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Article: 'Quick Six' takes the long road.(Sports)(Switch to running back gives Houston's Alridge more goals)
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- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- August 31, 2007
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Byline: Curtis Anderson The Register-Guard
Two years ago, Anthony Alridge, an all-purpose back who goes by the nickname of `Quick Six,' made his first career start for the Houston football team in its season opener against Oregon.
By the end of the first quarter, the 5-foot-9, 175-pound Alridge already had added his first career catch, and his first career touchdown, a 62-yard reception that gave the Cougars a shortlived 21-14 lead.
So why not launch his campaign to be the nation's leader in all-purpose yards this season in Saturday's rematch with the Ducks?
`I look forward to playing Oregon again,' said Alridge, a senior, who set a ...