We are getting set to kick off the biggest weekend of the college football season, with five massive games taking place that will put the final touches on the College Football Playoff Rankings.
It all starts with the No. 5 Oregon Ducks and No. 3 Washington Huskies on Friday night, and continues on with games between Georgia and Alabama, Texas and Oklahoma State, Florida State and Louisville, and Michigan vs. Iowa.
While it seems that the Ducks, for the most part, are in a win-and-in situation with the Pac-12 Championship Game, there are a couple of chaotic scenarios where it could be thrown into doubt whether Oregon would be included as a playoff team, even with a victory.
In order to make sure that’s not the case, it’s important that fans know potential outcomes. First of all, the main goal is to obviously win on Friday night. Without a victory in the rematch vs. Washington, Oregon has no chance of getting into the playoff, so every conversation about the CFP for Duck fans needs to start and end with taking care of business down in Las Vegas.
Should that happen, though, here’s what Oregon fans need to be rooting for in order to cement their spot as one of the final four teams on Sunday: