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ESPN: Top performances 2011: Darron Thomas

We're looking at the top individual performances in the Pac-12 in 2011.

Up next: Rebounding Duck.

Who & against whom: Oregon quarterback Darron Thomas leads a 0-1, 13th-ranked Oregon team to a 69-20 blowout win over Nevada.

The numbers: Thomas threw for 295 yards and six touchdowns on 13 of 19 passing.

A closer look: After an error-plagued season opener against LSU, Thomas and the Ducks went wolf hunting and found themselves with a 41-7 lead before the bands even came out for the halftime show.

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