It was exactly one week ago when we had to go through each position group and dissect a disappointing 37-34 to the Huskies of all teams.
It wasn’t fun. Not by a long shot. We even gave our first F in the history of these report cards. We seriously hope it’s the last time.
But this week’s report card will be fun.
Oregon’s defense played its best game of the year and while it would have been nice if they played like this against Washington, it was better late than never. On Senior Night, the Ducks came up big with three interceptions, including one with just over four minutes to play.
Utah scored 17, but the defense gave up just 10 points as one touchdown came thanks to a botched trick play by the offense. It wasn’t Oregon’s best moment of the season, but the defense was able to play through the adversity and keep the Utes off the scoreboard just enough to win.
And we haven’t even mentioned the heroics of quarterback Bo Nix playing on virtually one leg due to a bad ankle. All of this adds up to an epic night inside Autzen.