In this year’s Pac-12 preseason media poll, the Ducks were predicted to finish third in the Pac-12 North. For the ninth straight season, Oregon found themselves in the preseason AP top-25 rankings slotted at No. 24.
Oregon, whose football brand name was once as superlative as its sponsor, Nike, has now fallen to a 2-5, unranked, and winless in the Pac-12.
The running game is what carried the Ducks to four conference championships, qualify for two national championships and appear in three Rose Bowl’s since 2009.
As crazy as it sounds, the Ducks still have the best rush attack in the Pac-12.