The Oregon Ducks won that game in many ways. They did it through the air; they did it on the ground; they did it with the defense. Oregon used trick plays to get into the end zone, slipping offensive linemen past the defense for receiving touchdowns and lining up a physically imposing linebacker as a fullback and letting him punch it in for six. The Ducks even got their QB into the mix, letting Nix corral in a pass from RB Bucky Irving and trot in for a touchdown.
It was a versatile, entertaining, dominant, and convincing blowout win over the Colorado Buffaloes that surely earned some style points in the eyes of the College Football Playoff committee. Mission accomplished, right?
Mostly.
Despite all of the positives, there are still some things — mainly on defense — that need to be cleaned up going forward. Here are our biggest takeaways from the afternoon of football.