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.
Oregon survived behind a patchwork offensive line thanks to another big night from Marcus Mariota, outscoring Washington State in the second half to win 38-31 in Martin Stadium on Saturday night.
His coaching staff scattered across the country, his roster banged up and with a few areas needing improvement, UO head coach Mark Helfrich is modifying Oregon’s practice schedule this week.
Marcus Mariota did it again. Oregon's junior Heisman Trophy candidate helped will the Ducks to victory Saturday night, keeping the offense moving with two inexperienced starters on the line in a 38-31 victory over Washington State at Martin Stadium.
A return game with Michigan State and a daunting second half of the season highlight Oregon’s 2015 football schedule, as released Tuesday evening by the Pac-12 Conference.