As a junior in 2008, Oregon running LeGarrette Blount would run for more than 1,000 yards, average 7.3 yards per carry and rush for a Pac-10-leading 17 touchdowns. Unfortunately for Blount, his college career would be defined by an incident that happened one game into his senior season and it happened on this day 10 years ago.<\/p>\n
The No. 16 Ducks had kicked off the 2009 season on Sept. 3 at 18th-ranked Boise State. The Broncos had defeated Oregon the year prior in Eugene, 37-32, and tempers were high for much of the night.<\/p>\n
Defense surprisingly dominated the evening and when all was said and done, the Broncos had emerged victorious, 19-8. Boise State had held Oregon to just 152 yards of offense and Blount to a negative-5 yards on eight carries. An outstanding defensive performance however, would be overshadowed by Blount’s post-game actions.<\/p>\n
As the teams were walking off the field, Blount took exception to comments from Boise State defensive end Byron Hout. Blount wound up throwing a punch that knocked Hout to the blue turf and forced the running back to be restrained.<\/p>\n