EUGENE, Ore. — The Oregon Ducks completed their nonconference schedule Saturday with a shaky 35-22 win over San Jose State (0-3). While Oregon’s offense wasn’t in sync, the 20th-ranked Ducks (3-0) still managed a win, setting up Oregon’s biggest game in years this Saturday against No. 7 Stanford.



Before completely moving on to Stanford, here are some thoughts on Saturday’s victory.



It could be worse



I was fairly critical in my Saturday piece on Oregon’s struggles and I do see some concerning items. Justin Herbert just seemed off. He underthrew Dillon Mitchell to start the game and had several overthrows. There also just seemed to be some miscommunication; not sure if that’s on him or the receivers. One example came in the second half when tight end Jacob Breeland ran a route out of the backfield, went upfield about 5 yards and slanted to his right – and Herbert threw left. It was just odd to see from a...