EUGENE -- They'll point to this game.
Because of its natural place as the first overtime game in a heated border rivalry dating back to 1900, the first win against Washington for Mario Cristobal and depending on how Oregon's season goes, perhaps as a turning point for a historic run and sign of things to come in the immediate future.
In an instant classic, No. 17 Oregon and No. 7 Washington dueled in a back-and-forth slugfest before an electric sellout crowd of 58,691 at Autzen Stadium, many of whom rushed the field after the 30-27 overtime win to celebrate ending a two-game skid in the series that the Huskies won in dominant fashion.