.The ultimate result had not been essentially what he had actually anticipated, however QB Dillon Gabriel was actually strong in his launching for No. 3 Oregon.Gabriel, a sixth-year elder that played for Oklahoma recent pair of seasons, tossed for 380 lawns and two touchdowns in a 24-14 victory over Idaho in the season opener on Saturday.While Gabriel had the mass of Oregon's 487 complete gardens on offense, he was plainly annoyed along with what many expected to be a less complicated-- and larger-- win in the crew's initial game as a participant of the Big 10." Statistics are actually the main thing, but our company are actually concentrated on winning," he stated. "A win is actually a gain, I will certainly mention that, but there's a whole lot our company require to improve." Inquired what needed enhancement, Gabriel supplied: "Merely completing, certainly not defeating ourselves up [and] much more eruptive plays, so there's not as numerous third downs as well as merely being actually reliable, you recognize?" A Heisman hopeful this time, Gabriel tossed for 3,660 lawns as well as 30 touchdowns, with only 6 interceptions in 2013. He likewise ran for 12 touchdowns.His initial goal for the Ducks was a 7-yard pass to Tez Johnson on Oregon's 1st series of the game.Tez Johnson scores grip 12-yard TD to offer No. 3 Oregon a 24-14 top Yet the trip wasn't totally refine. Gabriel was fired three opportunities and also possessed just the one goal pass in a 14-0 lead at halftime.Idaho narrowed it in the 3rd one-fourth on Jack Layne's 36-yard touchdown pass to Jake Cox. After an Oregon basket, Layne hurried for a 4-yard score to create it 17-14 early in the 4th quarter.Gabriel located Johnson again with a 12-yard scoring successfully pass along with 5:36 left behind that sealed off the victory for the Ducks.In the procedure, Gabriel became the eighth gamer in FBS past to meet 15,000 passing gardens in a career." I think he's a truly smart player, he delivers a considerable amount of great leadership, calm, grace in conditions," Oregon trainer Dan Lanning pointed out. "I think you saw a lot of that today, therefore [I'm] looking for some chances to build on that and increase." Idaho Vandals vs. No. 3 Oregon Ducks Highlights|CFB on FOX Gabriel replaces Bo Nix, who is now the starting quarterback for the NFL's Denver Broncos. Nix led an explosive Oregon offense that balanced 531.4 yards and also 44.2 points every activity to rank second nationally in both types." I definitely would not say dissatisfaction," Gabriel claimed about the video game. "It is actually only even more like, gosh, we are actually eruptive, our team have actually acquired a bunch of tools, and I think at times our team nibbled our own selves in the foot. " It was actually strenuous, when it really did not must be." Reporting by The Associated Press. [Want excellent stories delivered straight to your inbox? Develop or log in to your FOX Athletics account, follow organizations, crews and gamers to get a personalized newsletter daily.] Receive more coming from University Volleyball Follow your preferences to get info regarding activities, headlines and also even more.