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The first-ever top-five matchup will take place inside Autzen Stadium this week as the No. 3 Oregon Ducks host the No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday afternoon.
ESPN’s College GameDay will be in town, and it guarantees to be among the most electric games inside Autzen Stadium that we’ve ever seen.
While the eyes of the college football world will be on this game, it will be a good litmus test for a pair of national championship contenders who have not played the greatest of opponents thus far this season. Both teams are 5-0, but the Ducks have the only ranked win of the group, beating No. 17 Boise State in Week 2.
For the Ducks to come out on top, they are going to have to be a physical team that can match up with the Buckeyes in the trenches and stop an elite rushing attack that features one of the best RB duos in the nation — Quinshon Judkins and TreVeyon Henderson.
That’s something that Fox Sports analyst Joel Klatt doesn’t feel confident that they can do.
“The one thing that I think if you’re an Ohio State fan you take a little bit of backing in is that they’re great at the line of scrimmage,” Klatt said this week on The Herd with Colin Cowherd. “This Ohio State offensive line, they can get after it. It was a question mark coming into the year, but they can run the football. The reason why I’m nervous for Oregon is because I’ve seen, even in that building — and I agree, it’s a really difficult place to play — we’ve seen Ashton Jeanty run for 195 yards on that Oregon defense in that building.”
In Week 2, Boise State’s Jeanty had 192 yards and 3 touchdowns on 25 carries. However, looking at just the numbers doesn’t tell the whole story.
Jeanty had just three “explosive” runs in the game, including a 70-yard touchdown run in the second half, which accounted for a majority of…
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Author : Ducks Wire
Publish date : 2024-10-10 19:57:54
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