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14 takeaways from No. 6 Oregon’s win over Washington
No. 6 Oregon beat Washington 26-14 on Saturday at Husky Stadium.
Here are 10 takeaways from the game as the Ducks (11-1, 8-1 Big Ten) prepare for the College Football Playoff.
1) Exorcising demons
Oregon was supposed to win. Washington was no match, didn’t have the talent to hang and didn’t coach aggressively enough to make up the difference.
However, the Ducks still faced the pressure of needing to win, on the road, or face the possibility of the next month being about the Holiday Bowl. As Dan Lanning said postgame, there’s the teams that get to keep playing in “the real one” and those that don’t.
Given Lanning’s first two years in this rivalry, another loss given the talent gap and what was on the line would have been devastating. This wasn’t a bad Washington team, but not a particularly good one either. Kalen DeBoer isn’t on that sideline. Nor are Rome Oduze or Michael Penix Jr.
But the Ducks have been and were again limited by injury, particularly on offense. Yet they scored more than any team against Washington this season, and could have had far more. Oregon was turnover free and made more big plays.
The criticism Lanning received in loss to UW in 2022 and 2023, particularly about his aggressiveness on fourth downs, was countered with effective fourth downs and taking points when necessary to secure one of the most meaningful wins of his tenure.
2) Malik Benson’s catch will live in lore
Benson has been on the receiving end of the biggest plays of Oregon’s season. The 64-yard touchdown to seal a playoff spot should stand the test of time.
Washington had all the momentum after cutting the deficit to 19-14. Third and nine from the UO 36 and Benson finds an opening in UW’s zone, then turns on the jets to blaze past defenders and break the game.
For a player who admittedly knew nothing about the rivalry when he got here, Benson had the kind of performance that can and should be remembered long into its future.
3) Moore settled in for a big performance
It was a slow start for both quarterbacks, but once Moore settled in he made some big throws and smart decisions when running. He just missed on an early throw to Jeremiah McClellan and completely didn’t see a corner blitz that was obvious. After that, Moore was nails, going 17 of his next 20, with two incompletions to Kenyon Sadiq that were off his hands and just out of bounds.
If Moore’s statline were had by Fernando Mendoza, Julian Sayin or Ty Simpson in their respective rivalry games, it would be celebrated as Heisman worthy.
4) Will Stein’s creativity is masking deficiencies
Stein was again deep into his playbook. Oregon’s wide use of personnel packages is nothing new, but Stein used even more formations, played more receivers and tight ends in the backfield, covered receivers and did plenty of other things to make for a difficult game of chess.
Given how handcuffed Oregon’s offense is by injuries at receiver, then having two tight ends each briefly go out, the production it’s been getting is fairly remarkable. It won’t be remembered as the best offensive day because of four field goals, but there are lots of lesser play-callers who would not have gotten nearly as much out of what Stein has to work with right now.
5) Atticus Sappington is making people forget
Sappington had another big game on the road and deserves every bit of accolades that come his way.
He’s the first Oregon player with four made field goals in a game since Aidan Schneider on Oct. 29, 2016, vs. Arizona State, and first to go 4-for-4 in a game since Schneider on Sept. 19, 2015, vs. Georgia State. Add his career-long 51-yarder as context and Sappington is the first UO player to go 4-for-4 on field goals with a long of at least 50 yards since at least 1996.
Sappington’s misses earlier in the season are long forgotten about.
6) Dillon Thieneman delivered again
Teams didn’t test Thieneman early in the season. But again two of the top three opposing quarterbacks of the season he’s had two of his best games. Thieneman made plays all over the field and was once again one of Oregon’s best defenders. Given the caliber of matchups ahead in the playoffs this is the kind of play the Ducks need from their best safety.
7) Washington’s two best plays were touchdowns
The Huskies didn’t move the ball particularly well. But once inside the red zone, even they managed to find the end zone against the Ducks.
Demond Williams Jr. found Denzel Boston on both scores, the first on a pick play and the second on a long crossing route, each with Theran Johnson in coverage. It’s hard to fault Johnson in either instance, as even the crossing route had a pick of sorts.
Oregon later countered on UW’s late fourth and three by having Brendon Finney Jr. on Boston, who was stopped just shy of the first down.
8) Kenyon Sadiq had a better blocking day than receiving
By any measure, this was a tough game for Sadiq in terms of receiving. He had two balls go off his hands and a diving catch that was out of bounds. His offensive and receiving grades were brutal.
But the junior tight end did not allow that to impact his blocking, which was still effective and at times critical. He walled off the safety on Benson’s touchdown and created other lanes as well.
