EUGENE, Ore. -- On the field during Saturday's 70-21 loss against No. 5 Washington, Oregon hardly resembled a team that has been among the nation's highest-performing programs of the past decade.
This was a far cry from the team that played for a national championship and had a Heisman Trophy winner two years ago, or that, despite its many flaws, won nine games last season.
The Ducks' defense, with first-year coordinator Brady Hoke, gave up 682 yards and gave several Washington players a few highlight-reel clips for their end-of-season banquet.
“We got our butts kicked, our butts kicked from every way you could,” Hoke said.