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Oregon -10½ vs Boise State.
Has any college football team had more bad luck when it comes to injured quarterbacks than Oregon has in the past eight games or so?
The Ducks pulled out a near-miraculous win on Saturday at Purdue to stay perfect on the young season, but starting quarterback Justin Roper suffered a partial tear of the medial collateral ligament in his left knee and will miss two to four weeks.
Roper is the second Oregon quarterback to go down with a knee injury this season; Nate Costa, who was considered by many the most likely candidate to start, suffered a torn ACL last month; he won’t play this season. And of course the Ducks were ravaged at the position late last season, losing Heisman candidate Dennis Dixon, among others.
Roper was 20-of-48 Saturday for 197 yards, with two interceptions. But he settled down in the second half and played better, helping the Ducks rally from a 17-point deficit to force overtime.
Without Roper, the Ducks are down to three healthy quarterbacks on the roster. Freshman Chris Harper finished the game against Purdue – he didn’t throw a pass against the Boilermakers but did rush four times for 17 yards, including an 8-yard scamper on the second overtime drive. Either Harper or JuCo transfer Jeremiah Masoli will start this week against Boise State, but coach Mike Bellotti said freshman Darron Thomas – a redshirt candidate – will also practice this week as though he might play.
One of them will make his first major college start, but both will play, Bellotti said, and even within the same series at times.
“I think it’s situational,” Bellotti said. “I think we’ll use them both. They both have strong attributes and bring different strengths to the table.”
The coach added that when Roper does return, it could be to a competition with Masoli and Harper to keep that No. 1 job.
“It will be competitive at that point, obviously, it depends on how we do in the next couple weeks,” Bellotti said of Roper. “He’s the starter, he’s proven that, but there are certainly things he needs to work on to improve.
“When he gets back, he’ll factor in. How much he factors in will depend on his competitive instinct at that point and what we accomplish in the next couple games.”
Boise State is 2-0 with victories over Idaho State and Bowling Green and getting votes in both polls, though not enough to ***** the top 25. Oregon (3-0) is No. 12 in this week’s coaches’ poll and is a 12-point favorite over the Broncos on WagerWeb.com.
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Oregon -10½ vs Boise State.
Has any college football team had more bad luck when it comes to injured quarterbacks than Oregon has in the past eight games or so?
The Ducks pulled out a near-miraculous win on Saturday at Purdue to stay perfect on the young season, but starting quarterback Justin Roper suffered a partial tear of the medial collateral ligament in his left knee and will miss two to four weeks.
Roper is the second Oregon quarterback to go down with a knee injury this season; Nate Costa, who was considered by many the most likely candidate to start, suffered a torn ACL last month; he won’t play this season. And of course the Ducks were ravaged at the position late last season, losing Heisman candidate Dennis Dixon, among others.
Roper was 20-of-48 Saturday for 197 yards, with two interceptions. But he settled down in the second half and played better, helping the Ducks rally from a 17-point deficit to force overtime.
Without Roper, the Ducks are down to three healthy quarterbacks on the roster. Freshman Chris Harper finished the game against Purdue – he didn’t throw a pass against the Boilermakers but did rush four times for 17 yards, including an 8-yard scamper on the second overtime drive. Either Harper or JuCo transfer Jeremiah Masoli will start this week against Boise State, but coach Mike Bellotti said freshman Darron Thomas – a redshirt candidate – will also practice this week as though he might play.
One of them will make his first major college start, but both will play, Bellotti said, and even within the same series at times.
“I think it’s situational,” Bellotti said. “I think we’ll use them both. They both have strong attributes and bring different strengths to the table.”
The coach added that when Roper does return, it could be to a competition with Masoli and Harper to keep that No. 1 job.
“It will be competitive at that point, obviously, it depends on how we do in the next couple weeks,” Bellotti said of Roper. “He’s the starter, he’s proven that, but there are certainly things he needs to work on to improve.
“When he gets back, he’ll factor in. How much he factors in will depend on his competitive instinct at that point and what we accomplish in the next couple games.”
Boise State is 2-0 with victories over Idaho State and Bowling Green and getting votes in both polls, though not enough to ***** the top 25. Oregon (3-0) is No. 12 in this week’s coaches’ poll and is a 12-point favorite over the Broncos on WagerWeb.com.
InSpin.com