Helfrich on Arizona: ‘They’re Very Well Coached’
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Stephen Dunn/Getty Images(EUGENE, Ore.) — Second-ranked Oregon will go up against seventh-ranked Arizona on Friday in the Pac-12 championship game.
Oregon leads the all-time series 24-16 and has won 16 of the last 21 meetings. Meanwhile, Arizona’s current two-game winning streak in the series is its longest since back-to-back victories in 2006-07.
“They’re very well coached up front in terms of the d-line recognizing blocks and scheme,” Ducks head coach Mark Helfrich said on Tuesday.
Arizona running back Nick Wilson has 15 touchdowns this season and rushed for 1,263 yards.
“They’ve got a little bit of a two-headed monster at tail-back as well, very productive,” Helfrich said of the Wildcats running game that includes Terris Jones-Grigsby.
The Heisman Trophy finalists will be announced next week and Ducks quarterback Marcus Mariota could be one of the favorites to win it.
“I wouldn’t be in this position without my teammates,” Mariota said on Tuesday. “Hopefully in the end whatever the outcome is the invitation itself is just an honor.”
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