It certainly hasn’t been a banner week for Oregon Ducks sports, has it?
While the No. 3 Ducks loss to Utah on Saturday night is still fresh in all of our minds, another gut-punch came on Monday morning when the new men’s college basketball AP Top-25 was released, and Oregon was nowhere to be seen.
The Ducks are coming off of an embarrassing 81-49 loss to BYU at the Phil Knight Invitational, which was played at the Moda Center in Portland. Oregon was ranked No. 12 in the nation before that but dropped all the way out of the Top-25 after failing to look like a cohesive or capable team on the floor last Tuesday night.
This is hopefully the final blow that Oregon will receive in this tough stretch of sporting days. After the loss on Saturday night knocked the Ducks out of College Football Playoff contention, it was also announced that senior WRs Johnny Johnson III and Jaylon Redd would be out for the rest of the season with injuries. You also have the news that Mycah Pittman has officially entered the transfer portal and the Oregon women’s loss to No. 1 South Carolina in the Battle 4 Atlantis on Sunday afternoon.
Hopefully, the Ducks can get back on a roll of positive events on Monday night when the men’s team tips off the Maui Invitational Tournament against the Chaminade Silverswords. Lord knows we all need something to cheer for.
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