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Oregon is going to look at film of the Pac-12 Championship Game and wonder what happened.
It’s not a big mystery as Washington outmuscled the Duck defense with two touchdown drives in the fourth quarter to defeat Oregon in the Pac-12 Championship Game in Las Vegas.
Oregon gave itself somewhat of a chance as Bo Nix hit Traeshon Holden for a 63-yard touchdown with just over two minutes left in the game. But Washington recovered the onside kick and then managed a first down and ran out the clock.
Washington at 13-0 will now advance to the College Football Playoff while Oregon will now wait to see what bowl game it will be heading to later this month.
Final Score: Washington 34, Oregon 31
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Keys to the Game
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Washington was winning the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball in the first half and managed to get six or seven yards on first down throughout the first 30 minutes of the contest.
The Oregon defense was unable to put pressure on Michael Penix and he was allowed to sit in the pocket and pick the secondary apart.
Washington, however, was held to a couple of field goals in the first half instead of touchdowns, which was huge in keeping Oregon in the game.
Down 20-3 and just 1:39 left before the halftime break, Bo Nix and the offense was able to put together their best drive with a seven-play, 75-yard drive in just 90 seconds. The drive was capped off with a sensational one-handed catch from tight end Terrance Ferguson in the corner of the end zone to make it 20-10 Huskies.
Oregon began the second half with a 2-yard touchdown to Ferguson to make it 20-17 Washington. It came on a fourth-and-goal reminiscent of the fourth down in Seattle that wasn’t converted. The Ducks cashed in this time.
After Nix threw just his third interception of the year, the Oregon defense was able…
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Publish date : 2023-12-02 05:03:05
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