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COVID-19 roared into northwest Louisiana on March 12 of last year.
That was the day SWEPCO announced one of its employees in downtown Shreveport had contracted the virus. While there had been cases nationally, this was the first in northwest Louisiana and little was known about the virus at the time.
The employee was quarantined and contact tracing begun.
Later on the same day, CHRISTUS Shreveport-Bossier said late on March 11, its CHRISTUS Highland Medical Center in Shreveport received a presumptive positive result for a patient with COVID-19.
Now, nearly a year later, those two cases were the beginning of an onslaught. In Caddo Parish, there have been nearly 25,000 cases and the parish is approaching 700 deaths due to the virus.
Entering the Pac-12 Championship game week last year, the Ducks were playing for a chance to compete in Pasadena at the Rose Bowl, one of the iconic venues in sports.Â
This season has been different for the Ducks. Despite two late season losses, the Ducks still find themselves in a position to win the Pac-12 Championship against USC. Unlike last season however, the chances that the Ducks land a bowl game with the caliber of the Rose Bowl are slim.Â
Even with a loss to USC, Oregon will still qualify for a bowl game. Here are three possible bowl game predictions for the Ducks based on conference and record.Â