Ducks coach Dan Lanning, whose three failed fourth-down attempts backfired, said he has only himself to blame for Saturday’s loss in the rivalry game against the Huskies.
SEATTLE — In an all-time great rivalry game, Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. threw a go-ahead touchdown pass with 1 minute, 33 seconds left and, after Oregon missed a game-tying field goal as time expired, the No. 7-ranked Huskies won 36-33 to take control of the Pac-12 title race.
Ducks coach Dan Lanning, whose three failed fourth-down attempts backfired, said he has only himself to blame.
« I think this game is 100% on me, » he said.
After trailing by 11 late in the third quarter, No. 8 Oregon (5-1, 2-1 Pac-12) came back to take a 33-29 lead and, following a goal-line stand with 6:33 left to play, the Ducks had a chance to put the game away. They picked up two first downs and drove 51 yards, but facing fourth-and-3 from the Washington 47-yard line with 2:11 left, Lanning tried to end the game on the spot. Instead, a pass from quarterback Bo Nix fell incomplete, setting the high-powered Huskies up with a short field for the go-ahead score.
