While the Oregon Ducks have taken care of business over the past few weeks throughout their non-conference schedule and beat every team placed in front of them, one of the most encouraging developments we’ve seen is the performance of the defense.
A year ago, the Ducks’ defense was among the worst in the league in several key categories, so there was a belief that if Oregon was going to contend for a Pac-12 title or a spot in the College Football Playoff this year, it would only happen if the defense was much improved.
So far, so good.
The level of competition is about to raise drastically for the Ducks, but so far, here is where they rank nationally in some key defensive statistics after non-conference play.