EUGENE, Oct. 18 -- Brock Thomas was told he was coming out of the game, and what he said back, according to Oregon coach Dan Lanning, was "I completely understand, coach." Dylan Raiola took the snaps instead, and Oregon beat Nebraska 17-14 on Saturday night.

Raiola, who spent two seasons as Nebraska's starting quarterback before transferring to the Oregon Ducks, came in to open the fourth quarter with his new team down 14-6. Yahoo Sports reported that Thomas had thrown an interception on Oregon's final drive of the third quarter, and that Nebraska scored six plays later.

The switch reversed the order of a week earlier. Thomas had replaced Raiola in Oregon's 17-15 loss to UCLA, a game in which the Ducks turned the ball over seven times a...