Ducks beat down Dawgs, prepare for Trojans’ visit

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Coming off their bye week the Oregon Ducks took a trip to the land of purple and gold. Yep, they traveled north to face the Washington Huskies.

After starting the game looking very rusty, Oregon’s offense and QB Jeremiah Masoli started to pull it together. Masoli, returning from a knee injury ran for two scores and threw for another as the Ducks beat the Huskies 43-19. They move on to a 6-1 record (4-0 Pac-10) and sit atop the Pac-10 standing.

The special teams and defense once again looked sharp. The special teams unit blocked a punt for a touchdown and also pulled off a fake field goal that set up another score.

LaMichael James rushed for 154 yards and a pair of touchdowns, including one for 56 yards in the fourth quarter.

This type of overall team work has been the general theme for much of the season so far. It’s as if each unit is feeding of each others success. And they’re just getting started.

The No. 5 USC Trojans will be visiting raucous Autzen Stadium on Halloween night. ESPN’s GameDay will be in town for their live broadcast, and, since Oregon is No. 10 in the BCS and USC is No. 5, ABC’s number one crew of Brent Musburger and Kirk Herbstreit will be calling the game.

This is the game of the season and could very well tell us who may be Rose Bowl bound.