Oregon’s bid to win the Pac-12 North took a hit with last week’s loss to No. 15 Washington State.
The No. 21 Ducks are still in the hunt, but a loss at Arizona on Saturday night could all but take them out of the race.
The key: Getting off to a better start.
Oregon started sluggish against the Cougars and played perhaps its worst first half of the season, falling behind 27-0 to prevent any chance of a rally in the 34-20 loss. That can’t happen against a potentially explosive Arizona offense.
“At some point in time during the season you’re going to be hit by some type of adversity.