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EUGENE -- Dennis Erickson leaned back against the wall of the tiny interview room adjacent to Arizona State's locker room as reporters crowded around him.

"People have put aside their defense because of all the stars they have offensively," the ASU coach said. "They have an awfully good defensive team."
On this game, on this night, give Oregon's defense the credit for a 35-23 victory that kept the Ducks squarely in the national championship picture.
Oregon took the punch out of a running game the Sun Devils had used to pound their first eight opponents into submission. Then, with Arizona State in must-pass situations, the Ducks brought the house.
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