EUGENE – The Oregon Ducks are well on their way to an undefeated regular season after a 39-18 victory over the Maryland Terrapins. The Ducks are now 10-0 on the season for the first time since 2012.

Oregon’s win over the Terrapins was filled with many highs and lows. The Ducks struggled with penalties, committing 12 for 95 yards that night, many of them due to miscommunication on defense. Despite the plethora of penalties, Oregon’s starting quarterback, Dillon Gabriel, made history by breaking the NCAA touchdown record on a trick play, throwing a three-yard touchdown to offensive lineman Gernorris Wilson.

Oregon Ducks defensive lineman Jordan Burch was an extremely influential player during the game. The lineman forced a fumble on Maryland quarterback Billy Edwards Jr. and rushed 36 yards on a fake punt. Despite only carrying the ball once, Burch finished the game with the second-most rushing yards for Oregon.

In addition to his team’s stellar performance, Oregon head coach Dan Lanning earned a one-year contract extension with Oregon with the 10th win of the season.

What Oregon head coach Dan Lanning said after Oregon’s 39-18 win over Maryland

Opening Statement:

“It was nice to walk away with the win. That being said, I feel like we can play a lot better. I think everyone probably saw moves from that, but you can’t go through that game without recognizing that you the all-time NCAA touchdown record for Dillon Gabriel and what he was able to accomplish there. He’ll be the first to tell you that he doesn’t care, but he should because that’s a very special moment for him I am. Glad we were able to celebrate with him tonight you, some really advantageous moments on defense, where we created takeaways, some you know, back against the wall moments as well, where we took some risks and guys, you know, took advantage of that, like Jordan Burch ran on the fake punt there.

Lanning on Jordan Burch

“Yeah, I think he’s doing fine. He just sprained his ankle a little bit. But you know, I watched the film, but it’s clear that Jordan has some game-changing plays in this game.”

Lanning on punishments:

“Yeah, you know, it’s bad, bad, bad performance for us. We’ve got to go back and watch the film and find out we can eliminate that. We didn’t play clean. So you know, I don’t know we were distracted and we weren’t focused. You know, I felt like our guys had good energy and enthusiasm, but we put ourselves in some bad positions on defense, giving them opportunities for first downs, and hurting ourselves with some. pre-snaps. Penalties for fouls, so it’s definitely something that we need to address and improve.”

Lanning on the six pass deflections:

“We knew the ball was going to go out quickly, you know, I was something we expected to play against these guys. And it felt like there was going to be more, more, more moments to, you know, pbus in the create defense.” You know, we didn’t feel like they were going to hold the ball. So that was a big focus, and those guys executed.”

Lanning on the fake punt:

“Play to win. You know, we played and we made sure we won. And you know, in the end, like you said, we hung around a little bit in the third. I didn’t want that to be the case. We I felt good about the fake that we called. You know, it felt like there were even some moments, maybe in the first half, to use it. And we did a great job there, you know, keeping the drive alive maintain and create there is some momentum ahead of us in the third quarter”

Lanning on whether it was effort or a lack of focus:

“It wasn’t a lack of effort, but maybe a lack of focus, right? And a good reset for our team to be able to do that. And then you also have to give credit, you know, Maryland had a good plan.” They have a bye week and they have some good answers.”

Lanning on Genorris Wilson’s touchdown:

“I really think momentum is real in a football game. And again, as a game that we like, you know? I think this is the cleanest he’s caught that spot since we practiced it, you know. So I was very happy to see him Go attack the ball like he did. Good, good execution, good throw, so it was good to see it happen.”

Lanning on first determining the pass:

“We felt like this is a team where we could make some, you know, explosive passes. Nothing really happened tonight, so we didn’t do a great job out there in Grove, but we were able to kindly to be.” of sitting back in our run game there in the second half.”

Lanning with possible view of the Terps:

“We felt like this is a team where we could make some, you know, explosive passes. Nothing really happened tonight, so we didn’t do a great job out there in Grove, but we were able to kindly to be.” of sitting back in our run game there in the second half.”

Lanning on how the receivers fared without Tez Johnson:

“Yeah, I gotta go watch the film and evaluate it. You know, I thought we had some drops early. I also think Dillon would tell you he was able to put the ball in better spots early, you know. But that’s something we need to be able to execute. And if you don’t, some drives will fail early.”

Lanning on defending Maryland’s receivers:

“I mean, they’re really good wideouts. We felt like they were some of the best we’ve gone against this year. So, you know, they’re going to play aggressive, you know, push our guys on islands sometimes. think the guys executed that. That said, I think our technique can definitely clean up.

Lanning on causing turnover:

“We always emphasize it, but especially this week we emphasize it even more. And I always say: turnover comes in bunches, so tonight also in bunches.”