Everything seems to be going the way of the No. 1-ranked Oregon Ducks.
Since a 49-14 Week 3 win over Oregon State, Oregon has been blowing out opponents and it pulled off a big upset win over then-No. 2-ranked Ohio State two weeks ago that catapulted the team to its top ranking.
With the Ducks’ clash against No. 20 Illinois on Saturday, the rest of their season, which includes games against four unranked teams in Michigan, Maryland, Wisconsin and Washington, seems to be an easy road to the College Football Playoff.
But former head coach-turned ESPN analyst Dan Mullen believes somewhere along the way, Oregon is due for a letdown.
“It is hard to go undefeated in the regular season,” Mullen said on Friday , via On3. “You have got to bring your A-game every single week. … Remember, early in the season, they weren’t clicking on all cylinders. So I think as this goes on, and it wears down, the mental fatigue, the injuries that you get beat up as the season goes on, there is a chance they lose a game.”