A Jewish football player who traveled to Israel last winter on the Birthright Israel program scored the winning goal for the University of Oregon Ducks on Saturday. Place kicker Josh Frankel scored the game-winning field goal in overtime, enabling the team to beat rival Washington State University and achieve its highest national ranking ever.
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