The Trojans (7-4, 5-3) were still vying for a spot in the conference championship game, but no longer controlled their own destiny in the Pac-12 South. However, this time around the Oregon Ducks Defense that played solid the entire game stepped up on a key play that changed the momentum of the remainder of the contest on Saturday afternoon at Autzen Stadium and gave the Oregon Ducks their sixth win of the season.
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That could be what helps OR win the game, as their offense could certainly put up points in bunches. In two of the cases, there didn’t seem to be a safety on the field and after one of the scores, two “SC defensive backs were gesturing and arguing about who will get the blame in the film room on Sunday”. The over is a flawless 4-0 in the last four meetings between these two teams and is also 4-1 in Oregon’s last five games following an ATS win. “You saw that in the Stanford game”. “I’m just happy my dream is coming alive”.
Watching Adams on tape can be maddening for a coach scheming against him.
So unsafe outside the pocket, Adams only had to improvise on occasion Saturday. “He”s not a cowboy who”s not playing the offense, but he”s got the ability to make plays “.
Lastly, Colorado is getting better. “It is an awesome feeling”. Mitchell said all of his friends were USC fans.
“I never asked him specifically what it was about, but deep down “. They’ve been competitive in the majority of their games, and if not for losing their quarterback during last week’s game versus USC, I think it’s relatively safe to say they would’ve upset the Trojans in Boulder.
Adams showed most of the same skills at Alemany, but scholarship offers from major programs did not materialize.
Ducks head coach Mark Helfrich will need his quarterback Vernon Adams Jr.to continue to play well after a big performance last week. OR is doing a nice job of keeping running plays in front of it, thanks mainly to the presence of 6-7 DE DeForest Buckner. Jones is also on track to be just the second freshman at USC to lead the team in rushing, joining LenDale White in 2003.
He twice has played more than 90 snaps in a game. “I have a lot of respect for that young man”.
“I had a great O-line, and they were smart enough to keep pushing me”, Davis said.
The Pac-12 now has five teams in the top 25, albeit none that will be competing for the national championship.
“Adams explored the graduate-transfer option “ which Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson had popularized with his move from North Carolina State to Wisconsin “ and he was thrilled that OR, UCLA and others expressed interest.
His arrival in Eugene was unexpectedly delayed because he needed to retake a class during summer to fulfill graduation requirements.
“Honestly, I was trying to get everyone”, he said with a smile.
OR hasn’t lost since Adams returned from his broken index finger on his throwing hand. The Trojans intercepted a pass in the end zone to end Oregon’s first drive, but after that, Adams basically turned into Joe Montana.
“I couldn”t throw the ball like I wanted to or how I can,” he said.
Adams is leading the rebound.
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Now he is looking forward to playing against the Trojans, rattling off the names of almost a dozen USC players he considers friends. “I was going to stay up for them”.
