Making Grades: Two late touchdowns and a goal line stand equals a Duck win

After Oregon’s win over Cal, it’s fair to say that the individual grades are higher than the team’s performance as a whole. Here is our report card for the Ducks:

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RUNNING BACKS

Grade: A

Travis Dye showed that he has the capabilities of being the No. 1 tailback with CJ Verdell out for the season. Dye rushed for 145 yards on 19 carries and a touchdown. But the Ducks are going to have to establish a No. 2 tailback down the road, whether that’s Byron Cardwell, Seven McGee, or Trey Benson.