Colorado comes to Autzen for a Friday night game on FS1, 7 P.M. Pacific Time.
It's an opportunity to get the offense untracked.
Through 5 games, Colorado has surrendered 6.76 yards per play and 31.6 points per game. They gave up 404 yards passing to Khalil Tate in a 35-31 loss to Arizona this weekend.
They do have a potent offense with dangerous weapons at receiver in Tony Brown, Laviska Shenault, and K.D. Nixon. They've ran for 147 yards a game.
Buffs senior quarterback Steven Montez scorched Oregon in an upset win in Autzen in 2016, his first college start. This year he's thrown for 1463 yards, completing 67%, 10 TDs and only 2 picks. He's been sacked just 5 times all season.
The energy in Autzen Stadium was outstanding on Saturday, and you hope the weeknight game doesn't squelch that.
Ducks can't be caught looking ahead to Washington in Seattle next week. At 4-1 and 2-0 in conference, they're completely in the driver's seat in the PAC-12 North, but this is a Duck team that must continue to get better in all phases, especially offensively.
Jaylon Redd has scored in 4 straight games. Jake Breeland has 23 catches for 352 yards and 5 TDs. Mycah Pittman grabs 4 balls for 43 yards in his first college game.
Reduce those self-inflicted wounds, and this offense still has the weapons and scheme to be very potent. They're moving the football and the play designs have created plenty of opportunity.
On Saturday they outgained Cal 119-9 in the third quarter.
Justin Herbert simply wasn't sharp against the Bears. He was a beat late with throws, missed opportunities for easy yards on crossing routes, short-armed several balls and missed on others, 1-6 on passes over 20 yards. Sacked just once, he had plenty of clean pockets.
In the fourth quarter the Ducks reached the Cal 29 third and two, and the senior QB missed Redd twice, first on a pump and go, the second closely covered on a flat route with Johnny Johnson III breaking open vertically.
The Cal secondary is pretty good, Colorado's is porous, Washington's is among the league's best. Oregon has a chance to go to the Rose Bowl if Herbert plays more consistently and finds his groove.
It's an opportunity to get the offense untracked.
Through 5 games, Colorado has surrendered 6.76 yards per play and 31.6 points per game. They gave up 404 yards passing to Khalil Tate in a 35-31 loss to Arizona this weekend.
They do have a potent offense with dangerous weapons at receiver in Tony Brown, Laviska Shenault, and K.D. Nixon. They've ran for 147 yards a game.
Buffs senior quarterback Steven Montez scorched Oregon in an upset win in Autzen in 2016, his first college start. This year he's thrown for 1463 yards, completing 67%, 10 TDs and only 2 picks. He's been sacked just 5 times all season.
The energy in Autzen Stadium was outstanding on Saturday, and you hope the weeknight game doesn't squelch that.
Ducks can't be caught looking ahead to Washington in Seattle next week. At 4-1 and 2-0 in conference, they're completely in the driver's seat in the PAC-12 North, but this is a Duck team that must continue to get better in all phases, especially offensively.
Jaylon Redd has scored in 4 straight games. Jake Breeland has 23 catches for 352 yards and 5 TDs. Mycah Pittman grabs 4 balls for 43 yards in his first college game.
Reduce those self-inflicted wounds, and this offense still has the weapons and scheme to be very potent. They're moving the football and the play designs have created plenty of opportunity.
On Saturday they outgained Cal 119-9 in the third quarter.
Justin Herbert simply wasn't sharp against the Bears. He was a beat late with throws, missed opportunities for easy yards on crossing routes, short-armed several balls and missed on others, 1-6 on passes over 20 yards. Sacked just once, he had plenty of clean pockets.
In the fourth quarter the Ducks reached the Cal 29 third and two, and the senior QB missed Redd twice, first on a pump and go, the second closely covered on a flat route with Johnny Johnson III breaking open vertically.
The Cal secondary is pretty good, Colorado's is porous, Washington's is among the league's best. Oregon has a chance to go to the Rose Bowl if Herbert plays more consistently and finds his groove.
