Oregon's Darron Thomas Outshines Stanford's Andrew Luck for First Time

Filed under: Oregon, Stanford, Pac 10Darron Thomas knew Andrew Luck well in high school. He knew well that Luck had the upper-hand when the two dueled on the field. Luck was 2-0 in their high-profile prep matchups in Houston back in the day.

Still, Thomas said this week that Luck is "my boy."

And now maybe his former nemesis.

The Oregon quarterback dug his team out of a big hole with guts, guile, speed and skill. Fourth-ranked Oregon outscored No. 9 Stanford 49-10 after going down 21-3 in the first quarter and cruised to a 52-31 victory at Autzen Stadium Saturday night.

Thomas helped to likely put the Ducks (5-0) in the top three in the national rankings and certainly on the inside track for the Rose Bowl. Perhaps more than that, a shot at the national championship.

Stanford absorbs its first loss, dropping to 4-1. It doesn't get easier for the Cardinal, who will go home, regroup and get ready to face USC, a team with its own recovery to ponder after losing 32-31 at home to Washington about 10 minutes before the Cardinal and the Ducks wrapped.


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