Here it is. We’ve all been waiting for this game since Oregon lost, 36-33, in Seattle in early October. Maybe we, as football fans, should consider ourselves lucky that this opportunity has come up because this doesn’t happen too often.
A rematch with your most bitter rival with nearly everything on the line is a scenario that is rare in most sports, especially in college football.
No. 3 Washington faces No. 5 Oregon in Las Vegas for the Pac-12 Championship. That alone would be enough hype for anyone in both fan bases to handle. But with the College Football Playoff rankings as they are, the winner will most likely advance to the playoff in January with a chance to win the national championship.
Oh, and there’s that little honor called the Heisman Trophy on the line. Oregon quarterback Bo Nix is favored to win the award. With a good game, and a win, Nix should become the second Duck in a decade to hold up the Heisman.