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ScoopDuck Roundtable: Offensive Player of the Game

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We are setting up for the battle on the Farm. Except this one has been pretty tough to sell.

The Ducks should have no problem moving the ball against Stanford as long as they execute. As we do every week we predict who might have a bigger game. We are talking about the offensive side today and tomorrow will be defense.

And here are the picks.

Jarrid Denney: Troy Franklin

There aren’t many receivers in all of college football operating at a higher level than Troy Franklin is right now. The Ducks’ star wideout turned in his third 100-yard performance of the season against Colorado and caught eight passes for 126 yards and two touchdowns. I don’t expect him to slow down against a Stanford pass defense that is one of the worst in the country. 

Corpatty: Jordan James

The only silver lining in the Noah Whittington injury is that it opens up more touches for Jordan James.  And he takes full advantage of it on Saturday.  Sharing the load with Bucky Irving, James runs through the Cardinal for 120+ yards and 3 TDs.  And he will also be more involved in the passing game than he has been historically. 

Joel Gunderson: Troy Franklin 

it’s starting to feel like we can rotate between about five players, doesn’t it? Well, hear me out on this one. 

Oregon will be down to two running backs that they 100% trust; therefore, it makes sense to rely on Bo Nix and the passing game a bit more, right? It does. So, given that, why not let Troy Franklin — who is making a case as the best Ducks receiver ever — go wild before the bye week?

Troy and Bo play only 2.5 quarters, but in that time they light it up and put the game away. Oregon rolls, and Franklin adds another 100+ yard game to his resume.

Doug Scott: Bucky Irving

Bucky is due for a monster game, and this one feels like a game where Oregon will use their dominance in the trenches to lean on the running game on their way to 250+ rushing yards on the night.

Jhop: Bo Nix

I feel really strange picking him in this one. But here we are. Here’s why. If Oregon is going to push Nix hard for a Heisman, he needs some stats. And as we’ve discussed already, Oregon hasn’t pushed the deep ball much so far but I think they will need it against Washington in two weeks. This is a chance for Nix to rack up some easy stats like Caleb Williams, Michael Penix and Shedeur Sanders have been doing.

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