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The Oregon Ducks had the game in hand against Stanford on Saturday night, but a total meltdown highlighted by a late-game fumble cost them the win in a 38-31 overtime loss at Autzen Stadium.Oregon converted a 3rd-and-3 at their 43 to give them a first down with 2:17 remaining. The ball was at midfield and Stanford only had one timeout left. That’s where their end-of-game strategy came under question.The Ducks could have kneeled down three times and then punted. Assuming Stanford called a timeout after one of the kneeldowns, Oregon would have likely been punting from around midfield with about 10 seconds left. Instead, Oregon ran two rushing plays in a row. On the second play, CJ Verdell lost a fumble that was recovered by Stanford.The Cardinal got the ball with 46 seconds left and moved into field goal range, with kicker Jet Toner nailing a 32-yard field goal to tie the game and send it to overtime. Stanford caught a touchdown pass on a tipped ball in overtime — just a microcosm of things going their way. The
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