Pac-10: Top-ranked USC ventures to Pullman
Continued from page 10B
was very pleased with Ostrander’s
performance.
“The pressure was on, and he
made some good decisions.” Teevens
said. “He threw the ball, he scram
bled, he reset his feet and found
some guys. ”
No.l USC (7-0, 4-0) at
Washington State (3-4,1-3)
USC head coach Pete Carroll un
derstands the value of closing a sea
son with fundamentally sound foot
ball. He also understands that there
are no mulligans this season in con
ference play as his squad visits a hos
tile Cougar crowd at Martin Stadium
on Saturday.
“Washington State has been up and
down a little bit,” Carroll said. “But
they’ve shown some really good stuff
on both sides of the ball. We’ve got to
play really well, make sure we bring
our game and get it done.” Last week
USC had no problem shutting out
Washington en route to a 38-0 route in
Los Angeles. The If-ojans allowed a
mere 113 total offensive yards as sen
ior defensive tackle Shaun Cody and
junior defensive end Frostee Rucker
wreaked havoc in the Husky backfield
all game. The Cougar offense may be
in for a long night unless they can have
a solid game out of freshman quarter
back Alex Brink.
Cougar sophomore wide receiver
Jason Hill now leads the conference in
touchdown receptions and yards per
catch and will need to find a way to
outplay the talented Ttojan secondary.
Stopping USC’s offense will be no
less difficult for Washington State
than it has been for any team all sea
son. Junior quarterback Matt Leinart
is compiling a solid Heisman TVophy
campaign this season. The Ttojan of
fensive line needs to continue open
ing mammoth running lanes for
sophomore tailback Reggie Bush to
keep Washington State guessing.
As recent history has shown, win
ning in Pullman has not been easy
for USC, and this Saturday should be
no exception.
Oregon State (3-4, 2-2) at
Arizona (1-6, 0-4)
Oregon State is riding on momen
tum after last week’s win against Pa
cific Northwest foe Washington State.
Head coach Mike Riley is trying to
avoid letting Arizona’s run-stopping
defense force his team back into a
one-dimensional offense.
“I think it’s important we continue
to strive to run the football,” Riley said.
The Beavers have been trying all
season to establish a respectable
running game and will have their
hands full trying to do so against
Arizona. Look for Riley to use both
Dwight Wright and Ryan Cole at
tailback as he did last weekend to
try and take the pressure off of
quarterback Derek Anderson.
The Wildcats defense continues to
gain respectability from conference
foes who have had trouble running
the ball.
Second-year head coach Mike
Stoops emphasized playing against
the pass this week in practice in
preparation for Anderson. Arizona
will need to focus on improving its
mediocre offense. Sophomore quar
terback Kris Heavner ranks ninth in
the Pac-10 in passing yards and effi
ciency.
Scott J. Adams is a freelance sports
reporter for the Daily Emerald
Jones: Washington has nothing to lose
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been told in the locker room about tliis
incident. If they didn’t hear it from fel
low players, they will probably hear it
from yahoos like me who bring it up.
Fullback Dante Rosario admits
some animosity about that game.
“I wasn’t here then, but I believe
there are some bitter feelings because
this is our home, and you can’t let
somebody come in and do that,”
Rosario said.
Those are the feelings Bellotti is try
ing to subdue.
“I have to guard that we aren’t over
enthused about some particular aspect
outside of football,” Bellotti said.
Translation: I have to make sure my
players don’t do anything vengeful and
regress from last week, and “stupid”
penalties don’t reappear because of an
incident that happened in 2002.
Oregon would be smart to take the
high road in this situation.
What do you get out of taunting
players that made idiots of themselves?
Nothing.
Remember, Oregon, you have a
chance to have a successful season.
A chance to go to a bowl game.
I hate to say it, but even a chance for
the Pacific-10 Conference title.
What does Washington have a
chance for?
An early start on winter break.
That is what makes Washington
dangerous this week.
The Huskies have nothing to lose
and everything to gain coming to Eu
gene Saturday. A Husky player said the
team is like an injured animal in the
corner ready to attack, and I agree.
Now it’s the job of Oregon players to
either take the dawg out, or have it
jump up and bite them in the rump.
claytonjones@ daily emerald, com
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