Players and staff members shuffle out of the Oregon football locker room and collect pre-prepared meals as coach Dan Lanning and athletic director Rob Mullens pull up on a golf cart. Both are silent.

The Ducks were no match for the Buckeyes in a 41-21 loss in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals, and an unbeaten season ended with a somber locker room.

If Wednesday night was any indication, the College Football Playoff might already be decided, and the Ohio State Buckeyes are going to have everyone else playin