There are often trials and tribulations that take place in the first year for a head coach, especially at the D-1.
Dan Lanning had seen some pretty smooth sailing in Eugene. Of course, there was the week 1 loss to Georgia, but since then, Oregon had bounced back well and proved to be among the best teams in the nation.
Bumps came on Saturday night against Washington, though, and the Ducks were unable to recover some self-inflicted wounds and wound up getting upset, 37-34 to the rival Huskies.
It was a tough loss that knocked Oregon out of the College Football Playoff picture and opened up the race for the Pac-12 Championship Game.
Afterward, Lanning wore the loss on the chin and took full accountability. Here’s what he said following the brutal defeat.