Oregon Ducks Football: What Cliff Harris' Suspension Means to Team

Earlier today, Oregon cornerback Cliff Harris was again pulled over by the Eugene Police Department for driving while suspended, without insurance and while not wearing a seatbelt according to the Eugene Register-Guard.

This is Harris' second traffic violation in eight months, as he was cited in June for driving 118 mph in a 65-mph zone with a suspended license.

Harris was suspended for the Ducks' season opener against LSU—a 40-27 Oregon loss—but was reinstated the following week and has played since.

Now, Harris has been suspended indefinitely from the "Ducks’ football program pending a further review of a traffic stop that occurred Monday afternoon in Eugene," according to Ducks' head coach Chip Kelly through a media release from the university.

While Harris' future with the team is still uncertain, it is almost a safe bet to say that he played his last game in a Duck uniform on Saturday against Colorado due to Kelly's history of dealing with these issues.

Quarterback Jeremiah Masoli was a repeat offender and was kicked off of the team because of it.

The loss of Harris however is a tricky thing to look at.

If you notice, Oregon has won every single game since Harris had been reinstated. Be that as it may, Harris is not the sole reason why Oregon won those six games.

Harris has not shown the same brilliance that he did last year and has looked out of sync on both defense and special teams.

His interception against Arizona State Brock Osweiler, however, was a deciding factor in the Ducks' 41-27 victory on October 15th. He has come up and made several key plays.

More importantly, though, Oregon is coming up on a tough stretch of two consecutive road games at Washington and Stanford before returning home to play USC.

All three of those teams have an elite quarterback under center and are sure to cause problems for Oregon's defense.

Washington's Keith Price is a rising star in Steve Sarkisian's West Coast Offense and is going to benefit from the hostile home environment.

Price currently has completed 68.4 percent of his passes for 1,713 yards and 22 touchdowns to only five interceptions.

Meanwhile, Stanford's Andrew Luck is possibly the greatest quarterback in the college ranks right now and played well against an even better Duck secondary last season.

The game in Palo Alto is sure to be a showdown, as Stanford looks to avenge last season's only loss in Eugene last year.

The last time Oregon played in Palo Alto, the Ducks lost a 51-42 clash.

Finally, Oregon looks to continue their two-year win streak against USC, while the Trojans' signal caller Matt Barkley will more than look to take advantage of the Harris-less Ducks secondary.

Oregon is in a tough spot right now with inexperienced corners, and the loss of Harris will definitely be felt.

Anthony Gildon, Terrence Mitchell, John Boyett and Eddie Pleasant are going to have to elevate their game to compensate for the loss of one of the better defensive backs in the nation.