On 2nd and 6 in the first quarter with 5:11 to play and the Ducks leading 13-0 against Oklahoma State, quarterback Dante Moore rolled left and pitched the ball back to freshman running back Dierre Hill, who had lined up slot left and swung behind him for a reverse.
The play started out like a quarterback keeper to the left, and it badly fooled the Cowboy defense, who sucked in to the misdirection.
With the defenders out of position, Hill's speed allowed him to beat four of them to the edge with room to run. The Ducks blocked the play perfectly. Tight end Kenjon Sadiq took the linebacker and drove him wide toward the sideline and out of the play. Hill cut upfield inside him through a gaping hole.
Oregon's strong, agile offensive line did the rest. Blocking 14 yards downfield, Poncho Laloulu bulldozed a defensive back at the five and knocked him out of the play. Tackle Alex Harkey met another defender at the 7 and drove him three yards deep into the end zone.
DIERRE HILL JR. RUNS IT IN UNTOUCHED 😮💨 @oregonfootball
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Three perfect blocks, hands inside, helmets on the numbers and the speedy, elusive freshman from Althoff Catholic High in Centralia, Illinois ran untouched for a 19-yard touchdown and a 20-0 lead, the game just ten minutes old.
The Ducks beat their opponent with youth, discipline, teamwork, speed and deception, and they did it with one perfectly-executed play after another.
Three true freshmen scored for the Ducks Saturday, Dakorien Moore twice on two spectacular plays, Jordon Davison for the fourth time this season with a power run at the goal line. In the defensive backfield redshirt freshman Ify Obidegwu recorded one of Oregon's seven pass breakups, sophomore Peyton Woodyard intercepted off a pass and returned it for one the defense's two Pick Sixes.
The fruits of evaluation, recruiting, development and coaching were everywhere. This is most talented and connected Oregon team ever, and they are at the very beginning of what they could be.
After two games Oregon is third in the nation in scoring offense at 64.0 points per game, third in yards per play at 9.02. After the game Dan Lanning said, "We want to celebrate good football. It's about the team. I preached to our guys all week that our team is the secret sauce. The way that we're connected and I think that showed up in this game."
The 24-hour window for celebrating is over for the players and coaches. Now it's on to Northwestern and the tiny soccer stadium overlooking Lake MIchigan, getting ready to play at 9 a.m. on Saturday.