Oregon coach Dan Lanning took all the blame after his team's 36-33 loss to Washington.
Nick Bromberg,Sam Cooper, Yahoo SportsSEATTLE, WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 14: Head coach Dan Lanning of the Oregon Ducks looks on during the fourth quarter against the Washington Huskies at Husky Stadium on October 14, 2023 in Seattle, Washington. October 16, 2023 at 8:00 am EDT“I think this game is 100% on me,” Lanning said in his postgame news conference.”I don’t think you guys have to look anywhere else besides me.
Bo Nix completed a pass to Tez Johnson to the Washington 3 on second down and left the Ducks two downs to get a TD before halftime. After a third-down pass fell incomplete with six seconds left, Oregon could have taken a chip-shot field goal from a tight angle on the left hash or go for the lead. The play came close to working, too. Nix saw he had Franklin in single coverage to his left and intentionally threw it behind Franklin so that he could stop quickly and make the catch to set up a first and goal. And while the throw was a little low, the ball went through Franklin’s hands and fell incomplete.
Much like with the first fourth-down attempt, the biggest quibble with the decision to go for it is the play call. Lanning noted after the game that Oregon liked the looks it got from Washington on each of the attempts. But the decision to roll Nix — a right-handed QB — to his left was a curious one. Washington covered it well and Nix never got his feet set before throwing an incomplete pass.
With an embarrassing loss like that and all of the glitz and glamor that surrounds Sanders and his program, it’s easy to lose sight of the bigger picture. Sanders inherited a program that went 1-11 last season and was the worst Power Five team in the country by a significant margin.
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