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Ducks defense embraces villain role with sketchy celebration, taunting PSU students

Related Topics: Ross Dellenger, Dillon Thieneman

After Dillon Thieneman's interception secured a 30-24 double overtime victory over No. 3 Penn State, the Oregon defense made the unusual and unorthodox decision to sprint down the field and face the PSU student section, taunting them with two-hand waves and a few obscene gestures.

According to Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports, their jubilation over a hard-fought turned to vengeance. They faced the stunned crowd of 111,015 (second highest in program history) and shouted out "What now?" and "Let's hear it!" "What you got!" "Come at us,"

They'd used the crowd's energy to motivate themselves during the game, and when Dillon Thieneman sealed it with a leaping interception on Penn State's first play of the second overtime, that boiled over into a direct challenge.