Buffs Ready To Face No. 13 Ducks

EUGENE, Ore. — Since the beginning of the season, Colorado coach Mel Tucker has been pleased with his team's effort. From his point of view, the 3-2 Buffs (1-1 Pac-12) have played hard every week.

But for Tucker, playing hard is the minimum required — and he knows the Buffs will need more than the minimum Friday in Autzen Stadium when they face off with 13th-ranked Oregon (4-1, 2-0) in an 8 p.m. nationally televised game (FS1).

"It takes a lot to be able to finish the game and actually be successful and become victorious," Tucker said earlier this week. "The effort part is the standard, and that's got to be there, no matter what we have to do."

The second part of the equation — the factor that…