9) Devon Jackson’s role is declining
Jackson played his fewest snaps of the season and wasn’t on special teams. He’s in his second game back from injury, but hasn’t been the same player as a year ago.
Jerry Mixon Jr. is clearly LB2. Jackson’s spot as LB3 can’t be secure with what Dylan Williams and Brayden Platt have each shown.
10) Teitum Tuioti is quietly having a big year
Tuioti is on his way not only to a career season, but an all-Big Ten year. He’s up to 57 tackles, one shy of his career best, with 13.5 for loss including seven sacks. That’s tied for second in the Big Ten in TFLs and fifth in sacks.
It could be argued that Tuioti is having a better season than Matayo Uiagalelei did last year. Because there is no Jordan Burch on the other side to take attention away from Tuioti. Uiagalelei is being schemed out by some opponents and simply not generating havoc in other instances.
11) Jamari Johnson is showing extreme upside
Johnson’s November to remember continued. He had 14 catches for 187 yards over the last four games. He should pass Sadiq’s production from last season, which is good for this season and potentially enormous for the future.
12) The run game has to adjust to loaded boxes
It came as no surprise that Washington loaded the box. Ryan Walters was utilizing five-man lines a lot this season with good results. Still, Oregon didn’t have great answers for it and will need to as better teams will look to capitalize on this.
Other times, UO’s gains were limited by good tackling in space that prevented longer runs.
13) Effort penalties
Oregon had two discipline-related penalties that are a matter of perspective. Lanning wasn’t thrilled with either postgame.
Daylen Austin was called for unsportsmanlike conduct for a late shove of a Washington gunner on a punt. However, the ball was bouncing and UO rightly tried to get the UW player to touch the ball. Washington’s player pushed Jadon Canady, understandably, and Austin pushed him back. In plenty of other rivalry games this would go uncalled and chalked up to the intensity of the moment.
Alex Harkey’s personal foul for blocking a player well out of bounds was obvious as far as calls go. But even Gary Danielson said he wouldn’t fault an offensive lineman who found a second defender to block on a play for taking that defender for a ride. It’s also completely on brand for Harkey, who has shown all season that he’s a nasty run blocker.
14) The future of the rivalry appears bright
With most of the top jobs filled and Jedd Fisch still in Seattle it appears Washington has stability. If he can retain Williams and the freshmen who made several huge plays, particularly on defense, the Huskies are trending towards being more competitive.
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Why Tosh Lupoi sees a silver lining in Oregon’s poor defensive performance against James Madison
EUGENE — It’s easier to get a message across about effort, tenacity and finishing when the most recent result is an affront to those attributes.
Oregon’s defensive effort in its win over No. 12 seed James Madison, particularly in the second half, was “unacceptable” to defensive coordinator Tosh Lupoi. He’s found the silver lining in the third straight postseason performance allowing 34-plus points and 500-plus yards though, calling it “the best thing that could ever happen” as the No. 5 Ducks prepare to face No. 4 Texas Tech in the Orange Bowl.
“I think it’s another reminder of this is the best of the best, these teams. If you go to sleep for one down, one quarter, one half, they’re going to make you pay,” Lupoi said. “It makes it easier when the players see (themselves) not performing to the standard in that second half.”
JMU scored 28 points and averaged 8.4 yards per play in the second half. Though Oregon backups and third-teamers were in for some plays, starters were back in for the final 99-yard touchdown drive.
Five of JMU’s seven passes of 20-plus yards and a 49-yard run also came during the second half. Oregon allowed just 20 passes of 20 or more yards in its first 12 games.
“There’s things that we can definitely attack that we can do better,” Oregon coach Dan Lanning said. “The biggest piece is getting off the field. We had some sustained drives in that game and we gave up more explosive plays in that game than we have in the past.”
Those are particularly critical areas against Texas Tech (12-1). The Red Raiders have one of the most explosive offenses in the country, trailing only the Ducks in passes of 20-plus yards, and rank 11th nationally on third down.
Linebacker Bryce Boettcher felt the defense responded well at practice in the week since the first round win.
“Practice has been physical with a lot of energy before Christmas and now we’re getting back to it right after Christmas,” Boettcher said. “I’ve been impressed with the way everyone’s responded.”
No. 4 Texas Tech (12-1) vs. No. 5 Oregon (12-1)
- When: Thursday, January 1
- Time: 9 a.m. PT
- Where: Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla.
