OR then scored two more rushing touchdowns and failed a couple two-point conversion tries (who knows why) and the score was 20-7 and the game was in danger of getting out of hand.
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Freeman had five rushes for 31 yards before leaving the game during Oregon’s second possession. The touchdown came just one play after a turnover by the Huskers in t.
The unranked Nebraska Cornhuskers are looking to play spoiler in Week 3 as they play host to the No. 22 Oregon Ducks at Tom Osborne Field at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln on Saturday afternoon. A 10-play, 62-yard drive capped off by a Devine Ozigbo 7-yard touchdown run. The Ducks won 44-26. “But against UC Davis last week I fell short of my standards”. “Both legs were locking up the second time”.
The Huskers are fresh off a 52-17 victory over Wyoming on September 10, in which they dominated the Cowboys in the second half of play.
On the offense, Nebraska averages 263.0 yards in passing and 215.0 yards in rushing. He needs 129 more to move into second.
Freeman quickly established himself as Oregon’s top option on the ground during his first two years in Eugene.
“We’ve definitely found our rhythm”.
“It was kind of a two-step thing, where we’d either pass the ball or run the ball”, said Armstrong. “That always works to our benefit”. We knew we had a chance to be great and started focusing on the right things.
And while Oregon’s young defensive team grinded it out on the field and arguably showed improvement in their run defense over last week, Nebraska piled-up 228 yards rushing and capitalized against OR penalties and other mistakes. Pharaoh Brown complimented for 55 yards and a touchdown. He also caught a touchdown pass.
“It’s pretty awesome”, Freeman said about making his way to the top of Oregon’s record lists. Oregon’s unique decisions to go for two-point conversions came back to haunt them, perhaps. “Knowing of those guys and actually talking to some of them personally, to have the ability to pass them makes me feel good”.
Nebraska safety Kieron Williams, who earlier in the week received a Blackshirt, said he and his teammates played with everything they had.
The Huskers do have a history against the Ducks, although the teams haven’t met since the 1986 season, when Nebraska defeated OR 48-14. If the Cornhuskers can be on the right side of close games, they’ll be major threats in the Big Ten title race. The sophomore running back from Sachse, Texas, carried four straight times for 29 total yards to open the half.
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Riley, who holds an 8-7 record while at Nebraska, has defeated 15 ranked teams in his head coaching career, and sits at 4-10 all-time against Oregon. With the Buffalo’s looking pretty impressive against MI, they are expected to give the Ducks a real challenge. “And you have to stop him, otherwise that’s what you’re going to see all the time”.
