There’s a lot of talk about Ohio State and LSU in the National Championship Game, and there’s also a lot of talk about Matt Ryan and Tim Tebow for the Heisman.
Ladies and gentlemen, meet the Oregon Ducks and Dennis Dixon.
Oregon knocked off undefeated Arizona State and continues to climb up the BCS rankings, and until this point Ducks QB Dennis Dixon had somewhat been flying under the radar amongst Heisman talks.
Now he’s right at the top.
Dixon completed 13 of 22 for 189 yards for four touchdowns, despite playing only three quarters as a result of a knee injury that is, however, not believed to be serious. On the season, Dixon has over 2,500 yards and 28 touchdowns, and he picked apart the Sun Devils defense like he’d done to others all season long.
But when Dixon went out, the nation saw that the Oregon is more than just Dennis Dixon. RB Jonathan Stewart took up the slack , grinding it out on the ground. He finished with 99 yards and a touchdown.
Oregon isn’t known for their defense, but on Saturday that defense sought to make a name for itself, sacking Arizona State QB Rudy Carpenter (22-of-36, 379 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT) nine times and forcing two late turnovers.
The Ducks played on both sides of the ball.
And with 400 total yards that famous offense was as balanced as it could get, producing 200 passing yards and 200 more on the ground.
The excitement in Eugene didn’t end there; fans all around Eugene closely watched the BC-FSU scoreboard, and when the Seminoles knocked off No. 2 the Ducks found themselves ranked even higher BCS.
And, for us, that means that the national championship game may see more Ducks besides the one seen during the Aflac Trivia Question segment.
—R. Cooper
Ladies and gentlemen, meet the Oregon Ducks and Dennis Dixon.
Oregon knocked off undefeated Arizona State and continues to climb up the BCS rankings, and until this point Ducks QB Dennis Dixon had somewhat been flying under the radar amongst Heisman talks.
Now he’s right at the top.
Dixon completed 13 of 22 for 189 yards for four touchdowns, despite playing only three quarters as a result of a knee injury that is, however, not believed to be serious. On the season, Dixon has over 2,500 yards and 28 touchdowns, and he picked apart the Sun Devils defense like he’d done to others all season long.
But when Dixon went out, the nation saw that the Oregon is more than just Dennis Dixon. RB Jonathan Stewart took up the slack , grinding it out on the ground. He finished with 99 yards and a touchdown.
Oregon isn’t known for their defense, but on Saturday that defense sought to make a name for itself, sacking Arizona State QB Rudy Carpenter (22-of-36, 379 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT) nine times and forcing two late turnovers.
The Ducks played on both sides of the ball.
And with 400 total yards that famous offense was as balanced as it could get, producing 200 passing yards and 200 more on the ground.
The excitement in Eugene didn’t end there; fans all around Eugene closely watched the BC-FSU scoreboard, and when the Seminoles knocked off No. 2 the Ducks found themselves ranked even higher BCS.
And, for us, that means that the national championship game may see more Ducks besides the one seen during the Aflac Trivia Question segment.
—R. Cooper
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