1 hour ago1 hr No. Dylan Raiola threw three complete passes right on target during Oregon’s first possession of the ball; a first down pass to Dakorien Moore, a behind the line of scrimmage toss to Evan Stewart for a yard or so and a five-yard completion to Jalen Lott. His next seven passes were incomplete; some way too far, some way to short. two well defended and the others left or right of target. For the next two quarters he completed only passes behind the line of scrimmage and threw two abnormal interceptions. What caused the change in Dylan’s passes? I believe it happened when there was 1:46 left on the clock in the 1st quarter and Dylan threw into coverage, leaving him standing fully exposed. UCLA DL Amier Washington, arriving late, smashed Dylan to the ground, landing hard. The flag flew and roughing the passer was called. I was surprised that Dylan got up. From that time on Dylan Raiola was not the same player he was against USC two weeks earlier. I recognized it and told my spouse early in the second quarter that he should be replaced in the game. Why it took the Duck coaches two full quarters to recognize it is a mystery. Another mystery is why the official who threw the flag did not eject Washington from the game. His clear intent was to injure the Oregon QB. I have no idea whether Dylan was hurt physically, or mentally, or both. I have no doubt that hit from Washington changed the game.
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