The Oregon defense has been challenged to stop the run two weeks running. Joe Walker has answered the call.
The Ducks’ senior inside linebacker had 15 tackles in Saturday’s 48-28 victory over USC, after making 10 a week earlier at Stanford. Nearly half of Walker’s stops against the Trojans, seven, came in the first quarter as the UO defense denied USC’s efforts to be balanced.
Oregon has endured some struggles defensively over the course of this season. But the Ducks seem to be improving week to week, and the senior Walker is playing his best football as his UO career nears an end.