Gardner Minshew threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to Dezmon Patmon in the back of the end zone with 3:40 left and No. 25 Washington State beat No. 12 Oregon 34-20 on Saturday night. Get a summary of the Oregon Ducks vs. Washington State Cougars basketball game. Skip to navigation Menu ESPN. 3/2/2018 Associated Press. 1 2 T; Oregon: 35: 41: 76: Washington State: 37. Oct 06, 2018 Sports WSU football Recap and highlights: Washington State pulls away in second half to cruise past Oregon State 56-37. UPDATED: Sat., Oct.
We've seen unexpected plays from Mike Leach's Washington State team before, but this one against No. 12/11 Oregon on Saturday night was executed with a brilliant combination of trickery and pure power.
With less than five minutes left in the first quarter, the No. 25/23 Cougars lined up in a peculiar formation — and it would be confusing to just about anyone — on first-and-10 on Oregon's 24-yard line. The ball is all the way over on the right, while Washington State quarterback Gardner Minshew and running back James Williams are to the left.
A 'swinging gate' play, Minshew took the long snap and quickly passed it off to Williams, who tried to go left but was forced right and muscled his way passed the line of scrimmage. But just when it looked like he was done, Williams spun out away from the Ducks' defenders and powered his way down the right sideline for a 24-yard touchdown.
Oregon coach Mario Cristobal looked like his head was going to explode after seeing that, and he appeared to be under the impression that this wacky formation isn't legal.
Look at this again. Here's where the ball is before the snap:
We've seen something similar to this from the Cougars earlier this season. In Week 1 against Wyoming, they lined up almost the exact same way but pitched the ball directly to Williams that time.
Afterward, Leach said the play is called Big Gulp Left, so maybe this one is Big Gulp Right or Big Gulp Left Improv if Williams was originally supposed to go left.
Wsu Vs Oregon 2018 Football
Here are a couple more angles of this incredible play from Satuday's Week 8 game.
Wsu Vs Oregon 2018 Football
Here are a couple more angles of this incredible play from Satuday's Week 8 game.
Wsu Vs Oregon 2018 Highlights
Despite being outranked by Oregon, Washington State actually entered this game as a slight favorite over the Ducks and had a 27-0 lead at halftime. It's the first time
