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Nall runs for 4 TDs in Beavers’ win
By ANNE M. PETERSON
Associated Press
CORVALLIS — Ryan Nall was
10 years old the last time the Bea-
vers beat the Ducks in the Civil War
rivalry game.
So that made Saturday’s 34-24
Oregon State victory all the more
sweet for the sophomore tailback,
who finished with 155 yards rush-
ing and four touchdowns. The win
snapped an eight-game losing streak
for the Beavers in the long-running
series.
“To be a part of our first win in
such a long time, it’s truly an amazing
feeling,” said Nall, an Oregon native.
“I can’t believe it.”
Marcus McMaryion threw for 101
yards and another score as the Bea-
vers finished their second season
under coach Gary Andersen at 4-8
overall and 3-6 in the Pac-12.
Afterward, fans stormed the
field at Reser Stadium and someone
hoisted up Nall in victory.
“All of the sudden I’m in the air,”
he said. “I was just taking in that
moment. It was amazing.”
Oregon (4-8, 2-7) will end its dis-
appointing season in the basement of
the Pac-12 North, a dramatic fall for a
team that just two seasons ago played
in the first College Football Playoff
championship game.
True freshman Justin Herbert,
starting in his seventh game after tak-
ing over for graduate transfer Dakota
Prukop, threw for 180 yards and a
touchdown for the Ducks, who won’t
play in the postseason for the first
time since 2004. Royce Freeman,
who had seen mention as a preseason
Heisman candidate, ran for 106 yards.
Afterward, Ducks coach Mark
Helfrich was asked about his job
security.
“Nobody’s job is safe in college
football,” he said. “That’s just the
nature of the beast.”
Oregon was boosted going into
the Civil War by a 30-28 upset of
then-No. 11 Utah last weekend, a win
SPORTS
IN BRIEF
Helfrich is still
Ducks’ coach
Associated Press
AP Photo/Timothy J. Gonzalez
Oregon State running back Ryan Nall, top, dives over Oregon’s Danny Mattingly for a touchdown in the
second half an NCAA college football game in Corvallis on Saturday.
that momentarily silenced talk about
Helfrich’s future. The victory was
sealed by Justin Herbert’s touchdown
pass to Darren Carrington with two
seconds left.
The Beavers had momentum, too,
coming off a 42-17 victory over Ari-
zona at Reser Stadium last Saturday
night.
Oregon State opened the scoring
on Nall’s 12-yard touchdown run. The
Ducks answered on the next series
with Tony Brooks-James’ 3-yard TD
run, then pulled ahead on receiver
Jalen Brown’s reverse pass to Car-
rington for a 33-yard touchdown.
The Beavers pulled even at 14 on
McMaryion’s 6-yard pass to Ricky
Ortiz. McMaryion was pressed into
duty as a starter for the Beavers ear-
lier this season after both Darell Gar-
retson and backup Conor Blount were
injured.
The Ducks were efficient to start
the second half, taking the lead on
Herbert’s 23-yard touchdown pass to
Charles Nelson. Aidan Schneider’s
46-yard field goal extended the lead
for the Ducks.
But then the rain started com-
ing down hard and the Beavers
turned almost exclusively to running
the ball, at one point running on 21
straight plays.
Nall scored on a 14-yard run to
narrow it for the Beavers, then added
a 6-yard touchdown with 9:40 left in
the game. His fourth, a 2-yard dash,
came with just under two minutes to
go. Nall finished the season with 14
touchdowns despite being hampered
by a foot injury.
It was his fourth game this season
with 100 or more yards.
“Ryan is a workhorse,” Andersen
said. “You keep pounding the ball,
good things are going to happen.”
Herbert appeared to connect with
Johnny Mundt in the end zone with 41
seconds to go, but Mundt dropped the
ball, ending the Ducks’ last chance.
“We knew we were going to win,”
Beavers safety Devin Chappell said.
“Definitely,” added cornerback
Treston Decoud.
It was the first sellout at Reser Sta-
dium since the 2014 Civil War.
EUGENE — Oregon coach
Mark Helfrich was heading out to
recruit while speculation swirled
about his job security.
Helfrich spoke to reporters Sun-
day, a day after the Ducks ended
the season with a 34-24 loss to the
rival Oregon State Beavers in the
120th Civil War game. Oregon fin-
ished 4-8 and 2-7 in the Pac-12.
The loss meant that Oregon
wouldn’t be making a postseason
appearance for the first time since
2004. It also increased chatter that
it might be Helfrich’s last game as
coach of the Ducks.
Helfrich said he was going to
meet with athletic director Rob
Mullens in the coming week. Hel-
frich was due to attend the team’s
postseason banquet on Sunday
then head out on a recruiting trip.
Helfrich, whose contract with
Oregon includes an $11.6 million
buyout, was 37-16 as head coach
of the Ducks. He was Oregon’s
offensive coordinator under inno-
vator Chip Kelly, taking over in
2013 when Kelly went to the NFL.
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