The I-5 Corridor

The I-5 Corridor

546 push-ups later, Oregon and the Duck roll to record win over Portland State

That, our friends, is a workout.

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Shane Hoffmann
Sep 03, 2023
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EUGENE — The Duck’s push-up form was far from textbook. The elbows chicken-winged outwards, and calling some of those quarter dips a full rep would be flat out malpractice. 

But can you really blame him?

The poor mascot had already turned in over 150 of them by halftime Saturday. As the afternoon ensued, the tally ballooned to 546.  

“[I] hear the Duck’s still doing push ups,” joked Oregon football coach Dan Lanning to open his postgame press conference. 

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