Despite a Week 1 loss to Auburn and a weak Pac-12, Oregon isn't out of the playoff picture.
The Pac-12 has whiffed on the playoff each of the last two years (and four of the six total years) and entering Week 5 of the 2019 season, the conference has only remaining undefeated team: Cal, who is 4-0 after their win at Ole Miss. And while it may take chaos to get a Pac-12 team into the playoff, it's not unrealistic, Sports Illustrated's Ross Dellenger said this week on the High Motor podcast.
Listen as he talks playoff picture for a one-loss Oregon (and fast-rising Wisconsin). Starts at 5:02: