3 Keys to Victory for Oregon Ducks against UCLA Bruins

The Oregon Ducks hiatus is almost over. After their bye in Week 4, the Ducks are set to take on the UCLA Bruins this Saturday, and they’ll look to carry the momentum they generated two weeks ago against Oregon State into this week’s game.

The Bruins are 1-2 to start the season and are one of the bottom teams in the Big Ten. Still, they were talented enough to walk into halftime tied against LSU on the road last week, so they’re talented enough to run with Oregon if the Ducks don’t execute.

Oregon has nine games to go in the regular season, and while this week’s likely won’t be their toughest, it’s still an important chapter in the Ducks season. In order to be their best against Ohio State, Michigan, Illinois, and whoever else poses a threat, Oregon needs to execute well this weekend.

Below are my three keys to victory for the Ducks, and this week, they’re all execution based. If Oregon can do these three things against UCLA, they’ll, hopefully, walk out a better team.

Activate the Passing Game

The improvement of Oregon’s run game was one of the big stories coming out of the Ducks’ win in Corvallis, but in week three, Oregon’s passing game looked the best it has all year. In game four, Dillon Gabriel and the rest of the Oregon offense should be focused on recreating and building on the passing success they’ve had. UCLA is last in the Big Ten in pass defense, allowing 295.3 passing yards per game, so an air raid should be no problem for Oregon.

A dominant front seven

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Every facet of the Ducks’ play against Oregon State looked improved from Oregon’s first two games, but the area I still felt was lacking was the Ducks’ run defense. The Beavers have solid running backs, and the week before, the Ducks’ defense was tasked with stopping Ashton Jeanty (perhaps the best RB…

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Publish date : 2024-09-27 14:10:05

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