Wednesday, November 5, 1997
Pac-10 Notebook
Injured Huskies to face Bruins
Though the Washington Huskies spent their Saturday putting the
hurt on the USC Trojans 27-0, it was Washington that left the game
bruised and battered. The Huskies sustained injuries to both their
quarterback and their running back; both underwent MRIs on
Monday.
Running back Rashaan Sheehee suffered a tear to his medial
collateral ligament; he will miss two to five weeks. Quarterback
Brock Huard’s injury wasn’t as bad – an ankle sprain, which may
cause him to miss the Huskies’ upcoming game against Oregon. Huard
is listed as questionable. The hobbled Huskies will need to avoid
looking past Oregon to their showdown the next week with No. 10
UCLA. The Ducks, meanwhile, have troubles of their own to deal
with.
Offensive tackle David Weber, who at the beginning of the year
was Oregon’s only returning starter on the offensive line, will
miss his second game because of injury. And Ryan Klaasen, who had
registered 28 tackles in the Ducks’ first four games, may miss his
fifth straight game because of a concussion he suffered early in
the season. Klaasen, like Huard, is questionable.
Injuries hamper USC lineup
USC’s backfield doesn’t look much better than Washington’s going
into its oncoming match-up with Stanford.
Head coach John Robinson declined to name a starting quarterback
for this Saturday’s game, allowing competition for the spot to
continue between Mike van Raaphorst, John Fox and Quincy Woods. The
Trojans are also unsettled at the running back position. Freshman
Malaefou MacKenzie may not be able to play; he is hampered by a
sore shoulder. If he doesn’t play, senior Delon Washington will get
the start, and defensive back Chad Morton may also have a shot at
running the ball.
The Trojans will also be missing fullback Ted Iacenda because of
injury.
Players of the week
Freshman Ryan Kealy of Arizona State won his second Pac-10
Player of the Week award Monday. Kealy earned the award in the Sun
Devils’ win over Washington State, in which he completed 23 of 36
passes for 245 yards, four touchdowns and zero interceptions.
Kealy’s teammate, punter Marcus Williams, was named the special
teams Player of the Week. Williams averaged 53.6 yards on seven
punts, including one punt of 66 yards. Jason Chorak, Washington’s
senior linebacker, was named the Defensive Player of the Week, with
six tackles, including three tackles for loss, as the Huskies held
the Trojans to 157 yards of total offense.
UCLA’s Skip Hicks and Shaun Williams were nominated for the
awards on offense and defense, respectively, and Eric Scott, who
had two of UCLA’s longest punt returns of the year on Saturday, was
nominated for special teams Player of the Week
Compiled by Mark Dittmer, Daily Bruin Staff.