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"We've got to evaluate exactly who we are," head coach Dan Lanning said after the loss. Asked about a possible change to his offensive staff, he said: "All things are on the table for us."
Theoretically, it could be worse.
Although how it could be worse for the Oregon football team might not be a question the Ducks — or their fans, or their coach — really want to examine.
But eight weeks in the 2026 college football season, it also might be necessary.
Oregon, once thought to be a national championship contender, lost at Illinois 21-10 Saturday, Oct. 24, a brutal result for a team already reeling.
Illinois quarterback Michael Clayton II tossed two touchdowns, including the dagger with 2:35 left to play when he connected with Collin Dixon for a 23-yard score, which was made more painful by the fact that Oregon’s Brandon Finney Jr. managed to get a hand on the pass — and essentially deflect it into Dixon’s hands.
Oregon (4-3, 2-2- Big Ten) has spent the last decade-plus touting one of the best, and most consistent, offenses in college football. Saturday, they were shut out in the second half.
“(Illinois) thought they were the tougher team today,” said Oregon coach Dan Lanning. “That definitely showed up in the second half. Kind of a tale of two halves. We weren’t efficient enough on either side of the ball.”
The Ducks have no reliable offensive threat and to say it’s a problem would be the understatement of the season. Starting quarterback Dante Moore missed his third straight game, still out after suffering a concussion at USC on Sept. 26. Dylan Raiola, who led a heroic comeback off the bench last week against Nebraska, was average, at best, this week.
In Champaign he completed 27-of-41 passes for 246 yards, though that stat line is deceiving because 103 of those yards came in the final 2:29, when the Ducks were pretty much dead in the water. Raiola was also sacked twice.
But Raiola’s play wasn’t even close to the biggest head-scratcher.
Coming into the game, one of Oregon’s only sure things offensively was kicker Gage Hurych, who hadn’t missed a field goal attempt all season. Saturday, he missed three.
The one he did make, a 20-yarder that gave Oregon a 10-0 lead with 2:31 to play in the first half, came on fourth-and-2, when Oregon opted to take the points, an unusually conservative decision from Lanning. But Hurych missed attempts from 52 (wide right), 52 (short) and 46 (wide left).
Is it a completely lost season? That might depend on if Moore makes another appearance in an Oregon uniform or not.
“We’ve got to evaluate exactly who we are,” Lanning said. “Each person’s got to look in their heart and respond, and say exactly what they want to go attack and what they can improve and get better. That’s really where the focus has to be.”
In terms of potential changes to his offensive coaching staff, Lanning admitted that “all things are on the table for us.”
Oregon has struggled to run the ball all season, coming into Saturday averaging just under 140 rushing yards per game. But the Ducks had nearly that (134 yards) in the first half, partially because of long runs from Jordon Davison (32 yards) and Dierre Hill Jr. (41). Things seemed to be trending up. Instead, Oregon only tacked on an additional 46 rushing yards in the second half, and it wasn’t close to enough.
Meanwhile Illinois (4-3, 2-2) totaled 225 rushing yards, led by 123 from Aidan Laughery. Jordan Anderson chipped in 67.
With the loss, the Ducks snapped two of the longest streaks in FBS football, as their 12-game conference road win streak came to an end, as did their 46-game streak of winning when scoring first.