- TV: ESPN
- Stream: You can watch this game on DIRECTV (free trial) or with Sling (a Sling day pass to watch this game and more is just $4.99). Streaming broadcasts for this game will be available on these streaming services locally in Oregon and Washington, but may not be available outside of the Pacific Northwest, depending on your location.
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Oregon Nurses Association rejects contract offer, extends strike against Legacy Health
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Advanced practice providers (APPs) represented by the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) are staying out on the picket line after members overwhelmingly rejected the tentative contract agreement reached with Legacy Health reached Dec. 23.
According to a representative with the ONA, APPs voted to continue the strike, claiming Legacy has failed to make significant movement at the bargaining table, has shown disrespect to APPs, and has operated on a management of hypocrisy.
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ONA issued a press release, writing, “Since issuing a strike notice, advanced practice providers (APPs) repeatedly offered to meet at any time and in any location to move negotiations forward. Legacy Health instead chose to delay bargaining and engage in bad-faith tactics.”
“[Legacy]They have never taken our time very seriously. They have routinely been late to bargaining, they’ve no-showed to bargaining, they’ve changed bargaining from in-person to virtual at the last minute when all of us showed up on our free time to do this, they have said incredible disrespectful things to us during bargaining,” said Leigh Warsing, a physician associate at Legacy Emanuel and member of the bargaining team. “The fact that they haven’t moved at all on their contract, their proposal to us really devalues us and dismisses what we’re worth.”
APPs also believed the proposed deal would still leave Legacy APPs far behind their peers at other health systems.
“The proposed agreement would have left Legacy APPs 10% behind their counterparts at OHSU, and behind what Kaiser APPs have been offered—perpetuating a widening wage and standards gap that threatens the long-term stability of Legacy’s workforce,” ONA said.
The statement continued, “This disparity would inevitably drive experienced APPs out of the system, worsening patient care, increasing burnout among remaining staff, and inflating costs as Legacy is forced into a constant recruitment and retention cycle of its own making. When frontline providers are undervalued, patient care inevitably suffers.”
Warsing echoed that sentiment.
“There’s a lot of experience in some of these departments, and the fear is that we will lose those providers,” Warsing said. “If the hospital is not willing to competitively keep providers, then they’re going to leave, and we don’t want them to leave. We want our teams to stay together, and we know that we provide amazing patient care as an excellent team, and that’s going to be torn apart of we’re not treated fairly, respectfully, and paid competitively.”
The proposed deal included pay raises, new pay scales, and protections for discipline and termination, as well as the creation of a labor-management committee.
However, the tentative agreement came just days after Legacy executives issued a notice to striking APPs that they could be stripped of health insurance starting January 1.
April Callister, a physician associate at Legacy Emanuel and Legacy Good Samaritan, as well as a member of the bargaining team, said this move could be devastating.
“It would be huge a hit to a lot of striking APPs,” Callister said. “These are people with families, with children, with chronic health conditions who need medications every month. These are people with doctors’ visits. I mean, APPs not only care for people, they’re also people that require care, so it would be really devastating if Legacy were to follow through on that.”
According to Callister, it was important for a tentative agreement to be brought forward to union members due to the uncertainty as the strike continues.
“We’ve been on the strike line for 25 days now,” she said. “People have sacrificed so much to be out here during the holidays away from their family without a paycheck, and now Legacy is threatening to take away the insurance of these providers, and we felt it was really important to give members opportunity to say whether or not this sacrifice was worth it for them, and if they were willing and able to continue fighting for what we’re worth.”
APPs have been on strike since Dec. 2 to reach a contract that they say pays them fairly.
Since the strike began, Callister tells KATU since the strike began, a lot of the physicians have been picking up the pieces.
“Unfortunately, Legacy seems to have put a lot of burden on our physician colleagues, which is incredible sad to see,” Callister said. “We work in a very collaborative environment with all of our team members.”
“Advanced practice providers—including nurse practitioners, physician associates, and clinical nurse specialists—are highly trained clinicians who save lives, perform surgeries, and care for families every day,” ONA said. “They deliver essential, lifesaving care across a wide range of settings and are critical to the health and safety of communities throughout Oregon.”
Warsing said if they can’t come to an agreement, the impact on patients will be losing quality health care providers.
“Patients deserve quality providers, and if all of your quality providers are only in one institution, then it makes it kind of hard for the patients because we can’t just send all of the patients to the one quality institution in the city,” Warsing said.
ONA representatives told KATU they will return to the bargaining table immediately.
“We’re available to bargain,” Warsing said. “The members have resoundingly voted it [the tentative agreement] down, and we’ve informed Legacy lead
KATU News has reached out to Legacy Health, awaiting comment.
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