Oregon has its strongest team in years, but to survive and advance in the playoffs, they've got to test the untested.
The Dukes were No. 2 in the country against the run, allowing just 2.48 yards per carry. Texas Tech, the Ducks quarterfinal opponent if they survive and advance, was first in the FBS, allowing a scant 2.3 yards a carry on the ground.
JMU allowed more than four yards a carry in a game just once all season, On November 8 the Thundering Herd of Marshall solved them on the ground, cranking out 248 yards on 50 carries, 4.