On Sunday, the Ducks’ second practice for this week’s game against Arizona, the UO secondary was intercepting passes all over the place, including four by Reggie Daniels.
And so, on Thursday night, when the Ducks hosted the Wildcats, and Daniels’ interception highlighted a first half in which Oregon held Arizona’s 42-points-per-game offense to just three, things seemed to be going as expected. But then the Wildcats exploded for 21 points in the third quarter, and scored the game-winning touchdown with 2:54 left in a 31-24 upset of the Ducks in Autzen Stadium.
An offensive line still adjusting to injuries, a receiving corps that missed multiple signals in the first half, a quarterback who lost two fumbles – and all of them pointing fingers at themselves Thursday following No. 2 Oregon’s 31-24 loss to Arizona in Autzen Stadium.
Tony James was the feature this week in the scout-team spotlight, the day prior to an Oregon game, in this case Thursday’s visit to Autzen Stadium by Arizona (7:30 p.m. PT, ESPN).
This week is different, in a couple of ways. First off, No. 2 Oregon plays Thursday, against Arizona in Autzen Stadium (7:30 p.m. PT, ESPN). Thus, the practice week began on Saturday, and while today was Monday, it was a “Wednesday” practice,
Four days after winning their fourth straight game to open the 2014 season, and with most of the coaching staff out on the road recruiting, the Ducks got back to work Wednesday morning with a practice indoors during a rainy Eugene morning.
Casey Skowron kicked four field goals and Nick Wilson picked up 174 yards on the ground, leading Arizona to a 26-23 victory over UTSA on Thursday night in the Alamodome in San Antonio.