Dylan Raiola and the biggest winners and losers as the former Husker saved Oregon's season

Oregon Ducks fans may have turned off their televisions before the 4th quarter if they weren't in Autzen Stadium, as the team didn't give the fans anything to be excited about offensively. Anyone who watched this wild weekend of college football should've known that as long as time was on the clock, anything could happen. All night long, the defense gave the Ducks a chance, and once the offense found a rhythm, everything flipped.

The Ducks made another quarterback change this week, moving from Brock Thomas to Dylan Raiola, and everything shifted. Raiola came into the game, and got the last laugh against the team that took some parting shots at him, helping save Oregon's season while dealing Nebraska a massive blow.

The 5 biggest winners from Oregon's stunning comeback win

Dylan Raiola - Quarterback

Dylan Raiola easily could've been pouty about his performance last weekend and not being able to start against his former team, but he stayed ready and engaged throughout the game. When Raiola's number was finally called, he came in and delivered, as we saw in his performance off the bench against USC to help lead Oregon to a win. Given the way both starters have played to begin games, maybe the issue is less with Thomas and Raiola and more with the game plan, but Raiola got the last laugh against his former team.

Teitum Tuioti - Edge Rusher

The Ducks stand no chance in this game if not for the play of the defense, and veteran Teitum Tuioti was among the biggest factors. Tuitoti was all over the field, constantly blowing up Nebraska passing attempts and pressuring Anthony Colandrea. The veteran pass rusher finished the night with 2 sacks and 2.5 tackles for a loss, helping hold the Huskers to 14 points.

Nasir Wyatt - Edge Rusher

Playing behind Teitum Tuioti and Matayo Uiagalelei, Nasir Wyatt doesn't always get a ton of attention, but he's clearly one of the Ducks' best defenders. Wyatt ended the game with a sack and a pair of tackles for a loss, but the stats don't tell the full story as he was incredible as a spy on Anthony Colandrea.

Jalen Lott - Wide Receiver

With Evan Stewart out, someone in the wide receiver room was going to have to step up, and down the stretch, it was a true freshman who shined the brightest. On 3rd and 2 on the final drive, Lott picked up the first down with a big catch, and on 4th and 3 he was the receiver Raiola trusted. Jalen Lott's stat line won't jump off the box score, but he came up big when the Ducks needed someone to step up.

Jamari Johnson - Tight End

This week, the Oregon coaching staff said they were going to start calling players and not plays. With the game hanging in the balance, Dylan Raiola went to Jamari Johnson in the back of the end zone to break Nebraska fans' hearts. It wasn't a stellar game from anyone on the offense, but Jamari Johnson came to the rescue to save the day.

The 3 losers from Oregon's woeful start to the game

Dan Lanning - Head Coach

Back to back weeks, Oregon has had awful starts to the game, and Dan Lanning has been slow to make a change at quarterback. Luckily, the Ducks pulled this one out in the end, but he can't continue to trust the offense to turn things around when nothing is going right. Add in the way that Lanning coached to end the 1st half, and it wasn't his best coached game.

Jordon Davison - Running Back

After Ify Obidegwu finally gave Oregon fans something to cheer for with an interception that set the offense up in the redzone, the offense looked like they were set up to open the scoring. Instead, Jordon Davison fumbled the ball taking points off the board when the offense couldn't afford the setback. Davison made some solid plays in this game, but he needs to take better care of the ball with the offense this limited.

Brock Thomas - Quarterback

Brock Thomas came into Saturday Night with a chance to become a Cinderella story as he went from walk-on to starting a game in Autzen Stadium. From the jump it was clear that Thomas wasn't on point missing easy throws on screens, but the staff still gave him three quarters to try and get anything going. Thomas was benched for Dylan Raiola at the start of the 4th quarter, finishing 9-20 for just 54 yards with an interception.

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