There was nothing stylish about it. That doesn’t mean that it wasn’t convincing, though.
The Oregon Ducks went into Husky Stadium on Saturday afternoon and ran it down Washington’s throat, to quote running back Travis Dye. With a total of 329 rushing yards on the day, Oregon quickly turned around another putrid offensive start and managed to cruise through much of the second half with ease, leaving Seattle with a 26-16 win over their biggest rivals.
That score can be misleading. With 10 seconds left in the game, Oregon had the ball on Washington’s 1-yard line, an easy run up the middle away from making it a 33-16 win. Instead, they ran the clock out and showed some restraint. The Huskies’ 16 points are also misleading, considering that their first touchdown of the game came on a two-play, six-yard drive after an interception, and they were also gifted a safety.
Regardless of the semantics, the Ducks were clearly the better team, and they made it known throughout the second half, and in the locker room after the game. Here are our biggest takeaways from the day as a whole: