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UO tight end Ed Dickson celebrates the touchdown that tied Saturday's game with six seconds left in regulation.

The Sporting News picked Costa's hold as the national "play of theweek" in college football .

Jubilant Oregon fans congratulate Ducks players as they head off the field at Arizona Stadium.

EUGENE - There will be an assortment of adjectives used to describe the magnitude of the 2009 Civil War.

Oregon TE Ed Dickson continued his impressive season catching the ball in the Ducks' 44-41, double-overtime win at Arizona, and in the process solidified his third-round grade.

How amazing was last night? Throw out every cliche in the books for this one. Epic sums it up for me.

Jeremiah Masoli tied it with a touchdown pass to Ed Dickson with six seconds left, then won it with a 1-yard run in the second overtime as No.

Since Chip Kelly arrived as Oregon's offensive coordinator in 2007, the Ducks have run a no-huddle offense that's been big on points and small on minutes.

LeGarrette Blount took a more active role in practice this week because of illness and injury among Oregon's running backs.

Rob Moseley and the Ducks were in the Moshofsky Center for practice yesterday and the team welcomed LaMichael James and Ed Dickson back from an illness earlier in the week.

Oregon tight end Ed Dickson is one of eight semifinalists for the John Mackey Award, given to the nation's top tight end, the Nassau County Sports Commission announced Monday .

The last time the Oregon Ducks played in the Rose Bowl, freshman running back LaMichael James was 5 years old.

Jeremiah Masoli called it a dark day in Oregon history. Actually, it was a couple of dark days.

A lot of eyes were on LeGarrette Blount upon his return - ESPN's first shot was of Blount walking through the tunnel - but the Oregon Ducks looked to rebound against Arizona State on Saturday at Autzen Stadium.

Rob Moseley was at practice yesterday in the Mo Center and filed this report. "They did a nice job today," UO coach Chip Kelly said.

The Oregon defense had its bubble burst against Stanford, giving up 505 yards and 51 points as the Cardinal dominated the Pac-10 football game Saturday.

Stanford made one thing clear with its upset victory over Pac-10 leader Oregon: There will be a full-fledged scramble for the conference title over a chaotic final four weeks.

Stanford's Kris Evans tackles Ed Dickson of Oregon during Saturday's game at Stanford Stadium.

Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh isn't alone in calling his quarterback, Andrew Luck, "the best quarterback in the country.'' Oregon secondary coach John Neal, whose retooled defensive backfield will be Luck's target Saturday when the seventh-ranked Ducks play at Stanford, had a similar scouting report.

Just three years ago, he was the offensive coordinator at New Hampshire, not exactly a typical laboratory for high-tech football.