Sophomore quarterback
Two-time Pacific-10 Conference Player of the Week: Offense
Passing: 107-for-190 (56.3 percent), 1,212 yards, nine touchdowns to four interceptions
Rushing: 99 carries for 559 yards (5.6 ypc) and six touchdowns
Oregon Daily Emerald: What is your class load like this term?
Jeremiah Masoli: I’m taking three classes: an art class, business 101 and astronomy.
ODE: Which is your favorite?
JM: Astronomy. I’ve just always liked science and learning about the planets and exploring and stuff like that.
ODE: Have you decided on a major yet?
JM: Sociology.
ODE: Any thoughts on what you might do with that?
JM: No, not really. I’m also minoring in business so we’ll see where it takes me.
ODE: Who do you room with right now?
JM: Simi (Toeina) and Fenuki (Tupou)
ODE: What’s that like?
JM: We always joke around about everything. Those guys are real cool and we play video games a lot.
ODE: PS3, Wii or Xbox 360?
JM: 360, yep, online Halo.
ODE: Who’s the best?
JM: Fenuki, by far Fenuki. He’s a baller.
ODE: What other kind of things do you do for fun outside of football and school?
JM: I go to the movies with my girlfriend or my family. This next off-season I really want to go out and explore Oregon and all the beautiful things Mother Nature has to offer, like snowboarding and stuff like that.
ODE: You have a girlfriend up here?
JM: Yeah, I do. She came up from San Francisco.
ODE: So you knew her at City College?
JM: Yeah, she’s up here going to Lane now.
ODE: Probably not much time for a romantic relationship right now, is there?
JM: Right, right.
ODE: Any pre-game routines you go through to get ready?
JM: Just listening to music and stuff like that. I listen to a lot of rap. I always listen to reggae to help calm me down before the game, then I listen to gospel rap right before the game to get me pumped up, but at the same time to remind myself why I’m here.
ODE: Are you a pretty religious person?
JM: Yes.
ODE: Where do you go to church here in Eugene?
JM: Jubilee World Outreach with pastor Keith Jenkins over at Willamette High School.
ODE: How are you enjoying your first year of Division I football?
JM: It’s been fast. I remember when I first got here in the summer, not knowing what to expect. I was just trying to keep my hopes up and all that good stuff. Now we’ve got one game left and it’s crazy. This year’s been a lot of ups and downs, and now that we’re in the position to go to the Holiday Bowl, I’m just trying to capitalize on it.
KEVIN HUDSON
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