Get Informed.
Stay informed.
www.dailyemerald.com
Sign up online for daily
news and sports updates.
Your best source for campus
news and sports, including
complete football coverage.
Read Game Day every Friday
and complete game coverage
Saturday after the game.
Oregon Daily Emerald
The independent newspaper for the UO community
Eil I9H5
The Nation’s Largest Tennis Specialty Chain!
Restring Special!
^Present This Ad to Receive Sale Price! MSRP $39.99
020513
Demo ANY
/=/sc//ae
Racquet and receive
Sattnai SfeAfttc.1
^Present This Ad to Receive Sale Price!
Beaverton Eugene
9230 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy. 1122 W 7th Ave
Next to Jesuit H.S. Just East of Polk on 7th
(800) 872-3404 (800) 874-3404
Sacramento Roseville Rancho Cordova
Free ball offer is limited to (1) can per individual or 2 per household.
See Store Manager for Details. Sales Limited to Stock On Hand. Sale Ends 12/1/04.
L_jLAHML_____1^_SHK_____i___—:_>-—-1
Danielle Hickey | Photo editor
Oregon quarterback Kellen Clemens (11) throws a pass to running back Terrence Whitehead (24). Clemens ranks 15th nationally in total
offense, averaging 271.6 yards per game, while Whitehead ranks 24th in rushing, with 101.1 yards per contest.
Oregon returns to Autzen
in search of bowl eligibility
The Ducks must move
past defeat against Cal
and tangle with UCLA
BY CLAYTON JONES
SPORTS EDITOR
A tough lossrto California last week
has left Oregon’s season in limbo go
ing into a matchup with a UCLA
team much in the same position Sat
urday at Autzen Stadium.
Both Oregon (5-4 overall, 4-2 Pacif
ic-10 Conference) and UCLA (5-4, 3
3) are looking to solidify their bowl
eligibility as well as move into posi
tion for a better bowl game.
“I see them in the exact situation
that we are in,” Oregon head coach
Mike Bellotti said. “They have five
wins and are desperate to get that
sixth before they play their arch rival.
They want to be bowl eligible and
have a winning season.”
The Ducks are concentrating on
not letting their loss last week affect
them this week.
“We are excited to get the taste out
of our mouth of the Cal game,” Ore
gon left tackle Adam Snyder said.
“Even though we lost, we have to
move on. It’s key that we don’t let the
loss hit us twice.”
Bellotti isn’t taking last week’s loss
any worse than any other loss.
“Every loss is difficult and makes
Monday morning tough,” Bellotti
said. “Winning is a relief and losing
is only slightly better than dying.”
UCLA is also coming off a tough
loss to Washington State last week
end 31-29. Its defense was pushed
all over the field, allowing 506 total
yards with 321 of them coming on
the ground.
“The season is not lost,” UCLA
head coach Karl Dorrell pointed out.
“We need to really harp on the con
sistency now. We need to be more
consistent with our production and
more consistent with our execution.”
The Bruin offense took a big blow
last week as they lost Maurice Drew
to an ankle injury. Drew, who is third
in the conference in rushing, is listed
as day-to-day, but Dorrell said his in
jury is pretty significant and will be a
game-time decision.
If Drew doesn’t play on Saturday,
more of the burden will be placed on
the shoulders of junior quarterback
Drew Olson. Last week against the
Cougars, he threw for 201 yards and
Courtesy | UCLA Athletic Department
UCLA quarterback Drew Olson ranks fifth in the Pac-10 in total offense with 229.6 yards
per game and sixth in passing with 219.6 yards per contest.
two touchdowns, but completed less
than 50 percent of his passes.
UCLA will have its leading receiv
er back in tight end Marcedes Lewis.
The 6-foot-6 junior from Lakewood,
Calif., left last week’s game with a
bruised tailbone, but Dorrell expects
him to play.
“He has a bruised tailbone which
is not as significant (as Drew’s in
jury),” Dorrell said. "We think he is
going to be just fine and ready to go
on Saturday.”
The Oregon defense continues to
shine as it ranks third in the Pac-10 in
rushing and fourth against the pass.
However, last week they seemed to
struggle to get any pressure on Cal’s
Aaron Rodgers, resulting in his 275
passing yards and three touchdowns.
The Ducks weren’t much better
against the run, giving up 188 yards
to conference rushing leader J.J. Ar
rington in their loss to Cal. Things
don’t look as though they’ll get
much easier if Drew is playing, ac
cording to Bellotti.
“I compare (Drew) very favorably
with J.J. Arrington; they’re very simi
lar,” Bellotti said. “They’re short in
stature but very strong, very fast and
very physical.”
Bellotti also was disappointed in
his defense’s ability to tackle.
“We did not finish tackles,” Bellotti
said. “We didn’t take people to the
ground. We tried to strike them up
high, and we did not then get the sec
ond and third guys in on the tackles
to the legs to bring them down.”
While Oregon’s defense may
have struggled last week, the Bruin
defense has struggled all year,
PREVIEW, page 14B