If you weren't impressed with Oregon's win over Cal, then I don't know what it takes to please you.

Heading into the game, when fully healthy outside of a few, most were wondering if Oregon could beat Cal straight up. Mid-game Oregon lost five key starters in the game to injury and ejection.

With a true freshman getting his first ever snaps at quarterback, and another at running back, Oregon beat Cal 45-24. Instead of going in at half and panicking, this team strapped up their boots and went back to work.

Oregon outscored Cal in the second half with a backup quarterback and true freshman quarterback running the offense.

Ok, so you're all aware of how this game played out. It's still dang impressive in my mind.

So with that off my chest, it's on to the grades by position.

Quarterback: B-

This is obviously a cumulative grade between all three quarterbacks and their production. This is not just a grade of Justin Herbert only. Collectively this group was 17 for 22 with 131 yards and 1 touchdown and 1 interception. Which isn't bad. Outside of the 1 interception, it's pretty good really, all things considered.

I could see bumping this grade up to a B, but that's about as high as I could push it. This will be an interesting grade to offer next week.

Running Back: A+

56 rushes for 328 yards and 5 touchdowns. As a group they averaged 5.9 yards on the ground. Kani Benoit led the group and stole the show, but really this was a four-headed monster for the most part. I'm curious to see how true freshman Darrian Felix is integrated into the offense now that he's burned his redshirt.

Wide Receiver: B-

There wasn't a ton of production from this group overall. Including noticeable drops. Oregon's receivers only totaled 131 yards and 1 touchdown on the night.

But, they are getting a bump for their blocking efforts. The offensive line did a great job, but so did the receivers. So while I'm docking them for production, I am rewarding them for being unselfish teammates and helping get this team a much needed win.

Tight End: B-

I'm giving them the exact same grade as the receivers for the reasons listed above. Production was light, which was somewhat expected with Jacob Breeland out for the game. But once again Oregon was running a lot and using single and double tight end sets. And these guys were sealing off the edges consistently.

As a group, Bay and McCormick totaled 3 catches for 24 yards in this contest. Once again they were effective blockers.

Offensive Line: A++

Hell yes. Get you some boys.

It's one thing to block when you have a situational advantage. Meaning if it's 2nd and short, the defense isn't sure if you are going to run or pass and you have an advantage.

However there was no situational advantage in the second half for Oregon. Cal knew Oregon was going to run on every play, and they still couldn't stop them. I don't know what Cristobal said to these guys at half time, but they decided they were going to come out and will this offense to a victory.

They did. It was awesome. That was big boy football in the second half by Oregon's O-Line.

Defensive Line: A+

You know what's crazy? Is how physical this Oregon defense is. They flat out bring it on every play and create tons of pressure.

They collapse the pocket and are stingy in the run game. 8 yards? 8 fricking rush yards in an entire game? Are you kidding me?

This isn't a one-man show either. This is Jelks, Mondeaux, Scott, Faoliu and others playing good football.

Linebackers: B+

I want to give this group an A because I appreciate the hustle. And Troy Dye played another strong game. He was filling lanes and forcing the issue on a lot of plays. I really enjoyed what I saw out of Blake Rugraff in relief of Kaulana Apelu.

Jonah Moi and Justin Hollins are by no means liabilities out there.

This was another strong outing by the linebackers, helping this defense keep the game in check for Oregon.

Defensive Backs: B

On one hand I don't want to ding them too harshly. And perhaps I could see a B+ for the group. They did surrender 255 pass yards which really isn't very bad. And as I mentioned if they eliminate the one 75-yarder to Noa, that number drops to 180.

That's really good considering Cal was in a spot they were going to need to throw the ball a lot to catch up. Especially as the defensive line wasn't letting them run.

This was a good performance especially considering it was a mash unit at safety with Pickett and Robinson out for most of the game.

Coaching: A+

Yep I know I don't always grade these guys but tipof the hat to the coaches. They devised a game plan that was working to start the game 17-0.

Then disaster struck and Oregon went into halftime and developed a new game plan. And then that one worked too.

We've seen this team face adversity before and have trouble responding. That wasn't the case Saturday night and the coaches deserve an 'atta boy' for getting it done.