In a few days, the Oregon Ducks will reach the close of their 2023 football season, capping it off with a Fiesta Bowl matchup against the Liberty Flames. This season will be one to remember, for Bo Nix’s Heisman campaign, Oregon’s race to make the playoff, and of course, the final season of the Pac-12.
To best remember this season, I wanted to look back at its best plays for the Ducks. There were a lot of plays that defined this season, from electrifying touchdowns to hard hits on defense, but I narrowed it down to my ten favorite plays, which can be seen below. For each play, I gave a little background on the game situation and the overall context of the play to refresh your memory, as well as a clip of the play itself.
Let’s jump right in.
Jordan James Texas Route TD against Utah
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Kicking off the list is Jordan James’ receiving touchdown against the Utah Utes. Everything about this play, from Bo Nix’s pre-snap audible to an RB angle route to James’ execution of the catch-and-run, is perfection. As I was watching this game live, my roommate Kieran shouted, “He just called the touchdown play,” after Nix changed the play at the line of scrimmage.
The touchdown play indeed.
Bo Nix’s first down run to jumpstart the Ducks at Texas Tech
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This play won’t be the most memorable since it’s one of the only non-TDs on this list, but I’ll go as far as saying it saved the Ducks’ season. Coming out of halftime against Texas Tech, Oregon allowed 14 unanswered points to the Red Raiders and found themselves down multiple possessions and their offense was sputtering. But on a must-convert, 3rd and 11, Bo Nix scrambled, stumbled, and dove for a Ducks first down, sparking their offense and changing the momentum of the game entirely.
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Author : Ducks Wire
Publish date : 2023-12-30 15:38:28
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