Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli ran through and over Oklahoma State's defense for three touchdowns and threw for another to lead the No. 15 Ducks to a 42-31 win over the No. 13 Cowboys in a wild, record-setting Holiday Bowl. Masoli, who quickly moved up from No. 3 on the depth chart this season due to injuries, scored on option keepers of 1, 41 and 17 yards in the third quarter, then threw a 20-yard scoring pass to Jaison Williams in the fourth quarter. Full story
UWIRE
Andrew Greif, Oregon Daily Emerald: The Oregon football team has never had to worry about flash. Its 42-31 win over No. 13 Oklahoma State went a long way toward proving the Ducks are ready to sustain some substance for more than one season. Full story | UWIRE Bowl Coverage
Key Players
Dez Bryant, WR, Oklahoma State The wide receiver set a Holiday Bowl record with 13 receptions to go along with 167 yards receiving and a touchdown.
Jeremiah Masoli, QB, Oregon The quarterback had an amazing game, throwing for 258 yards and a touchdown and 106 yards rushing and three touchdowns -- all in the third quarter.
Team Reports
Oklahoma State: The Cowboys will be appearing in its third straight bowl under the direction of Mike Gundy, who's into his fourth year as head coach. The Cowboys have missed just one bowl game since 2002 -- Les Miles led the team to three consecutive bowls before leaving for LSU just a couple of days after losing to Ohio State in the 2004 Alamo Bowl. More
Oregon: The Ducks have been busy since closing the regular season with the win that knocked Oregon State out of the Rose Bowl. With offensive coordinator Chip Kelly about to interview at Syracuse, Oregon kept him. He will take over for Bellotti when Bellotti takes over for Pat Kilkenny as athletic director. There is no timetable but it sounds like a couple of years before Kelly will be the head man. Until then, he'll earn a reported $7 million over the five years in his new contract. More -- Copyright (C) 2008 The Sports Xchange. All Rights Reserved.
Photo Gallery
Oregon's LeGarrette Blount leaps over a defender on his way to the end zone in the Holiday Bowl. (AP)
Congrats to the Ducks for an extremely good team yet again and watch out for them next year. They say that the Pac-10 is soft, and I pretty much agree with that but other than USC, I don't think we can include Oregon in that category now either. Post your thoughts!
