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Show The University o fUtah's I n d e p e n d e n t S t u d e n t Voice Since 1890 GAME GUIDE THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE ©2006 Friday, September 8,2006 www.dailyutahchronicle.com Vol.116 No. 34 Inside Quote of the day News • A&E Opinion Page I Page 5 Page 7 Healthcare havoc All's fair in love and the Avenues Snapping history Former U staff member fired after taking time off to recover from brain surgery. Annual daylong street fest unites Salt Lake's favorite bohemian hotspot—along with its colorful locals, artists and collective kitchen sink. Alicia Greenleigh photographs the majesty of Europe, then takes it in from the comfort of her own couch. Weather "Could it be that perhaps the bookstore thinks the students are less than honest and likely to thieve a U shot glass or two? " -Undsey Sine on the U Bookstore SEE FULL EDITORIAL PAGE 7. 77/61 Isolated T-Storms UTE FOOTBALL NORTHERN ARIZONA AT UTAH SATURDAY, SEPT. 9 6:00 p.m. @ RICE-ECCLES STADIUM Home sweet home Utes look to rebound against NAU Lumberjacks home to San Diego State last October, in large part because standout wide receiver Jeff Webb lit the U secondary up The Rose Bowl wasn't too friendly for 142 yards on nine catches, including to the U football team last week, a pair of touchdown grabs. However, just as UCLA sent the Utes home two weeks later, with Weddle going onehanging their heads and lick- on-one against all-MWC wideout Jovon ing their wounds. But the Bouknight, the Utes held the Wyoming Utes hope Rice-Eccles Sta- star to four catches and 43 yards in a 43dium makes for a friend- 13 Utah rout. It was much the same story lier venue this Saturday as in last year's Emerald Bowl, as Georgia they host their home opener Tech's Calvin Johnson was limited to just against Northern Arizona. two receptions. But while the Utes may have underThe Utes may have to repeat that kind achieved last week, their opponent did of performance to stop Watson, who had the opposite, taking a 14-14 tie into the 11 catches against ASU—two short of his fourth quarter against the Arizona State career high. Not only that, but the LumSun Devils before falling, 35-14. Still, the berjacks like to employ a no-huddle ofLumberjacks are a Division I-AA team, fense, which will obviously limit Utah's and the Utes haven't lost a home opener substitutions and mid-drive adjustments. in six years—and that trend is expected The Utes, though, aren't too worried to continue. But to do so, the Ute sec- about handling NAU's style of play. ondary, paced by all-MWC senior Eric "It's a little bit of a challenge. We've Weddlet will have to slow down an offensive combination that proved lethal in faced it before. Wyoming has done it last week's showdown with Arizona on and off, amongst other teams we've played. We have a plan of attack for how State. we practice that," Whittingham said. "It Senior quarterback Jason Mur- presents a little bit of a problem, rather rietta and junior wideout Alex than just a normal-pace, huddle-up ofWatson make up a passing fense. We've played it before and we 1 combo that could give Utah have our own methods of how we deal ; • -: ' fits if its performance is any- with it. We don't feel like it is going to be thing like that of one week a major issue." ago. U head coach Kyle What may be a major issue for NorthWhittingham saw Watson ern Arizona is its rushing attack. The post 206 yards against the Lumberjack backs managed just 53 yards ASU secondary—and is fo- rushing against the Sun Devils, with cusing on stopping him, freshman starter Alex Henderson leadthus stopping the Lum- ing the way with a mere 44 yards on 14 berjack offense. carries. The Ute defense had its own set "(Watson) is an out- of issues last week, but the run-stoppers standing receiver. He were more than up to the task, holding caught 200-yards-pIus Chris Markey and the UCLA attack to worth of balls against just 2.6 yards per carry. ASU," Whittingham said. "We do that all year long and our rush "We've got to make sure he's defense is going to be one of the best, if our focal point." not the best, in the conference," WhitLast season, several tingham said. games came down to whethIn fact, the play along both lines was er or not the Utes could stop relatively strong for Utah despite the the pass, and that could be loss. The team didn't allow a precisely the deciding factor again this Saturday. The 2005 See U T E S Game Guide 4 Utes suffered a 28-19 defeat at Chris Bellamy Chronicle Sports Editor THE FACTOR: Can the Ute secondary slow "ft^down Alex Watson?^ \M The speedy NAU junior torched the ftsti Siln IJeViis for 206 yards last weekend, and now faces a depleted Ute secondary—which will be without the services of starting free safety Steve late—that was handled easily by Ben Olson and the Bruins. UCLA averaged 9.4 yards per pass attempt in its 31-10 win—a number the Utes will have to reduce if they want to slow down a deceptively explosive offense. 4% r < & |
