Some sports stories have a bitter resonance, like this one. Dyer was down. Zach Ertz was out. Darren Carrington didn't inhale. As a fan base and a program, the Ducks have to find a way to throw off the old excuses and mush a grapefruit in the face of the past.
Thursday evening Dan Lanning released the second of the three required injury reports for the College Football Playoff semifinal, the Peach Bowl from Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta, with one addition. Running back Noah Whittington, Oregon's leading rusher this season with 829 yards and six touchdowns, is now listed as questionable.