The Oregon Ducks answered many questions last week with a dominant win against the UCLA Bruins.
They showed that, despite the early season loss to the Georgia Bulldogs, they belong in the conversation of the best teams in the nation. They proved they can beat a good team in a dominant fashion. They displayed that the man under center — QB Bo Nix — may be playing as well as any player in the country right now.
All of that has led them back into the national spotlight, where the Ducks are now the topic of debate as a potential College Football Playoff contender. While that’s not something Dan Lanning and his squad are concerning themselves with, there are still things they have left to prove this weekend against a California Golden Bears team that has given past versions of the Ducks a bit of trouble.
Both the numbers and the betting lines show Oregon is a big favorite in this game. Will that bear out on the field, and, if so, how will the Ducks look in the process? Here are some things that we hope to see from Lanning’s squad on Saturday: