3 keys to victory for No. 24 Oregon Ducks against No. 14 BYU Cougars

The Oregon Ducks have a chance to move to 2-0 at home with a victory over No. 14 BYU on Saturday. Here are three keys to victory.

Generate Explosive Plays on Offense

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BYU’s two strongest defensive players, similar to Oregon, both reside in the linebacker corps. In order to avoid Ben Bywater and Keenan Pili continually stopping the run and short-passing game, offensive coordinator Kenny Dillingham needs to dip into the explosive play portion of the playbook and let Bo Nix air it out.

BYU has a strong defense across the board, so there’s some risk built into taking deep shots down the field, but it will almost certainly need to happen for Oregon to ensure a perfect home record in the Dan Lanning era.