Article: Switching to a position of leadership.(Sports)(Justin Phinisee isn't natural team leader, but Ducks will take leadership by example)

Byline: Rob Moseley The Register-Guard

Energized by a dramatic victory over Washington State that ended a 1-3 skid to open the season, the Oregon football team is at a crossroads.

Justin Phinisee wants to give the Ducks a nudge in the right direction.

Oregon's postseason chances hinge in no small part on how the Ducks fare in a three-game stretch against Arizona, Stanford and Washington that begins this week. And Phinisee wants to help however he can, not just by switching positions - as he did last week - but by developing into a leader, which he is intent on becoming.

"I wouldn't say we have the ball rolling," Phinisee said of the ...

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