Oregon Football: 3 takeaways from massive rivalry victory at Washington

3. Oregon struggled to contain Jacob Eason

When Jacob Eason came to Washington after losing his starting job at Georgia through no fault of his own, it felt like the Huskies landed a quarterback that could put them over the top. After finally taking over the starting position in Seattle this year, though, Eason has hardly lit up the Pac-12 in a way that offered substantive improvement over his predecessor Jake Browning.

Against an Oregon team that came to Husky Stadium with one of the best defenses in the country through the first half of the season, Eason found plenty of opportunities to carve up the Ducks. Eason threw two touchdowns in the first half as the Huskies pulled out to a first-half lead, and he continued to play well in the second half as well.

By the end of the game, Eason had piled up 289 yards and three touchdowns on 23-of-30 passing. He did a great job getting the ball out quickly and spreading it around, hitting nine different receivers along the way.

While the Huskies ultimately lost at home, Eason acquitted himself well in a stellar showing against a strong Oregon defense. If Washington is going to rebound after a disappointing first half of the season and get themselves into a top-tier bowl game, they need Eason to continue playing as well as he did against the Ducks.