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Lobos, Beavers in Rush to Play Las Vegas Bowl
The Las Vegas Review-Journal Feature Story
Dec. 12, 2003
By Mark Anderson LAS VEGAS - New Mexico's DonTrell Moore and Oregon State's Steven Jackson were appropriate team representatives at Thursday's news conference for the Las Vegas Bowl. The conference-leading rushers and their head coaches were at the ESPN Zone at New York-New York to promote the Dec. 24 game, which will mark a homecoming for Jackson and seven other Oregon State players who attended area high schools. "It's a wonderful feeling," said Jackson, a former Eldorado standout. "I'm glad that we were able to make it here. I'm kind of disappointed that to make it here we had to play so low in the conference, but it's a great bowl to be at. I think there's going to be a lot of enthusiasm. I'm just happy that I'll be able to play in front of family and friends." The Beavers lost their final two games to finish the regular season 7-5 overall and in a three-way tie for fifth place in the Pacific-10 Conference at 4-4. Jackson carried the Oregon State offense this season, rushing for 1,396 yards and 15 touchdowns. He also caught 39 passes for 419 yards and two TDs. Jackson has been projected as a first-round NFL draft pick if he forgoes his senior season, but he said he would wait until after the holidays to make that decision. "Everyone's pretty excited that we're coming here," Jackson said of his teammates. "Everyone wants their own tour guide. There's eight of us, so they want us to split up the group." But Jackson said New Mexico is too talented to make this simply a pleasure trip.
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