Biggest winners and losers from College Football Week 9: A seismic win for KU, Oregon makes a statement, and more

College Football Week 9 winner: Oregon makes a statement

The most impressive win of the day belongs to the Oregon football team, which dominated Utah 35-6 in its own stadium. Teams just don’t do that.

Last week, Utah won at USC. This week, the Utes were held to 99 rushing yards, while giving up 142 to the Ducks who averaged 6.7 yards per play compared to 3.7 for Utah.

Bo Nix upped his Heisman hopes by throwing for 248 yards and two touchdowns. The Ducks not only added to their resume, but they also now control their own destiny in the Pac-12 title race.

Oregon, Oregon State, and USC each have one loss. Washington is undefeated. Oregon football will host USC and Oregon State. Win both and the Ducks get a rematch with Washington.

Honestly, I don’t know what the committee would do if it had a choice between Oregon, if it finished 12-1 with a win over Washington, and the Big-12 champ if it was Oklahoma or Texas.

The Michigan/Ohio State winner along with Georgia and Florida State are all guaranteed berths if they don’t lose any other games.

Then, in that scenario, you would have to choose between the Pac-12 champ (Oregon or Washington), the Big-12 champ (Texas or OU), or the Michigan/OSU loser. It usually ends up working itself out, but the College Football Playoff committee might be wishing the 12-team playoff could have started in 2023 by the time the final top-four selections come around.