State has not al
lowed more than 20 points to an
opponent this season. The defense
has not been distracted on the road,
which has helped the Cougars get
their three wins away from home.
Washington State’s pass defense
is second in the Pac-10, allowing
only 158.75 yards a game. Oregon
accumulates an average of 225.75
yards per game through the air.
Junior defensive back Alex Teems
already has two interceptions this
year. Safety Hamza Abdullah is
fourth on the team in tackles and has
also recorded a sack this season.
Defensive tackle Ropati Pitoitua
has recorded 2.5 sacks for a loss of
20 yards and three tackles for a
combined loss of 22 yards. The
freshman has started two games
and played in three. Washington
State has a total of 10 quarterback
sacks tallied this season.
No punts about it
Washington State punter Kyle
Basler earned his second Pac-10
Player of the Week award for spe
cial teams after breaking two school
records against Arizona. He was
elected as the special teams captain
and is also a candidate for the Ray
Guy Award.
The junior blasted an 87-yard
kick that traveled 77 yards through
the air alone. Prior to Balser’s punt,
Gavin Hendrick held the previous
record with an 83-yarder that came
against California in 1975. Basler’s
kick is the second-longest in Pac-10
history, behind former California
punter Scott Tabor’s 89-yard shot
that set the record in 1989.
Balser slipped past Jason Han
son’s 1990 school record of 52
yards per punt by booting seven
kicks for an average of 53.4 yards.
This season, Balser’s average is 46.1
yards — sixth in the nation — and
he has placed seven kicks inside the
20-yard line.
Remember to score
Washington State has not been
shut out in 221 consecutive Pac-10
games, the best streak of any team
in the conference. The Cougars
have scored in 180 consecutive
home games at Martin Stadium,
dating back to 1956.
This season, the Cougars have
outscored opponents 38-10 in the
first half and allowed only three
points in the first quarter. A similar
story was told in 2003. Washington
State allowed only 25 points in the
first quarter all last year.
stephenmiller@dailyemerald.com
Jones: Better
field position a
must for Ducks
Continued from page 11B
It has been apparent all year that
Oregon has struggled to stick the ball
in the end zone. Oregon ranks sev
enth in the conference in red zone of
fense scoring 11 out of 17 attempts in
side the 20-yard line. That come to a
64.7 percentage, which is not what
Oregon football is used to.
Bellotti says anything less than 80
percent is unacceptable.
And it hasn’t only been the red
zone offense.
The defense ranks ninth in the Pac
10 in allowing opponents to score
with 83.3 percent once they reach the
red zone.
I don’t think that is the 80 percent
Bellotti wants.
They are also at or near the bottom
of the turnover margin, sacks al
lowed, third-down conversions, kick
off coverage and penalties.
All of these used to be categories
Oregon excelled at, but now it’s a
struggle.
The Ducks also need to figure
out how to get better field position
because it seems they are starting
a lot of drives deep in their own
territory.
The Oregon fans are growing im
patient with this team because the
Ducks aren’t winning and haven’t
shown signs of the Oregon that
would drive the length of the field in
five plays in less than two minutes.
But fans look at the positive.
No more Incognito questions!
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