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Written and Audio Story: Ryan Milano
The Iowa State Cyclones got the best of the Oregon Ducks in the Fiesta Bowl, defeating them 34-17. It was a sloppy game for Oregon from start to finish. The Ducks started the game with Tyler Shough under center but used backup Quarterback Anthony Brown as a short-yardage QB for the first two drives. Brown scored the Ducks first touchdown of the game as the backup and earned himself a full drive later in the half, taking his team 98 yards to score and tie the game up at 14. That was the last time Oregon would have an opportunity to tie the game.
Kayvon Thibodeaux, Mykael Wright lead 5 Oregon Ducks to earn all-Pac-12 honors from league’s coaches
Updated Dec 22, 2020;
EUGENE Defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux and cornerback Mykael Wright lead five Oregon players to receive all-Pac-12 from the conference’s coaches.
Thibodeaux and Wright were named first-team all-Pac-12, center Alex Forsyth and cornerback Deommodore Lenoir were named to the second team and linebacker Noah Sewell was named the Defensive Freshman of the Year in the conference.
Thibodeaux has 32 tackles with 7.5 for loss including three sacks and was named MVP of the Pac-12 Championship game. In his first year as a starter, Wright has 22 tackles with eight pass breakups.
EUGENE, Ore. – Four Oregon players were selected first or second-team All-Pac-12 Conference while inside linebacker Noah Sewell was named the Freshman Defensive Player of the Year the conference announced Tuesday following a vote of the league s coaches. The Ducks also had eight players named honorable mention all-conference.
Defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux and cornerback Mykael Wright were named first-team all-conference. Thibodeaux, last year s conference defensive freshman of the year, claimed first-team honors for the first time after being named an honorable mention pick in 2019. Wright s first-team award also follows an honorable mention selection as a return specialist last season. The two first-teamers are Oregon s first on defense since Jalen Jelks in 2018.
Oregon Holds off USC Late, Grabs Pac-12 Title with 31-24 Win
They still ended up celebrating amid confetti and streamers in their rivals empty stadium.
After yet another display of the big-game poise their West Coast foes so often lack, the Ducks are back-to-back conference champions.
Anthony Brown threw two touchdown passes in his unusual Oregon debut, Jamal Hill made his second interception with 2:47 to play, and the Ducks won their second straight Pac-12 title with a 31-24 victory over No. 13 Southern California.
Defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux, the game s MVP with five tackles and a sack, jauntily wore two hats during the postgame party to symbolize the Ducks two championships.