Remember the name Tae Walden Jr., because this Oregon Ducks commit just put on an absolute clinic in a high school rivalry game, racking up three touchdowns and over 200 all-purpose yards in a mind-blowing nine minutes. But get this: he also got himself ejected from the game.
The Human Highlight Reel
Walden Jr. is known for his elite playmaking, and 247Sports Composite isn’t kidding ranking him as the No. 7 athlete in the 2027 class. Thursday night, he lived up to every bit of that hype. Playing for Colliersville High School against rival Lausanne High School, Walden was unstoppable right out of the gate. In just the first nine minutes of the game, he hauled in three passes for an insane 126 yards and two touchdowns. Lausanne managed to respond with a score, making it 14-7 before they made the critical mistake of kicking off to the dynamic Oregon commit. Walden Jr. fielded the ball at the six-yard line, burst towards the right sideline, and left every single defender in his dust on his way to a kickoff return touchdown. That was his third score of the first quarter. This kid is electric, period.
Flagged, Then Flung
Here’s where it gets wild. Once Walden Jr. reached the end zone after that kickoff return, his Dougie-like touchdown celebration drew an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty flag. You think that’s rough? It was his *second consecutive* unsportsmanlike penalty, as he’d also celebrated on his previous touchdown and got flagged then, too. That meant he was gone, ejected from the game. Refs were just following the rulebook for two unsportsmanlike conducts, but man, what a disappointing way for a performance like that to end. While Dan Lanning and his staff have to be absolutely stoked watching Walden’s film, with over 200 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns in just over nine minutes, getting tossed for celebrating isn’t the best look, even if the flags felt a bit weak at the time.
Luckily for the Ducks, celebrating those long touchdowns is, for the most part, totally allowed at the college level. Walden Jr. can celebrate all he wants during the huge plays he’s soon to make at Autzen Stadium.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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