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It was bound to happen once the southern most of the half share schools joined!!!

You never saw this type of article five years ago--but you are now! Big Ten Has Stolen SEC Mojo, and Isn't About to Give it Back "Better teams, better players, better stories. Better present — and more potentially damning — better future."

Top B1G Newcomers - ESPN.comTop newcomers for Notre Dame and every Big Ten team, and...Which new faces in the league will make the biggest impact for each school?

Athletic Director Rob Mullens joins Joey Mac in the studio, Oregon Softball Head Coach Melyssa Lombardi reviews her team’s spring break road trip and Oregon Football Head Coach Dan Lanning meets with the media as spring football practice resumes.

Dan Lanning Opens Up About Oregon Ducks Running Back InjuriesOregon Ducks coach Dan Lanning spoke to the media about injuries after the team's recent spring practice. Oregon Ducks On SIDan Lanning Opens Up About Oregon Ducks Running Back Inju...EUGENE – With April quickly approaching, the Oregon Ducks are shifting their focus to Spring Game preparation. Oregon coach Dan Lanning spoke to the media follo Everything Dan Lanning said in presser as spring camp resumes https://duckswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/ducks/football/2026/03/31/oregon-football-dan-lanning-presser-spring-resumes/89407413007/

I’d say 11-1, but there will be a twist such as beating tOSU but losing to Michigan or Illinois. I get that it might be easy to overlook MSU based upon being between Michigan and UW and on the road…but MSU is a complete dumpster fire with yet another new coach. They should be limping heavily by 11/21. That’s the type of game where if OBD plays sub-par we should still easily win by double digits imo. DL has yet to lose to a B1G team without a pulse and I have a hard time envisioning MSU being the one to get him this particular year. Biggest traps imo are Boise (don’t think we’d actually lose, but first game at full strength for them), Illinois, Michigan. Those are solid teams that can bite you if you don’t bring it.

Lookout! The Pilots have a team that has surged, winning nine of their last ten games to be at 17-8, and 5-1 in WCC conference play. They can hit multiple homers in a game, and they have the 8th best ERA staff in the country! They have wins over two Big-10 teams in Purdue and last Tuesday vs. Northwestern. They also beat Oregon State 3-1 and the pitcher to who beat No. 9 Beavis and last Tuesday vs. Northwestern is Carter Gaston, who I expect to pitch against us tonight. He has an ERA of 0.81...and this is not someone who has pitched five innings this season...this is over 22 innings, and against good teams. They have come on strong, and LOVE beating Oregon, as they did last year, 10-9 when our pitchers melted down. Let's Go Ducks!

OPTIMISTIC TAKE: Oregon OC Drew Mehringer takes on HUGE role in 2026, precedent for success at Navy

Five-Star Recruits Enrolling With Oregon Ducks After the Spring GameIn the 2026 recruiting class, the Oregon Ducks have the most five-stars committed to the program in all of college football with four. Oregon Ducks On SIFive-Star Recruits Enrolling With Oregon Ducks After the...The Oregon Ducks currently have 23 total commits in 2026. According to the Rivals Industry rankings, coach Dan Lanning's future group of prospects is No. 4 amon

Also agreeing with both Alex and Jon - on paper it certainly looks like we can go 11-1 or 12-0. But we all know that real-life football is different from the paper. It can come down to many factors. I hope Lanning figures out how to adjust in-game and the players are as physical and tough as they can be. Go Ducks!

You Can Bet Your Buckeyes on Ohio State Having a Historic Draft - YardbarkerOhio State positioned for NFL Draft feat not seen since 1967How many Ohio State Buckeyes will hear their name called during the 2026 NFL Draft (scheduled April 23-25 in Pittsburgh)? Better yet, how many will go in the top 10?

Love for the Diamond Ducks! YardbarkerOregon Ducks Baseball Rolling Through Competition at Hist...The Oregon Ducks baseball team is playing some of the best ball in the country, having won eight straight series to open up the 2026 season. That includes

Wolverines women's basketball: An endangered species in Texas. Texas also handed UCLA its one loss of the season. YardbarkerMadison Booker nets 19 as Texas pounds Michigan to return...Madison Booker scored 19 points, Rori Harmon had 13 assists and flirted with a triple-double, and top-seeded Texas crushed Michigan 77-41 in an NCAA West Regional final in Fort Worth, Texas, on Monday

More Fun with SP+ Numbers - Oregon's Week 10 opponent, Ohio State, is the 2026 SP+ No. 1-ranked team—also, the poster boys (see below) for the first SP+ release. In 2024, no ranking, including SP+, saw Indiana coming. Last season, Clemson and Penn State were in the SP+ preseason top 10. Unfortunately, the CFB Committee does not, at least publicly, use the CBB Committee's Quadrant System to assign win and loss values based on the opponent played and where the games were played. If CFB had a Quad system, I believe it is reasonable to suggest that a top-25 win at home and a top-30 win on the road would be Quad 1 wins. Top 50 at home and 55 on the road would be Quad 2 wins. With this hypothetical in mind, these are OBD's 2026 SP+ opponents' rankings. Boise State - 39 - Quad(Q) 2 At Oklahoma State - 38 - Q 2 Portland State - NR USC - 13 - Q1 UCLA - 46 - Q2 Nebraska - 37 - Q2 At Illinois - 33 - Q1 Northwestern - 49 - Q2 At Ohio State - 1 - Q1 with a Buckeyes bullet! Michigan 14 - Q1 At Michigan State - 67 UW - 21 - Q1 Using my hypothetical, half of OBD's games would be Q1 games. Five would be Quad 2 games. Portland State will be a walkover. November's weather for the November 11th game against Michigan State in East Lansing could be a game equalizer. USC's first 4 opponents in 2026: San Jose State 122, Fresno State 78, LA-LA 104, at Rutgers 62. No Quad 1 or Quad 2 games in the first third of the 2026 schedule. SC replaced Notre Dame in October with a Week 0 game vs. San Jose State. The Trojans, along with Indiana, Nebraska, Penn State, and Washington, play only nine P4 opponents this season. All 16 SEC teams play 10 P4 opponents this season. CBS Sports ranking of the Big Ten's six most difficult schedules: 1. Ohio State, 2. Northwestern, 3. Oregon, 4. Nebraska, 5. Indiana, 6. Michigan Let's Play (Spring) Ball! April 25, 2026. ESPN.com2026 college football SP+ rankings for all 138 FBS teamsThe first SP+ rankings, plus strength of schedule and résumé SP+, for the 2026 season.

