It was so quiet in the Oregon locker room you could hear a season end. Amid the near silence Wednesday night, Ducks cornerback Jabbar Muhammad found himself offering a way-too-early state-of-the union assessment of his program.

The Rose Bowl between the Oregon Ducks and the Ohio State Buckeyes is on New Year's Day, and both Oregon coach Dan Lanning and Buckeyes coach Ryan Day took a moment to reflect on their families before the College Football Playoff quarterfinals.

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