Now let’s set this argument up with a bit of a preface. The Oregon Ducks team that the UCLA Football team just beat isn’t the Oregon of old. Heck they’re not even the Oregon of four years ago. Their inability to establish depth and development at the QB position has really hurt them. Losing starting QB Justin Herbert and a subsequent loss against the Bruins may have buried any chance of competing in the PAC-12.
Their next winnable game could be at the end of the season against the Oregon State Beavers and given their 1-4 standing in PAC-12 play, Herbert coming back might not be enough to salvage a mid-level bowl appearance.