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Oregon WR Malik Benson puts ‘stamp’ on Washington rivalry with electrifying touchdown
SEATTLE – Malik Benson, a senior wide receiver who transferred to Oregon last offseason, received a crash course on the bitter rivalry between the Ducks and Washington Huskies last week from center Iapani Laloulu.
“I just got well educated,” Benson said. “Just with what this game means to Oregon fans.”
Armed with that knowledge, Benson set out Saturday at Husky Stadium to do whatever he could to help the No. 6 Ducks win and advance to the College Football Playoffs.
When the 26-14 UO victory had ended, Benson had produced five catches for 102 yards and the game’s most dazzling play on a 64-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter that helped secure the win.
“I’m just glad I could put my stamp on it and my team could put our stamp on it,” he said.
The pivotal play came when Oregon needed it the most.
The Huskies had scored a touchdown to trim UO’s lead to 19-14 about midway through the fourth quarter.
Benson said UO’s offense took the field sensing that Washington had seized the momentum and it was up to them to take it back with a score.
Oregon’s ensuing drive faced a critical third-and-nine at its 36 when the pivotal play-call came in.
The formation called for Benson to line up wide right as the single receiver. On the left were three receivers. At the snap, Benson said he saw UW left cornerback Tacario Davis back up, giving the receiver room to run a dig route inside against Washington’s three-deep zone.
Benson said he trusted that Moore would make the same read and deliver the ball to the right spot. As it turned out, Moore was on the same page.
Moore, who credited Washington for doing a good job disguising coverages all game, determined during his pre-snap read that the backside dig from Benson could pop open.
“I knew I had numbers backside and Malik, knowing he would get his depth, knowing he could be a playmaker with the ball in his hands, I just had to find a way to give it to him,” Moore said.
Moore, while dropping back, glanced left to the three-receiver route combination before coming back to Benson, who cut inside to a wide-open area at midfield.
Moore delivered his pass on time, but a tad high, forcing Benson to go airborne to make the grab at the Washington 48.
“Once I caught it and landed on my feet, I was like, yeah, it’s my time to turn up,” Benson said.
Five Washington defenders were in position to make a play on Benson with Oregon tight end Kenyon Sadiq as the lone blocker downfield. He secured the block on free safety Alex McLaughlin while Benson’s speed left the other four defenders grasping at air.
Benson sailed into the end zone for a memorable 64-yard touchdown that gave the Ducks a 26-14 lead with 7:55 on the clock.
“At the end of the day, I threw him the pass, but he did the most work,” Moore said.
In the end zone, Benson dropped the football, stared up at Washington fans and then made a ‘W’ with his hands. He then simulated breaking the ‘W’ by bringing his hands down over his knee.
“It just came in the moment,” Benson said. “I just seen the big ‘Ws’ all over everywhere and I just knew that I had to get into that end zone so I could get that celebration.”
Benson, who caught five passes for a career-high 102 yards against the Huskies, has made several plays that impacted wins this season.
Among the most notable: His 85-yard punt return for a touchdown against USC gave the Ducks a 21-14 lead in the second quarter. Oregon won 42-27.
Two weeks earlier at Iowa, Benson caught a 24-yard sideline pass to the Hawkeyes’ 27-yard line to help set up the game-winning field goal in an 18-16 victory.
But Saturday’s catch and run could be the play Oregon fans most remember Benson by, given the opponent, the timing of the play, the wow factor and that it came in a victory that thrust the Ducks into the College Football Playoff.
Benson said not letting down his teammates motivates him.
“Just knowing that I’m an older guy and that guys look at me, so just making plays with my numbers called,” he said.
Benson came to Oregon hoping to return to the national playoffs. He got there in 2023 with Alabama as a backup. His one year at Florida State in 2024 crumbled into a 2-10 season.
Now he’s returning with the Ducks.
“Just blessed for the opportunity,” Benson said.
Protester scales Washington DC bridge, stays for days
A demonstrator protesting the war in Iran and the use of artificial intelligence climbed Frederick Douglass Bridge, and stayed for days.
Despite saying he would “soon” come down, a protester has remained on top of the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge in Washington, DC since May 1, impacting traffic and extending a dayslong standoff with police.
Guido Reichstadter climbed the 168-foot bridge Friday, then draped a black banner and set up a tent while making the bridge his home for the past four days.
Here’s what to know about Reichstadter’s protest and how it is affecting locals in the nation’s capital.
Why is there a man on top of the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge?
After Reichstadter climbed the bridge Friday, he identified himself as a protester, writing on X that he was “calling on the people of the United States to bring an immediate end to the Trump regime’s illegal war on Iran and the removal of the regime power through mass nonviolent direct action and non-cooperation.”
He has posted on X throughout his protest, reminding his followers of his cause as he thwarts attempts from the DC police to bring him down.
“The Trump regime occupying the office of the US executive is prosecuting a criminal war of aggression against the nation of Iran, enabled by the refusal of Congress to assert its constitutional power, and by the continued submission of the majority of the US population to this intolerable state of affairs without effective civil resistance,” he wrote on X, saying it’s the public’s responsibility to nonviolently put an end to Trump’s presidency.
Reichstadter said May 4 he hasn’t eaten for days, but previously told NewsNation he went on a 30-day hunger strike while protesting AI outside the Anthropic headquarters.
He has run out of water, however.
“I’ve got the stamina to stay up here a bit longer,” he told WTOP Monday.
What impact is the protest having in Washington, DC?
Reichstadter’s protest has caused lanes to shut down on the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge, but lanes had reopened for traffic late Monday morning.
Tuesday morning, all lanes were open for traffic, but the pedestrian walkway was closed, according to the Metropolitan Area Transportation Operations Coordination (MATOC) Program.
If he stays on top of the bridge into Tuesday night, it’s unclear how his protest could impact people traveling nearby to the Washington Nationals game.
“My efforts here have had impacts on the local community and its people, and it is my desire not to harm but to work in communication, to lift up and to contribute what strength I can to the ongoing struggle for rights and freedom which this community has been engaged in for years,” Reichstadter said Sunday.
Police said Monday that their negotiators will remain on the scene.
Mike Stunson is the DC Connect reporter for the USA TODAY Network.
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – SEPTEMBER 21: Voi Tunuufi #52 of the Washington Huskies gestures during the third quarter of the game against the Northwestern Wildcats at Husky Stadium on September 21, 2024 in Seattle, Washington. The Huskies defeated the Wild (Alika Jenner / Getty Images)
Former University of Washington defensive lineman Voi Tunuufi has died at the age of 23, the school announced on Monday night.
“Our hearts are with the Tunuufi family, his loved ones, and every brother who wore the W beside him. Forever in The Pack,” the school posted in an announcement on Twitter.
According to Andy Yamashita of The Seattle Times, Tunuufi’s sister, Sanita, said that he died in a car accident.
Tunuufi appeared in 52 games for the Huskies over four seasons from 2021-24, which included Washington’s run to the National Championship against Michigan in 2023. Tunuufi had 86 total tackles with 12.5 sacks, a forced fumble and two passes defended during his career.
The Source: Information in this story came from the University of Washington and The Seattle Times.
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