Washington rallies late, upends No. 6 Oregon’s CFP hopes

EUGENE, Ore. — Peyton Henry kicked a 43-yard discipline purpose with 51 seconds left and No. 24 Washington snapped No. 6 Oregon’s eight-game profitable streak with a 37-34 victory Saturday, dealing a blow to the Geese’ possibilities for a spot within the School Soccer Playoff.

Michael Penix Jr. threw a 62-yard scoring move to Taj Davis to tie it at 34 with 3:07 to go after Oregon quarterback Bo Nix limped off the sector on the earlier sequence.

Nix returned after Henry’s discipline purpose and acquired the Geese (9-2, 6-1, No. 6 CFP) to the Washington 38, however the last drive fizzled with a penalty. The Huskies (8-2, 5-2, No. 25 CFP) received in Eugene for the primary time since 2016.

Penix threw for 408 yards and two touchdowns as Washington stopped a 13-game dropping streak towards ranked Oregon groups. The final win was in 2002 when the Huskies beat No. 23 Oregon 42-12. Washington was 0-7 towards the Geese after they’re ranked within the high 10.

Nix fell after a 2-yard run on third-and-5 on the Washington 10 and he limped off the sector. Cameron Lewis’ 26-yard discipline purpose completed the drive to make it 34-27 with 3:54 left. He was changed for a sequence by backup Ty Thompson.

Nix threw for 280 yards and two scores, and ran for 59 yards and one other landing. The loss snapped a 23-game residence profitable streak, the third-longest streak within the nation and a win shy of the college file.

Penix went into the sport because the nationwide chief in passing yards per recreation with 359.1. He had a streak of eight straight video games with 300 or extra yards passing that simply ended final week in a victory over Oregon State.

The Huskies scored on their opening sequence when Penix handed off to Wayne Taulapapa, who dashed 13 yards down the center for the TD.

The Geese settled for a 43-yard discipline purpose from Lewis on their first drive. Henry kicked a 30-yarder to make it 10-3 early within the second quarter.

Oregon acquired to the 1 on the following drive however the snap was fumbled and Washington recovered. The Huskies didn’t transfer the ball and as a substitute the Geese had good discipline place forward of Nix’s 10-yard TD sprint, his 14th of the season, to tug Oregon inside 13-10.

After Nix hit Dont’e Thornton with a 46-yard landing move on Oregon’s first drive of the second half for a 17-13 lead, Cameron Davis scored on a 3-yard run to place the Huskies again on high.

Noah Whittington’s 29-yard scoring run gave Oregon a 24-20 lead halfway by the third. It was a back-and-forth duel the remainder of the way in which.

A 76-yard landing move from Penix to Ja’Lynn Polk gave the Huskies a 27-24 lead within the third quarter. Nix answered with a 67-yard landing move to Troy Franklin.

Jeffrey Bassa’s interception of Penix on the purpose line to begin the fourth quarter appeared to shift the momentum to the Geese till Nix’s premature harm.