The Verdell and Dye Train
Through four games this season, both CJ Verdell and Travis Dye have combined for 620 yards on the ground, and 9 total touchdowns. We came into this season expecting that they would be one of the best running back duos in the nation, and they haven’t disappointed thus far.
The reason this gives us so much confidence on Saturday is because Stanford has one of the worst rushing defenses in the Pac-12, giving up an average of 209.0 yards per game.
Translation: CJ and Travis are going to have a feast if the Ducks gameplan around them and give them the ball.
So far this year, we have no reason to believe that Oregon would be planning to do anything different, either. The RB duo has shouldered a majority of the rushing load, with only QB Anthony Brown taking a notable number of carries away from them. If the two can stay healthy and pound the rock, Oregon should have no problem on offense in this one.
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