Eugene Twenty more seniors will be honored for Oregon’s 117th game against Washington; they all hope that this will be their final game at Autzen Stadium.
The only two Ducks left from the 2019 squad that defeated Seattle on their way to a Pac-12 Championship and Rose Bowl victory are tight end Patrick Herbert and defensive tackle Keyon Ware-Hudson. Both Herbert and Ware-Hudson, who were once four-star talents in UO’s 2019 recruiting class, had injuries early in their careers and will ultimately have played under Mario Cristobal for three years and Dan Lanning for three.
Over the years, we’ve undoubtedly become closer, Herbert said. Keyon and I were definitely not the closest when we first arrived, but as more and more people depart each year, you look down and see that it’s just the two of us.
Two years ago, they were part of a group of UO athletes who traveled to Guatemala for a service project, which strengthened their relationship off the field. On the field, they are the only remaining players to have won consecutive conference titles, a Rose Bowl, and two victories over Washington.
We’ve been through everything, ups and downs, and I feel like we’re ending on a high note,” Ware-Hudson remarked. Both of them were injured when they stuck it out with one another. We encountered a great deal of hardship.
Along with true seniors Terrance Ferguson and Jeff Bassa, as well as fifth-year seniors Marcus Harper II and Dontae Manning, Herbert and Ware-Hudson hope to build on those achievements in their final season. These six players are at the core of the Ducks locker room, all on the two-deep but with three starters and three backups.
According to Lanning, there are some outstanding men who have a goal and have recognized that they can achieve it here at Oregon. I think they worked their tail off and those are some of the critical leaders of this group that have really framed the culture for our team. We always talk about this being a player-led team; I think that shows up with those guys.
No. 1 Oregon (11-0, 8-0 Big Ten) vs. Washington (6-5, 4-4)
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When:
Saturday, Nov. 30
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Time:
4:30 p.m. PT
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Autzen Stadium, Eugene
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This segment of UO s senior class experienced a coaching change, coordinator changes, position coach changes, the COVID season, the permissibility of name, image and likeness (NIL) compensation and conference realignment.
They chose to stay in Eugene rather than leave with Cristobal or because of his departure three years ago, or for the NFL last season in some cases.
The first year (under Lanning) was kind of up and down, Bassa said. The next year getting better and better and this year we re putting it all together. Dialing all in and paying attention to the details and getting better each week and each year as well.
I ve developed as a man on and off the field as well as meeting new people with the transfer portal, having the opportunity to leave (or) come back. It s been great meeting a whole lot of new teammates and developing bonds and relationships with these coaches as well.
Having secured a berth in the Big Ten Championship game and with a spot in the College Football Playoff all but officially locked in, these UO seniors still have plenty to play for after Saturday. But improving their respective records against Washington is the first priority.
We ve won a lot of games and we put ourselves in a situation where we control our own destiny; that s all you can ask for, Ferguson said. Obviously to win something worth winning is still ahead of us and I think that s what we re really looking forward to, but that takes it game by game. We re right where we want to be and everything is playing out how we wanted to and we put in the work for it.
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