Photo Gallery: Oregon dominates EWU through smoky skies in 2022 home opener

Photo Gallery: Oregon dominates Eastern Washington 70-14 in the 2022 home opener inside Autzen Stadium.

Not only was it nice to see the Oregon Ducks football team dominate someone else, but it was also needed.

For the first time since Nov. 27, 2021, a span of three games, Oregon came out victorious with a 70-14 win over Eastern Washington.

Bo Nix threw for 277 yards and five touchdowns and receiver Troy Franklin set a personal best of 10 catches for 84 yards and a score.

While the attendance number of 47,289 may be a bit disappointing for head coach Dan Lanning’s debut, the lack of air quality due to the local wildfires probably had some people stay inside and watch the game on the Pac-12 Network.

But for those that braved the elements, it was a good time had by all as Autzen Stadium once again proved to have one of the best atmospheres in college football.