Dan Lanning is going to be the biggest advocate for his guys, no matter what. However, what he said after the win over Ohio State was as good and as correct as it gets.

Oregon hit their rock bottom when their wide receivers got into some trouble off the field and the guy to bail his teammates out of jail was the young star Dakorien Moore. That was when they hit the bottom.

From there, it has been nothing but up for the Ducks.

They strung together two really nice Big Ten wins over Northwestern and Ohio State, and then the College Football Playoff committee kept them squarely in the fight. They are the top-ranked three-loss team in the country, and they are just five slots away from the final Playoff spot.

They have work to do, but all they can do is take care of their own business. The first step in their process of making the College Football Playoff is winning their final three games. Then, from there, they need some help, but that's the best they can do.

Now, if they do that, they will absolutely be the hottest team in the country that no one in the playoffs wants a piece of.

Dan Lanning makes his case for Oregon to make the College Football Playoff:
“How we’re playing right now, I’m sure a lot of teams don’t want us in those 12 teams.”
“You look at Miami last year, they were almost not in it. And then they make it to the national championship. If… pic.twitter.com/H5EIhk15cS

— Oregon Updates (@oregon__updates) November 10, 2026

If that all comes to fruition, they will be on a five-game win streak after being nearly feaf and buried at the midway point of the season. If the bracket were to stay as is and the Ducks were swapped out with current No. 11 seed Kentucky, they would be on the matchup line with the Texas Longhorns.

I promise you, Texas does not want that matchup at all. Round two would be a little bit more of a challenge against the Alabama Crimson Tide, but who knows at that point? The Ducks were up nearly 30 points on the Ohio State Buckeyes in their own house on Saturday. I don't care who the opponent is; the Ducks should believe that they can beat anyone.

That is exactly what Lanning told Pat McAfee on his appearance this week. He said that he is sure that there are a lot of teams that don't want them to make that final 12. He isn't wrong, and anyone who is on the other side of the line from the Ducks is going to absolutely have their hands full with what Oregon brings to the table.

Before any of that happens, they have to beat Michigan. That is mission number one, and then from there, let the chips fall where they may.

Source: Yahoo Sports