The best times to go through a usage report for the Oregon Ducks and come away with some major takeaways is after a blowout victory when we get a chance to see which young guys on the roster got an opportunity to see the field in the second half.
I didn’t think that we would get an extensive usage report this week against the No. 19 Colorado Buffaloes, but here we are.
The Ducks handled their business in a major way on Saturday vs. Deion Sanders and the Buffs, winning 42-6 in a game that was 35-0 at the half and never competitive after the midway point of the first quarter. While it showed us how dominant Oregon’s starters can be against a porous defense and a dynamic offense, it also have us a look at a ton of young players who got onto the field both in meaningful game action and in a late-game scenario when the contest was already out of hand.
Without further ado, here are our snap-count takeaways from Week 4: