The Oregon Ducks kept their CFP hopes alive with a decisive 42-27 win over the Trojans. Even with key offensive players sidelined, the Ducks found ways to win in style. But while Ducks’ head coach Dan Lanning praised his team, he also turned the spotlight on the SEC and how its scheduling advantages influence the College Football Playoff rankings.

“I think proof’s in the pudding. Right? We played a good team. We beat them, right? All we can do next week is try to do the same thing,” said Lanning, on his appearance on Bussin’ With The Boys. “And this conference is a really good conference. It’s competitive, right? We didn’t play Chattanooga State today. Like some other places. We competed.

“So you know that, being said, it’s tough playing nine conference games. It’s tough playing in this league. And we got to take advantage of playing a good team today.”

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But then came the bold take on CFP ranking. “Well, we just played a really good team. We’d be in a lot of times. We play really good teams that become unranked all of a sudden,” said the Oregon coach. “That’s not our fault, right? Maybe it is our fault, but all we’re worried about is playing the teams that we play and doing the job that we need to do. And we did that job today.”