Oregon coach Dan Lanning told his team that Colorado's 'Cinderella story' ends on Saturday. The Ducks made that clear right away, jumping out to a 35-0 halftime lead.
Prior to taking the field for Saturday's game, the Oregon coach took aim at Colorado and the storylines that have surrounded it since Deion Sanders' arrival.
"Rooted in substance, not flash, rooted in substance," Lanning began."Today, we talk with our pads. … You talk with your helmet, alright? Every moment."The Cinderella story is over, man. They're fighting for clicks; we're fighting for wins. There's a difference, right? There's a difference, right? This game isn't going to be played in Hollywood, right? It's going to be played on grass, right? It's going to be played on the grass.
Oregon preceded to have a nearly perfect first half following Lanning's speech, going into halftime leading 35-0. The Ducks scored on the opening drive before forcing Colorado to go three-and-out. They added another score on the following drive to make it 13-0. After forcing Colorado to punt again, it appeared that Oregon was finally slowing down.
That wasn't the case. On fourth-and-4 from its own 17-yard line, Lanning's team called for a fake, with
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