If you lose a game, confidence levels in your abilities are going to drop.
It should come as no surprise that following the Oregon Ducks’ loss to the Washington Huskies on Saturday night offered a major blow to Dan Lanning’s College Football Playoff chances, as well as his teams’ Pac-12 Championship opportunities as well.
The Ducks are still in a position where if they take care of business and win the final two games on their schedule, they will make it to Las Vegas for the title game. However, the final two games are anything but easy, facing the No. 10 Utah Utes and No. 25 Oregon State Beavers.
As I said above, confidence in the Ducks is waning after their loss to Washington.
Oregon is no longer the favorite to win the Pac-12 title, according to ESPN’s Football Power Index, and their chances to make the CFP have tanked, though they aren’t yet at zero.
Here’s how ESPN’s FPI views the rest of the schedule for the Ducks: