IOWA CITY, Iowa - Oregon running back Noah Whittington stood on the sidelines, head in his hands, not wanting to watch Ducks’ kicker Atticus Sappington’s late field goal attempt Saturday at Iowa with UO trailing 16-15.

But quarterback Dante Moore encouraged Whittington to watch the pivotal 39-yard attempt.

“When Tay told me to watch, I was like, ‘Why wouldn’t I watch?’” Whittington said. “I’ve seen him make this kick 100 times.”

Whittington’s faith was repaid when the kick sailed between the uprights with three seconds remaining to give the Ducks an 18-16 win at Kinnick Stadium, just under two minutes after Iowa had taken the lead with a touchdown at the other end.

“I was super-blessed to be in that position to go out and win it for the boys,” said Sappington, an Oregon State transfer

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