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Kickoff: 12:00 PM
TV: Pac-12 Network
Records: Oregon: 2-0, Tennessee Tech 2-0 (FCS)
Coaches: Chip Kelly (34-6 career ) vs. Watson Brown (121-182-1 career, 27-30 at Tennessee Tech)
Pregame warmups
- Golden Eagles fans refer to their offense as the fastest 60 minutes in football–no word if they’ve ever watched the Ducks.
- Oregon will be without Carson York and John Boyett who will both miss the rest of the season do to injury. Both are expected to be vocal leaders from the sideline.
- The Golden Eagles website reports that the team will be unveiling new uniforms today against the Ducks. Here’s Andy McNamara on the Ducks uniforms for today.
Green, Green, Steel from @usnikefootball #UOTT ow.ly/dJPvZ
— Andy McNamara (@McNamaraUO) September 15, 2012
Keep your eye on
- Oregon: De’Anthony Thomas. The Ducks running back/wide receiver is a legitimate threat to score every time he touches the ball. The Black Momba’s number has been called on 18 plays from scrimmage this season and he’s found the endzone five times.
- Tennessee Tech: DaRick Rodgers, last year’s SEC leader in receptions Rodgers reunites with high school teammates Tre Lamb and Adam Urbano on a Golden Eagles offense that averages 513 yards per game.
First quarter scoring
- 13:03 Tennessee Tech takes a 7-0 lead on a Da’Rick Rodgers touchdown catch. Oregon had forced the Golden Eagles to punt earlier in the drive but De’Anthony Thomas muffed the kick and gave TTU another chance. UO 0, TTU 7
- 12:03 Oregon ties the game on a one yard cary from Barner. The Ducks go 63 yards in 5 plays 0n 1:00. UO 7, TTU 7
- 7:23 De’Anthony Thomas takes it 59 yards for his sixth TD of the year. Oregon goes 86 yards on 6 plays in 1:31. UO 14, TTU 7
- 5:12 De’Anthony Thomas takes a reception 49 yards and fumbles the ball but Jake Fisher recovers it in the endzone for an Oregon TD. Oregon went 58 yards on 2 plays in 0:29. UO 21, TTU 7
Second quarter scoring
- 10:53 Marcus Mariota connects with Colt Lyerla for a short TD pass. Ducks go 24 yards on 4 plays after a big interception from Kiko Alonso gave them great field position. UO 28, TTU 7
- 00:07 Marcus Mariota to De’Anthony Thomas from 16 yards out to cap off an 85 yard drive and give the Ducks a four score lead just before halftime. UO 35, TTU 7
Third quarter scoring
- 12:51 Keanon Lowe’s first career touchdown catch gives the Ducks an even bigger lead as the Ducks open the second half by scoring their first third quarter points of the season. UO 42, TTU 7.
- 10:35 After a Dior Mathis interception started the Ducks drive inside the ten yard line, Bryan Bennett scores from four yards out on his first snap of the game. UO 49, TTU 7.
- 4:51 Tennessee Tech backup quarterback Darian Stone finds Doug Page for the consolation points. UO 49, TTU 14.
- 00:15 Bryan Bennett take it from six yards out and finds the endzone for his second rushing score of the game. UO 56, TTU 14.
Fourth quarter scoring
- 11:17 After breaking the 100 yard mark on the Ducks previous drive Byron Marshall runs it in from four yards out. UO 63, TTU 14