Oregon starts with a fairly easy OCC schedule then goes to USC. I'm expecting a win down there. So 4-0 to start. Then a bye and after the bye 2 semi easy'ish games at home. Now 6-0. After that they hit a stretch of 8 games but only 3 on the road. I see at least one loss in the stretch so I'm going with 11-1. At this point I don't have a good idea of who they might lose too. The natural pick is either tOSU or MI. Although the away game against MSU could be the "Trap" game after tough games with tOSU and MI. I don't think they lose to the Huskies in Autzen unless they're worn down and or have some major injuries.

I agree with both of you; as Jon noted...the schedule is not easy, and any number of teams could beat us if we don't play our best. Yet I think eleven wins is attainable...

ESPN’s SP+ rankings take factors into account such as players retuning to a team, how that team did in recent years, their recruiting rankings, and how much their coaching staff changed. Oregon is ranked as the second high team, only being behind the Ohio State Buckeyes. Oregon Ducks On SIAnalytical Rankings Put High Expectations on Oregon for U...The Oregon Ducks enter the 2026 college football season with high expectations. Oregon is coming off back-to-back College Football Playoff appearances and there

Oregon Ducks' Most Important Returning FactorOne can argue that this Oregon Ducks team will be even stronger and deeper than last season's, especially in the trenches. Oregon Ducks On SIOregon Ducks' Most Important Returning FactorThe Oregon Ducks are returning 66 percent of their production from last season, according to ESPN. That's the eleventh-highest in all of college football, but o

The 3 most important games in a championship or bust season for OregonSaturday BlitzThe 3 most important games in a Championship or bust seas...The Oregon Ducks continue to knock on the door, and eventually it seems like they will finally win a National Championship. Dan Lanning has built the Ducks into

Preseason Rankings Reveal National Perception of Oregon Ducks, Dan LanningThe Oregon Ducks look to join the recent streak of postseason success for Big Ten football programs. Oregon Ducks On SIOregon Ducks Contenders Alongside Big Ten Rivals In Prese...The Big Ten has dominated college football in the past three years. Each of the last three champions has come out of the Big Ten, and the Oregon Ducks hope to m

11-1, perhaps. But playing 8 straight games against Big Ten opposition and a double west to east yo-yo in November gives me pause. On November 7th in Columbus, I expect a 9 AM body clock time kick off. And Ohio State has many talented players on the O-side of the ball back. The weather in East Lansing, Michigan, on November 21st could be a great equalizer. OBD returns from Michigan State to play a UW team coming off a game in Seattle vs. Indiana. UW could be coming to Autzen with a victory over Cig and the Hoosiers and a chance for a spot in the playoff field. Indiana will not be an easy out, but the game is being played in the Pacific time zone, not the Eastern time zone. A plus for UW. Will the SC D step up under Gary Patterson? The offense will score points behind the now-experienced QB Maiava. I think the Week 4 game at SC is a defining moment for SC football under Lincoln Riley, and the Trojans and their fans will be geeked for this game. If you asked Trojan fans if they'd rather beat Oregon in Week 4 or Ohio State in Week 9, I think the majority would take a win over the Ducks, not the Bucks. SC has the easier early schedule. Three G6 opponents at home without one of the G6 teams being as dangerous as Boise State. SC does have to travel to Rutgers the week before the Oregon game, but I'll take that game over having to play at Oklahoma State in Week 2 with the Cowboys bringing a new HC, a QB, Drew Mestemaker, who led the nation in passing last season, and an improved roster including the Mestermaker's top receivers and running backs, and three players who started in front of Mestemaker on the North Texas O-line. After last season's pounding, OK State fans will be out to pluck Duck feathers, in a stadium that is loud with the crowd right on top of the visiting team's bench. Oregon also gets another short end of the scheduling stick, having to play Nebraska in Eugene before traveling to play Illinois in Week 9, with the Illini off the week before Oregon's visit. The Oregon O-line had lapses last season, but it was a Joe Moore Award finalist. Will three new starters on the O-line come through? Will the new OC and DC pan out? Will Dante be better prepared to play under physical and mental pressure? In this NIL era, the roster depth, even on Blue Chip Roster teams like OBD, will be tested by the worst part of the game, injuries. Of course, I hope you are correct in your 11-1 or better call, but there are too many questions IMO to bet the Over 10.5. Many of the 2026-27 playoff contenders have easier schedules than Oregon, and the schedule is harder next season. Gulp. Thanks for the article, and Go Ducks!

As our Oregon football program prepares for its fifth season under head coach Dan Lanning, projected win totals for all Power Four conferences are officially out. Oregon stands today at 10.5 wins as their betting line, joining Indiana as the favorites to go to the conference championship for their second time since joining the B1G. Ohio State sits at a game ... Oregon Football: Projected Win Total in 2026

I'm not sure how they could have used him more while also distributing the ball to other playmakers. He did a ton of blocking which is using him as well. But if you add touches to one player who do you take them away from?