Although an injury earlier this season hurt Oregon defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux's hopes for a Heisman, it did nothing to diminish his stature among the Ducks' opponents.
Washington coach Jimmy Lake called Thibodeaux a “game-wrecker.”
Seventh-ranked Oregon visits the Huskies on Saturday, the Ducks' first game since earning the No. 4 spot in the initial College Football Playoff rankings of the season.
Lake, and his fellow Pac-12 coaches who are tasked with facing Oregon, are keying in on Thibodeaux — for good reason.
“This is the best that I’ve seen him play,” Lake said. "When we played against him he was a true freshman, I think he was still a work in the making.