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Oregon: Former Ducks make waves in the NFL Continued from page 5 Home away from home Four of Oregon’s five road games this year — at Houston, Stanford, Arizona and Washington State — are against teams that finished below .500 last season. An Oct. 8 trip to Arizona State is the only time Oregon will face an oppo nent on the road that finished last sea son with a winning record. While the road may be kind, Oregon is a modest 13-7 in the last three sea sons at tire usually-friendly confines of Autzen Stadium. The Ducks again have a difficult home schedule as three teams ranked in the Associated Press pre season Top 25 will visit Eugene, in cluding No. 1 USC. The Ducks’ schedule contains four preseason Top 25 teams overall, in cluding Fresno State (24), California (19), Arizona State (20) and USC. Oregon is 1-5 in the last two seasons against ranked opponents. Ducks in the pros While Oregon players busily pre pare for the 2005 season, some for mer Ducks are hoping to make noise in the NFL. Many have speculated that Detroit quarterback Joey Harrington, the Li ons’ first pick in the 2002 draft, is wear ing out his welcome in the Motor City. Though Harrington has improved his completion percentage, touchdown to tal and win total each season, he re mains under the microscope as the Li ons have used three first-round picks on wide receivers to aid Harrington. If Harrington does not have the type of season the Lions expect, third-year head coach Steve Mariucci may be inserting Harrington's backup, former pro bowler Jeff Garcia, who played for Mariucci in San Francisco. Harrington’s college back-up, A.J. Feeley, is attempting to make a name for himself with the Miami Dolphins. Feeley started eight of Miami’s 16 games last season and led the Dol phins in completions, yards and touch downs. He is expected to battle veteran Gus Frerotte for the starting position this season. Former Duck standout Sarnie Park er has battled back from injury and po sitioned himself atop the Kansas City Chiefs’ depth chart at wide receiver. This season Parker will be in search of an expanded role in an explosive Kansas City offense. Another ex-Oregon receiver, Keenan Howry, is eying a breakout season with the Minnesota Vikings. With the departure of superstar Randy Moss, Howry is listed second, behind Nate Burleson, at wide receiver. Former teammates Adam Snyder, Marcus Maxwell, and Keith Lewis, have reunited in San Francisco. Snyder is the expected starter at right guard for the 49ers, while Lewis is second at strong safety behind veteran Tony Par rish. Maxwell is not currently listed on the 49ers depth chan at wide receiver. In all, San Handsco’s roster boasts 20 players from Pac-10 schools. Igor Olshansky, an Oregon defen sive lineman until the 2003 season, may arguably be making the biggest impact for his team. Olshansky, who recorded 54 tackles and one sack last season, will start at defensive end for the defending AFC West Champion San Diego Chargers in 2005. lu.keandrews@d.ailyemerald. com Houston: Cougars' offense similar to Utah's Continued from page 5 play,” Briles said. “We’re not go ing to have wonder. We’re not go ing to hope. We’re not going to have any type of falsified faith. We’re just going to line up and play ball and expect to win the game on September first.” First quarter woes Houston was outscored 108-42 last season in the first quarter. Blame can be placed on both the offense and defense for the num bers; the offense ranked 93rd in the nation in scoring in 2004 and the defense allowed 32.2 points per game. The Cougars have de voted their offseason time to working out in the summer heat with hopes of turning their pro gram around. As stated earlier in the week, Briles was pleased with how well his team prepared itself for Oregon. “We are locking in on what Ore gon is probably going to do,” Briles said. “The first game is a feeling out process for both teams. Hope fully, we will make the right deci sions and the right guesses and at the right time.” A new look on defense Houston is switching to a 3-4 alignment, which Briles thinks will emphasize the team’s speed and athleticism. Junior Marquay Love anchors the mid dle of the defensive line at nose tackle and is flanked by senior Kade Lane and senior Gerard Richard as defensive ends. Four linebackers patrol the passing lanes for Houston, with junior Wade Koehl and sophomore Brendan Pahulu playing contain assignments on the outside. GET EXPERIENCE [ now hiring newsroom staff ] Now hiring a sports copy editor, supplements editor, a designer and a webmaster. Contact Editor in Chief Shadra Beesley at 346-5511 or editor@dailyemerald.com for a job description and application. Oregon Daily Emerald The independent campus newspaper for the University of Oregon Remember Utah? In the 2003 season, then-No. 22 Ducks were upset by 2005 top draft pick Alex Smith and Utah on a chilly Friday night in Salt Lake City 17-13. The programs have since gone in sepa rate directions. The upperclassmen playing for Ore gon on defense this year remember the game well and the spread offense they faced, which is much like Houston’s. Houston likes to air it out to its four, and sometimes five, wide receivers. It will keep Oregon on its toes by giving the ball to its single back, Evans, who should have room to run if the passing game takes off. scottjadams@ daily emerald, com Asian Food Market LABOR DAY SPECIAL 10% OFF The largest selection of Asian Groceries. We also carry groceries from India & Pakistan. www.sunriseasianfood.com Expires September 7, 2005. 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