How to Watch The Pac-12 Championship: #5 Oregon vs #3 Washington
The final Pac-12 Title game is a top five rematch of the Border War, as Oregon and Washington look to claim their spot in the College Football Playoff.
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Pac-12 Championship
#5 Oregon vs #3 Washington - Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV
Friday, Dec. 1 at 8:00pm ET on ABC/ ESPN3
The last Pac-12 title game will be the first conference championship of the weekend. The curtain is unfortunately closing on the ‘Conference of Champions’, as it lost ten of its members to the Big 12, Big Ten and ACC. Only Oregon State and Washington State remain, and have yet to find a ‘home’ next season. Meanwhile, their in-state rivals are headed to the Big Ten and will meet in Las Vegas for what should be a ‘win-and-get-in’ rematch in the Pac-12 title game.
Washington snuck out a 36-33 win against border rival Oregon back in October and since then, the narrative between these two teams has changed. Oregon rebounded from the loss ferociously and has looked dominant, while Washington has been living clean, sneaking out win after win in close call after close call. Against common opponents, the Ducks have won by an average of 27-points, while Washington has won by an average of 9-points. Can you ever remember a time when a team that lost its first matchup enters the rematch as a 9.5 point favorite? That’s how highly Vegas thinks of Dan Lanning’s Ducks. Led by quarterback Bo Nix, Oregon is incredibly balanced on both sides of the ball. It was Lanning’s questionable but aggressive 4th-down calls that arguably cost the Ducks a win in Seattle a month ago. Going into Friday’s tilt, the Ducks know that if they can contain Huskies QB Michael Penix Jr. and receiver Rome Odunze while not making unforced errors, they have the better chance to win the final Pac-12 title.
On the other side, Washington’s defense has survived and done just enough to get the Huskies to this point, but it’s hard to see them having enough juice to stop Bo Nix, WR Troy Franklin, plus slippery running back Bucky Irving. Beating a team two times in one season is enough of a challenge, but doing it against a team like the one they assembled in Eugene seems almost impossible. This is no slight to Kalen DeBoer’s team; they are talented and have had a great year. But there have been concerns in each and every game since their win over Oregon. Still, winning is winning, and if the game remains close, Washington has proven they can make the timely play that can swing a game. But can it continue another week? Oregon is going to come out flying in this one and it’s Washington’s job to weather the storm and hope that the ball is in Penix Jr’s hands at the end. If they can’t shake off a hot start by the Ducks, this one could get ugly. Get ready for a big one in Sin City.
How to Watch: ABC games are available on ESPN3 with Sling Orange and Orange + Blue. ABC is available in select markets with Sling Blue.
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