Touchdown celebration leads to ejection for Duck commit Tae Walden Jr.

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Tae Walden Jr., an Oregon Ducks commit, is most known for his elite playmaking abilities, with 247Sports Composite ranking him as the No. 7 athlete in the 2027 class. That exact skillset was on full display on Thursday night as Walden's Colliersville High School took on Lausanne High School in a matchup between rivalry schools.

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Just in the first nine minutes of the game, Walden caught three passes for 126 yards and two touchdowns. Lausanne responded with a touchdown of their own, making the score 14-7 before kicking off to the dynamic Oregon commit. That proved to be a mistake.

Walden caught the ball at the six-yard line and broke towards the right sideline, leaving every defender in his path on his way to a kickoff return touchdown and his third total score of the first quarter. Once Walden reached the end zone, his Dougie-like touchdown celebration drew an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty flag. Unfortunately for Walden, it was his second consecutive unsportsmanlike penalty, as he celebrated on his previous touchdown as well, also drawing a flag.

Walden was ejected from the game, with the referees likely following the rulebook of ejection for two unsportsmanlike conducts but otherwise a disappointing finish to the game for Walden.

Dan Lanning and his staff have to be excited watching Walden's film from the game, with the Oregon commit totaling well over 200 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns in just over nine minutes of play. But drawing two straight penalties leading to his ejection isn't the best look, however weak it may have seemed at the time of the ejection.

Luckily for the Ducks, celebrating is, for the most part, allowed at the college level and Walden can celebrate all he wants during his long touchdowns that are soon to come at Autzen Stadium.

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