Morgan Mahalak, the UO freshman quarterback, runs the scout-team offense along with Ty Griffin. With No. 2 Oregon preparing to play at Washington State on Saturday, the two will be throwing a ton of balls this week to prepare the Ducks’ defense for the nation’s most prolific passing offense.
After three weeks of defending pro-style offenses, during No. 2 Oregon’s perfect run through nonconference play to start this season, the pendulum is about to swing dramatically in the other direction.
The second-ranked Oregon Ducks shook off a sluggish start to overcome an early deficit and wrap up nonconference play unbeaten after a 48-14 victory over Wyoming in Autzen Stadium on Saturday.
Oregon Junior quarterback Marcus Mariota was named Walter Camp National Player of the Week and Davey O'Brien Quarterback of the Week in the wake of his 318-yard, three-touchdown passing performance that helped lift the Ducks over then-No. 7 Michigan State.
The University of Oregon’s 2001 football team, which came close to playing for a national championship, and three members of the Ducks’ 2002 men’s basketball team which advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Basketball Tournament, headline five individuals and one team to be inducted as part of the University’s 23rd Athletics Hall-of-Fame class during this weekend’s activities surrounding Saturday’s football game against the University of Wyoming.
The Oregon football team is well aware of what’s been going on in college football the last few years in Fargo, North Dakota.
The concept sounds so simple – get off the field. But for the Oregon defense in the Ducks’ two defeats of 2013, it was easier said than done.
The first nonconference matchup of top-10 teams in Autzen Stadium history lived up to every bit of the hype, as No. 3 Oregon jumped out to a lead, withstood a furious comeback by No. 7 Michigan State and recovered to win 46-27.
Saturday's game between the #3 Oregon Ducks and #7 Michigan State Spartans is the first top 10 non-conference matchup in Autzen Stadium history.
When Oregon and Michigan State agreed in April 2012 to a home-and-home football series to be played in 2014 and 2015, it made sense on a lot of fronts.