Oregon Ducks discuss how Quarterback Dylan Raiola stepped up

Dan, what did you say to Dylan coming off the field? And how do you feel like he stepped up in that moment? I'm very proud of Dylan, and we've all seen it. That moment happened in sports a lot of times when guys weren't ready and they stepped up. And then that becomes the story is, oh, that guy wasn't ready for his moment. And regardless of how Dylan would have performed, I love that guy. He worked so hard, incredibly hard, to put himself in position to have success and be successful. And he came in and he operated, man. He came in and he operated. And we've seen that go other ways before. And regardless of what happened, I would have been really proud of him. But to know that he put in the work, the prep, was ready in his moment. And then again, he didn't come in and try to force it. He just played the game, man. I thought Drew called an unbelievable game, especially in the second half. Really controlled the clock. I thought that was a winner for us. So really proud of him. I can't say enough great things about Dylan and how he operated. That's why he came here. Matt. Yeah, you get reps, but you don't get the same amount of reps as the ones, right? And I think, again, credit to Drew. You call the game different based on who your quarterback is. And I thought he really leaned in. Koa leaned into things. Said, okay, we feel really good about this stuff on the call sheet for Dylan, for him to execute. It fits his game. And I thought he did that really well. There's a lot of times you'll go out to a practice and you'll see Dante getting the rep and you'll see Dylan or Brock back behind the huddle getting the same rep, right, mentally. And I think those reps have obviously paid off. And what he is today as a player compared to what he was when he first got here, just a lot different system. He's made tremendous growth.