What can limiting a Heisman Trophy contender to his worst game as a starter do for a program?
If you're the Oregon Ducks (6-5, 3-5 Pac-12), it can clinch bowl eligibility. Saturday's 48-28 win over Arizona and dynamic quarterback Khalil Tate at Autzen Stadium pushed UO over the six-win threshold needed to claim an automatic berth in the postseason.
But that win also ended UO's streak of being shut out in the Pac-12's weekly football honors.
Linebacker Troy Dye was named the conference's defensive player of the week Monday after his 11 tackles -- which included six solo stops -- and 1.