With the College Football Playoff expanding to 12 teams this season, the chance of a surprise team winning the national title is arguably greater than ever.
Which is why during his Wednesday appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show” college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit had a mildly surprising pick to win the national title this season.
“Look out for the old Oregon Ducks,” Herbstreit said. “I may have Oregon winning it all. If you [quote me] on that, I said I may have Oregon winning it all.”
Herbstreit being noncommittal to go all-in on Oregon is understandable.
Oregon currently has +900 odds of winning the national championship, per DraftKings, and it’ll have some stiff competition from national title favorites Georgia, Ohio State, Alabama, Ole Miss and Texas.
The Ducks also have a few tough games in the middle of their schedule including dates with Ohio State (Oct. 12), Michigan (Nov. 2), Wisconsin (Nov. 16) and Washington (Nov. 30.)
