The more I dwell on this, the more my gut feels like this one could be another heartbreaker. Mostly, I keep recalling CJ Verdell’s performance last year combined with the inside linebackers being significantly worse this year at stopping the run (and more). It’ll be interesting to see if Ariel Ngata continues playing more inside and hopefully, if so, his speed can help there. Also, like Andrew and I discussed on that dumb old podcast of ours, the injury to Oregon tight end Jacob Breeland takes away UW’s biggest weakness in the passing game, but this all came down to Oregon’s rush anyway.
The Prediction: Oregon Ducks
