The Oregon Ducks beat Michigan in front of 110,576 fans in the “Big House” the largest crowd the Oregon Ducks have ever played in front of. Interestingly, that surpassed Oregon’s previous record set at Michigan Stadium in the 39-7 victory back in 2007, when Oregon quarterback Dennis Dixon He left his mark on college football with the work “Statue of Liberty.”

Going back to Oregon’s statement today in Ann Arbor, the No. 1 Ducks didn’t show many weaknesses during the 38-17 win over the Michigan Wolverines. duck trainer Dan Lanning He has a lot of love in his locker room and it is visible when you have that depth throughout the squad. Michigan coach Sherrone Moore doesn’t think the same about his team’s performance.

He Oregon ducks might have caught a break when a wide receiver touchdown “catch” Evan Stewart was called complete by the Big Ten Conference referees at the beginning of the first quarter. After the CBS television crew replayed the scoring play, it appeared that the ball was unsecured when Stewart attempted to catch it. The touchdown call gave the Ducks the lead, 7-0.

“Every touchdown is supposed to be reviewed. So I think that’s something we have to talk about with the Big Ten: Every touchdown is supposed to be reviewed. So it definitely should have been called and then analyzed.”

– Michigan coach Sherrone Moore

A major loss for the Ducks came when wide receiver Tez Johnson He left the game on just the third offensive play of the game. He ended up going to the locker room and returning to the bench in street clothes with his arm in a sling. At best, it could be a minor shoulder injury that will last only a few weeks. In the worst-case scenario, a collarbone injury would sideline the star for a much longer period of time, involving a run in the College Football Playoffs.

Lanning He made the decision to pull Ryan Pellum to replace Johnson on the punt return at the end of the first quarter and the freshman ended up botching it. The Wolverines finally scored their first touchdown of the afternoon on that possession. Thereafter, Stewart was asked to return punts.

Oregon’s running game then took over, specifically from the Heisman favorite quarterback. Dillon Gabriel in the first half. His competition against Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty, Colorado’s Travis Hunter and Miami’s Cam Ward is difficult to differentiate, but voters do take into account Gabriel’s undefeated record during the tough Big Ten schedule.

Going back to the latter part of the second half of Oregon-Michigan, coach Moore’s decision challenging his tight end Colston Loveland’s sack in the fourth quarter was questionable, to say the least. Even the CBS broadcast team didn’t understand why Moore made the decision he did, as it cost the Wolverines a priceless timeout.

“Yeah, I thought he caught the ball, he caught it, he knelt down and then he fell, then he went out of bounds and then the ball went out. So the kids were fighting and I was going to fight.” . I was going to fight them as much as I could. Yes, I thought it was a trap. That’s why I challenged him.”

– Michigan coach Sherrone Moore

A couple of outspoken opinions from both the Big Ten officiating staff and Michigan’s coaching staff shouldn’t take away from what Lanning has done this season so far. This group clearly loves playing for him, as the Ducks go 9-0 overall, 6-0 in Big Ten Conference play.

A trip to the conference title game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Dec. 7, as well as the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff, are completely within Oregon’s control. Only the Indiana Hoosiers now remain undefeated after the Ohio State Buckeyes entered Happy Valley and defeated the Penn State Nittany Lions, 20-13.