Saturday’s game against the Washington State Cougars was nowhere near the biggest game that the Oregon Ducks have played, or will play during the 2023 college football season, but it seemingly had one of the biggest impacts thus far when it comes to putting one of its player on the national stage.
Running back Bucky Irving took the opportunity and ran with it.
In front of a national ABC broadcast, Irving racked up 180 total yards and three touchdowns, with 42- and 43-yard scores on back-to-back drives captivating the television audience and turning the heads of some NFL scouts.
Elsewhere, there were a number of highlight performances on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball. As we always do, let’s go through our weekly stock report to highlight some of the top players in the contest.