Dillon Gabriel’s record-breaking career has been a good run, now it may finally end with a ring on his hand

EUGENE, Ore. — Dillon Gabriel had already warmed up his arm with arguably the best performance of his career, so why not his voice?

Oregon’s journeyman quarterback was feeling good after terrorizing No. 2 Ohio State in a thrilling 32-31 win. Perhaps inspired by his own up-and-down career that started on the East Coast at UCF, the sixth-year quarterback was asked about his journey, and he immediately broke out into song. 

“Coast to coast ain’t cut it,” he sang with a country twang, remixing superstar artist Morgan Wallen’s “’98 Braves,” a lyrical tribute to the Atlanta Braves, who came up short of a World Series title despite being considered one of the best baseball teams of all time. The actual lyrics are ‘We got close but close doesn’t cut it,’ but Gabriel’s tweak — even if accidental — is appropriate for his coast-to-coast career. 

He hummed the next line of the song: “Had a good run and end up with nothin’.”

For so often, good hasn’t been good enough for Gabriel. His passing stats rank among the best in college football history, but he still doesn’t have a championship to show for it after previous stops at UCF and Oklahoma.

Now he has Oregon sitting atop the mighty Big Ten, victorious against preseason favorite Ohio State, a team of superstars bankrolled by $20 million. He’s feeling good now, but he knows the feeling is fleeting.

“I learned a bunch at each stop, and more importantly, who I am as a person, and there’s real development in that as a player, but also as a person through those times,” Gabriel said Saturday. “I just know at this point in my career I appreciate where I’m at in the present, the people that work so hard to allow us to do what we do. I never take a day for granted and that’s because I know how hard it…

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Author : Brandon Marcello

Publish date : 2024-10-14 13:18:41

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