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EUGENE, Ore. — A four-yard touchdown rush from Ca'Lil Valentine with 46 seconds left in the third quarter helped No. 20 Illinois cut No.
1 Oregon's deficit to 35-9 in a Big Ten game at Autzen Stadium. The Ducks have the ball at their own 33-yard line facing second down as the final quarter begins. *** HALFTIME | A torrid first half from No.
1 Oregon has the Ducks on top of No. 20 Illinois 35-3 in a Big Ten game at Autzen Stadium. After Dillon Gabriel threw touchdown passes to Tez Johnson and Justius Lowe in the first quarter, the Ducks' quarterback added a seven-yard rushing touchdown to open Oregon's second-quarter scoring output with 12:20 remaining in the frame.
Noah Whittington rushed for an 18-yard score with 6:09 left in the frame to give Oregon their final score of the half. David Olano's 38-yard field goal with 1:34 remaining in the first quarter was Illinois' lone score of the first 30 minutes. Oregon amassed 363 yards of total offense to Illinois' 89.
Illinois will receive the second half kickoff. *** END OF THE FIRST QUARTER | Top-ranked Oregon leads No. 20 Illinois 14-3 after the first quarter of a Big Ten game at Autzen Stadium.
The Ducks scored a pair of touchdowns during the frame courtesy Dillon Gabriel, with the highly-touted signal-caller finding Tez Johnson on a 31-yard pass with 10:49 remaining and Justius Lowe on a 34-yard pass with 6:05 remaining. David Olano answered for Illinois with a 38-yard field goal with 1:34 left in the frame. Illinois' offense mustered 53 yards of offense for the frame, with Luke Altmyer completing two of his five passes for 13 yards and an interception to Tysheem Johnson.
Oregon has the ball at the Illinois 48-yard line facing third-and-12 as the second quarter begins. PREGAME | Football in the foothills of the Cascades. Welcome to Big Ten country.
Just as incredible as the backdrop to Autzen Stadium is the opportunity No. 20 Illinois has this afternoon in its showdown with No. 1 Oregon.
The 6-1 Illini really can't lose (even if they lose). Beating the top-ranked team in the country — with its incredibly dynamic offense and a defense that's kind of slept on — won't be easy, but maybe history is on Illinois' side. The last time the Illini were on the road against the No.
1 team they wound up knocking off Ohio State at the Horseshoe. Do it again today and the door is wide open to the College Football Playoff. As long as there aren't any stumbles in the final quarter of the season with games against Minnesota, Michigan State, Rutgers and Northwestern.
Follow along all afternoon to see if that future for the Illini is in the cards:.
