Oregon Football: Ducks Searching For Balanced Effort As Stanford Looms Large
Oregon Football had inconsistency on Offense against San Jose State, but the Defense keyed the win over the Spartans, but everything changes this week.
The Oregon Football Offense was inconsistent against San Jose State despite putting together 35 points. Quarterback Justin Herbert found Johnny Johnson III for two touchdowns. Penalties were killers to the tune of not only 66 yards, but also a holding penalty that called back a kickoff return by Tony Brooks-James that saw the Ducks Starting Running Back take it back to the end zone for a score.
The Ducks found a way to get past the inconsistency and string together some momentum. San Jose State kept Oregon off balance by keeping them out of yardage on first down, prompting 2nd and Long and 3rd and Long situations. I expect that the Oregon Ducks will face a similar battle again this season in Pac-12 play. The key is to not panic and take your points when you can get them. The bright spot was the play of the Ducks Defense in the second year under Jim Leavitt.
The Oregon Defense played well against San Jose State. Oregon had 11 pass breakups against the Spartans and Ugo Amadi again showed he can play everywhere on the field and find success. For the second straight game, Justin Hollins stepped up and had a sack, two tackles for a loss along with an interception in a key possession that could have changed the game.
The run game struggled with long yardage situations, but Freshman Cyrus Habib-Likio came through twice from short yardage adding to his impressive stats on the season. He added four yards and two touchdowns against San Jose State.
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For the second straight game, Tyler Shough saw action. He will be the backup over the next few weeks to Justin Herbert. Braxton Burmeister had was Head Coach Mario Cristobal called a ‘minor knee procedure’ and will need to rest. He tried to give it a go in Pregame Saturday but swelling got the best of him. Burmeister was on crutches on the sideline for the game.
Oregon Football enters an important week of the season. It will be their chance to bounce back from adversity and they will have to do it against one of the best Defenses in the country in Stanford. The Ducks currently lead in one key area on Defense. They are giving up just 1.96 yards per rush to opposing Offenses, which leads the Pac-12.
The Oregon Ducks host the Stanford Cardinal on Saturday. Kickoff is set for 5pm Pacific Time on ABC.