OREGON'S STEWART HAS LYNCH-LIKE NUMBERS
By Jay Heater
Oregon tailback Jonathan Stewart doesn't have Heisman Trophy publicity, but Ducks Coach Mike Bellotti cited a few numbers that he considers more important. ``He is 5-foot-11, weighs 240 pounds, runs the 40-yard dash in 4.3, vertical jumps 39 inches, bench presses 400 pounds and squats 500 pounds,'' Bellotti rattled off in machine-gun style. ``He is a tremendous physical athlete who possesses strength and speed.'' Despite all his amazing natural ability, Stewart still goes into Saturday's game at Memorial Stadium as a guy running in the shadow of Cal tailback Marshawn Lynch. That's despite the fact that Stewart is the leading rusher in the Pacific-10 at 114.2 yards per game. Although Lynch is third at 111 yards a game, he gets most of the attention when it comes to a Pac-10 tailback being considered for the Heisman Trophy.
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