Eight for nine passing, 92 yards, a touchdown, and an impressive 12-yard scramble. That's the stat line for Oregon redshirt freshman quarterback Tyler Shough from Saturday against Nevada.

Shough played a quarter and a half of football against Nevada, and it ended up being the most snaps he's played yet at Oregon. He attempted his first career pass, threw his first career touchdown, and showed command of the offense.

"It's nice to see it come to fruition," Shough said of his first meaningful snaps of football. "A lot of hours put into work in the indoor and out on the field. It's nice to get some reps. It's pretty exciting to get out there. Obviously I can be out there any moment."

"He looked like he had a command which is really what you want in a backup that's going in and not timid and knew what to do," added offensive coordinator Marcus Arroyo. "That felt good to see guys that are in control. They are going to make some mistakes, but they made them fast and we go from there."

Maybe Shough's best throw of the game came on a 4th and three play at the Nevada 21. The Ducks ran a run-pass option and Shough pulled the ball out of the running back's hands and rifled a throw up the seam to tight end Hunter Kampoyer for a 21-yard touchdown pass.

"His decisions were on point, he was accurate," said Cristobal of Shough's Nevada performance.

"We felt that since the spring that his progress has been great and we trust him to go in there and make plays and it's good to see him play. I know he wanted to get in there and he deserved to get in there so glad to see him do well."

Shough entered the game with 7:56 to play in the third quarter with the Ducks leading 49-6. His first passing attempt went too high to Josh Delgado on a second and goal. On third down, he hit junior Jaylon Redd for a screen pass and Redd went seven yards for a touchdown.

Shough's second series at quarterback resulted in the longest drive of the season for Oregon. The Oregon offense converted three different fourth-down conversions on a 15 play drive that chewed up six minutes off the clock and 80 total yards. The drive ended on Shough's fourth-down throw to Kampmoyer for the touchdown.

The third and final drive for Shough against Nevada lasted three plays and 75 yards. He completed a 21-yard pass to walk-on receiver Tevin Jeannis for a first down to the Oregon 38 on the second play of the drive. The next play sophomore Darrian Felix went 62 yards for a touchdown on a rushing play.

"It honestly feels good," Shough said of running the offense. "When I got hit that first couple of series, it was a good feeling. Just kind of wake up your nerves a little bit."