The Ducks overcame a tough Husky front seven and some boneheaded mistakes of their own to escape with a 26-14 win. At 11-1 without a berth in their conference title game, Oregon has the luxury of sitting back and watching chaos unfold over the next two weeks.
Texas A&M’s loss to Texas could already provide Oregon with the opportunity to move into the coveted fifth seed, and conference championship Saturday is likely to provide two more teams that could fall below the Ducks.
Taking a break from the postseason picture, this wasn’t close to Oregon’s best game. The offense stalled in the redzone multiple times, one coming after a Kenyon Sadiq drop on a well thrown football, and another on their first drive when Dante Moore put a pass too far inside that was almost picked off…