EUGENE --- There should be no debate as to exactly when it happened. And by "it" I mean, when the University of Oregon football program emerged from a fog and assumed the identity of their Miami-born, MMA-sparring, sled-worshiping head football coach Mario Cristobal.
Oregon beat Washington 30-27 on Saturday at Autzen Stadium. The Ducks pile-drove the Huskies in overtime. Pounded them, especially on the final play. Not with glitzy uniforms or a trick play or a future first-round NFL Draft pick doing all the work with his arm. Rather, Oregon punctuated the win with pure beef, on a six-yard overtime touchdown run by CJ Verdell.