Halftone String: Three turns contribute to the start of Dirty Ducks, Cogs 19

Cristobal is lucky to advance by one after committing three turns and allowing 246 yards from attack.

A 57-yard pass to Jaylon Redd late in the second quarter established a score for CJ Verdell to cut the lead, but two fumbling and interceptions were on the ducks in their wake for most of the first half.

Tyler Shawf: 12/18 – 172 yards – 1 smart – 1 TD – 4 cars – 23 yards

Jayden de Laura: 13/21 – 168 yards – 2 D.

TD scorer: (UO) Tyler Shough, DJ Johnson, CJ Verdell (WSU) Jayden De Laura, Lucas Bacon, Renard Bell

Duck yards: 228 yards – 172 walkers – 56 laps

Cougar squares: 246 yards – 168 lunge – 78 lunge

Inverters and Forcing: Ducks: 0 – Cougars: 3 (Int: 1 – Smoke: 2)

A series of missed tackles from the second-place duck defense allowed Travel Harris to switch to Watsu’s first touchdown.
The pressure forced Jayden de Laura to stampede and throw incomplete at 3-and-long.
Jaylon Redd held the ball and gained five yards to start the inaugural Oregon campaign.
DJ Johnson had his first Oregon touchdown with a 15-yard field and ran into the next play.
Tyler Shug almost tossed the ball early when a cougar defender threw the ball and another Cougar almost dropped it.
On 3rd – & –5th, Shough took the option and shot three yards.
Real new student Chris Hutson converted into fourth-and-2 with a nine-yard gain.
At 2 – & – 4, Shough found Johnson to drop 13 yards.

Ducks 7 – 0 wild cats

(15 plays, 92 yards, 5:50)

The big plays of Harris and Deon McIntosh combined took 30 yards for the Cougars to start their second lead.
McIntosh’s 29 yards reached Cougs to the Oregon 18-yard streak, and in the next play, De Laura Lucas Bacon struck for an 18-yard landing near the pylon.
The Washington state’s two-point switch did not work

Ducks 7 – Wild Cats 6

(6 plays, 77 yards, 3:48)

Wazzu tried the dog’s surprise kick but Oregon recovered in Oregon 45.
At 2 – & – 1, Travis Day’s ball flopped. Aiden Hector recovered from Washington State and brought him back to Washington State 47.
The play pass to Renard Bell cut 44 yards to Oregon 9. After three games, Bell picked up a pass in the back of the finish area.

Cougars 13 – Ducks 7

(4 plays, 53 yards, 1:33)

Oregon’s poor performance in the first quarter then took a turn for the worse when Shug threw an interception in the second – and – 10 of Oregon 38. Hector came down with a choice to force his second spin at night.

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Duck D was able to force Three – & – out after the second completion ended out of bounds and Adrian Jackson was able to stop De Laura from scrambling for the first time.
A couple nine-yard stretch from Verdell and Shough started Oregon’s first engine in the second quarter.
The Ducks gained momentum with an impressive 19-yard reception from Redd.
But after a handful of good plays, Oregon made its third turn when Shough mishandled the network in Reading Choice. Once again, Hector came up with the ball.
McIntosh’s 20-yard gain landed the Cougars in the red, but a floped pass and a pair of deficiencies forced the Cougars to settle in on Blake Mazza’s 39-yard field shot attempt, which was a hit.

Cougars 16 – Ducks 7

(7 plays, 35 yards, 3:00)

Shough diverted in 3rd – & – 4 with an 11-yard pass to Redd to keep driving going. But he failed to replicate his success in the next third – & – intermediate stage. Oregon was forced to run after a failure to complete.
Starting with his 10-yard streak, the McIntosh snapped the 15 initially down to give the drive some breathing room.
At 3-&-3, De Laura found Harris for a 14-yard gain.
De Laura continued Wazzu’s success in third place by passing Bell to pass 20 yards in 3rd – & – 4.
Cougar’s final drive was halted eventually at Oregon 21, but Mazza was able to call in with a 49-yard field goal attempt to add to the lead.

Cougars 19 – Ducks 7

(13 plays, 59 yards, 6:19)

Mikael Wright returned the continuous kick to Oregon 40.
With less than 20 seconds remaining before the first half, Shough continues with Redd on a botched mission that resulted in a 57-yard gain.
In the next play, with nine seconds remaining, CJ Verdell pounded the score from three yards.

Cougars 19 – Ducks 14

(2 plays, 60 yards, 17)