The Oregon Ducks escaped Kinnick Stadium with an 18-16 win over the Iowa Hawkeyes on Saturday night, surviving a defensive slugfest that looked nothing like their usual highlight-reel performances. Head coach Dan Lanning summed it up perfectly in his postgame interview , calling it an “old-school Big Ten game” that tested his team's toughness in ways they hadn't faced before.

When linebacker Bryce Boettcher spoke after the game , his words showed exactly why this win mattered for Oregon's transition to the Big Ten .

“Oregon's always been the team of the flashy uniforms and fast spread offense, explosive,” Boettcher said, via Adam Rittenberg of ESPN. “Coming to the Big Ten, I get it, Iowa's been a classic team running the ball, I-formation, and we did it better than them tonight, w

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