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Tuesday Morning Quarterback: Film review of the Redbox Bowl vs Michigan St

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Oregon only had 55 meaningful snaps in this game, which makes picking up patterns somewhat challenging. One or two plays going differently would have changed the complexion of the game quite a bit.

As expected, Oregon had a tough time running against Michigan St’s #1 rush defense - just six successful run plays vs 13 failed ones prior to garbage time. But here’s the interesting part - Oregon did better running through their top-quality starting defensive tackles on a per-play basis than any team that played them all year. Some examples (reminder - you can right-click or long-press any of these videos to watch them at ½ or ¼ speed):

The first play is pretty simple inside zone, and look at the blocks that #75 RG Warmack and #55 C Hanson are putting on their starting DT and MIKE to clear this for #26 RB Dye.