EUGENE, Ore. — His team’s rousing victory over No. 2 Ohio State just a few minutes old, Oregon coach Dan Lanning pushed aside that heart-pounding affair to state an obvious fact in the first few seconds of his postgame news conference: In the world of an expanded College Football Playoff, this game — though incredibly meaningful and important — was not the end all, be all.
In fact, he discussed that with his team even before the game.
“Regardless of result, everything is still on the table for both teams,” Lanning said after the Ducks’ 32-31 thriller in Autzen Stadium on Saturday night.