EUGENE — Ten takeaways after Oregon’s 45-24 win against California, which matches UO’s win total from all of 2016.
1. Oregon said all offseason it knew adversity would hit at some point. Here's some adversity.
This counts as a win, and a resilient one, at that.
But at times, it felt like a wake.
How else to describe Oregon’s 45-24 win in Autzen Stadium against Cal, a critical victory for its bowl hopes whose grittiness was overshadowed by the injuries to stars Royce Freeman and Justin Herbert, to name just a few of UO’s walking wounded?