As expected, Oregon was most effective on the ground, and probably should have pressed their advantage in that regard harder. The Ducks were successful on 19 designed rushing plays vs 11 unsuccessful ones given the down & distance, or 63%, with four runs going for over 10 yards. Although it wasn’t perfect, Oregon’s offensive line did fairly well run-blocking, especially at the first level of the defense, even though they never really got to the point of d-line exhaustion that previous Cal opponents had. Here’s a representative sample:
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- :00 - Nice push here across the board, resetting the line along with #71 RG Aumavae-Laulu sealing off his block from the lane and #89 TE DJ Johnson taking the block exchange.