Typically this season, when we’ve gone through a postgame stock report to see which players on the Oregon Ducks roster improved or struggled the most in a game, we’ve found mostly positives to focus on. That shouldn’t come as a surprise when talking about a team that went 11-1 in the regular season and made an appearance in the Pac-12 Championship game.
However, when you lose that Pac-12 Championship game to your biggest rivals, the Washington Huskies, in a fashion that has become all-too-familiar over the past couple of years, it’s hard not to find many areas where improvement is needed.
That’s the case Saturday morning for the Ducks, who woke up with a bad taste in their mouths after a 34-31 loss to Washington that felt like it shouldn’t have been that close. With the loss, Oregon missed out on a spot in the College Football Playoff, and QB Bo Nix likely missed out on a Heisman Trophy.
For Oregon fans, the feeling of disappointment is likely pretty prevalent on Saturday morning. As we continue to dive into the game to find out what went wrong and what went right, let’s go through our stock report to break down a few individuals.