Dan Lanning was asked about the significance of garnering the No. 1 spot in the AP poll this week, and his response set the tone for the week ahead. “Who cares?” he quipped back. The Ducks, their head coach proclaimed, weren’t finished eating.
Not after a 32-31 win over Ohio State in Eugene a few weeks ago. Not after a 35-0 romp of Purdue in West Lafayette last week. And they’re likely not done after thumping No. 20 Illinois in front of the home fans on Saturday, 38-9.
Illinois never threatened the top-ranked Ducks. Oregon had a 14-3 lead after the first quarter and then scored 3 unanswered touchdowns in the second quarter to take a commanding lead into the halftime break. And Oregon never let off the gas…