It's hard to say how depleted the AP's No. 1 team is going into Saturday's game against No. 14 Stanford. But it's clear the Ducks have taken a hit, especially on defense.
It’s week ten of the college football season. It’s the game that everyone has been waiting for, Oregon at USC. Plus, the Beavers try to bounce back against Arizona State. Time for PREDICTIONS.
Kenjon Barner scored four touchdowns as the 2nd ranked Oregon Ducks (5-0) defeated the Washington State Cougars (2-3) 51-26 at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, WA on Saturday night.
The defense starred last weekend when No. 2 Oregon shut out Arizona 49-0. Six times the Ducks prevented the Wildcats from scoring from the red zone. Now they face Washington State's Air Raid offense.
The Ducks secondary should have their hands full on January 2nd with the Badgers offense. Besides having to tackle a talented tailback in Montee Ball, Oregon will have to deal with a quarterback in Russell Wilson who can make plays with his legs as well as his arm.
Darron Thomas matched a school record with six touchdown passes and No. 13 Oregon bounced back from its season-opening loss to beat Nevada 69-20 on Saturday.
Running back Lache Seastrunk first announced he was headed to Oregon by trumpeting a bill-shaped duck call in his high school gym in Temple, Texas. On Wednesday he made it official with a letter of intent to play for the Ducks.