EUGENE — Dan Lanning’s season-long mantra has been Oregon’s strength in numbers, a nod to the deepest roster the Ducks have had in his tenure, but also the youngest and least experienced.

Throughout the fall Oregon has availed itself to play as many of its available players as circumstances allow, by choice and by force, with nearly 80 players seeing the field in early blowouts and fewer in competitive games with Penn State and Indiana.

But no game embodied No. 7 Oregon’s strength in numbers more this season than its 42-27 win over No. 15 USC Saturday afternoon in front of 59,588 at Autzen Stadium. The severely short-handed Ducks played 54 different players and at varying points their depth was pushed to the brink due to injury, yet kept their College Football Playoff hopes alive while e

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