This week’s report card will have a mixed bag of grades, but on the whole, a win is a win and the Oregon Ducks football team will take a 3-1 record after the hard-fought 44-41 victory over Washington State.
Although the offense was dynamic and found the end zone when it absolutely had to, the Ducks could have been more aggressive inside the red zone in the first half. They settled for three field goals. The Ducks put themselves into a position where they had to rally late despite being the more talented team by a good margin.
On the other side of the ball, the defense was tested all day long thanks to outstanding play from Cougar quarterback Cameron Ward. One has to think they won’t face a player like that again. Ward was elusive and made incredible plays on the run. But in crunch time where the Ducks needed a stop in the worst way, they managed to get that stop in order to set up quarterback Bo Nix.
Here’s the report card straight out of Pullman: