Dan Lanning and the Oregon Ducks head to Arizona to take on a Wildcats team that turned over the majority of their roster after going 1-23 the past two seasons.
They already have three wins on the young season, and while they haven’t played anyone close to Oregon’s caliber they are a team to keep an eye on as Jedd Fisch works to pull them out of the conference cellar.
However, the Ducks should be able to take care of business and pick up another road victory, although Arizona has disrupted Oregon’s best laid plans in the past.
Former WSU quarterback Jayden de Laura leads a strong passing attack, but there is plenty Oregon can do to avoid suffering a catastrophic loss in the desert, including:
Pound the ball on the ground
Arizona has allowed over 200 rushing yards per game through four contests this season, while their passing defense is top-30 in the country. So for Dan Lanning and the Oregon Ducks the game plan should be fairly simple: hand the ball to their backs and let them do their thing.
Bucky Irving (7.5 YPC) Sean Dollars (6.4) and Noah Whittington (5.3) have all shown plenty of times they have the ability to bust things open in the running game, and running the ball will allow Oregon to control the pace and tempo of the game, while taxing Arizona’s defense and burning some clock.
All that should lead to points on the board, and eventually another Oregon victory.