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Ranking the Big Ten's helmets from worst to first going into 2024 season

 

The Oregon Ducks are headed to a new conference this offseason, which means we get a new opportunity to compare the Ducks’ legendary jersey combinations and an array of helmets to a batch of new teams.

 

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Does any Big Ten team have a chance against the Oregon Ducks in a ranking of the best helmets in the conference?

 

 

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Oregon Football Player Injured On EA Sports NCAA 25 Cover? 

College football fans are excited for the return of EA Sports' NCAA Football game. However, controversy erupted when a behind-the-scenes video showed an Oregon player on crutches in the cover shoot.

 

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Excitement continues to build for the upcoming release of EA Sports College Football 25. Over the past few months, student athletes from various football progra

 

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Why College Football Playoff should hold steady as NFL sends a clear message with counter-scheduling

The NFL sent a warning shot to college football with its schedule release on Wednesday

 

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The NFL sent a warning shot to college football with its schedule release on Wednesday

 

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ACC at a Crossroads: Jim Phillips Facing Internal and External Threats to League’s Survival

Looming lawsuits from two member schools and pressure to keep up with the other three power conference puts Phillips and the ACC in perilous position.

 

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Looming lawsuits from two member schools and pressure to keep up with the other three power conference puts Phillips and the ACC in perilous position.

 

No bad blood at conference's spring meetings, but divorce between ACC, Florida State and Clemson still likely

For now, everyone is acting professionally, even if it seems inevitable Clemson and Florida State's marriage with the ACC is nearing an end

 

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For now, everyone is acting professionally, even if it seems inevitable Clemson and Florida State's marriage with the ACC is nearing an end

 

Will the ACC hold together or fall apart? 'The SEC and Big Ten have cut us open and they’re just watching us bleed out'

 

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While FSU and Clemson are openly and actively forming an escape plan, other schools may now join their cause as revenue dips in comparison to the SEC and Big Ten.

 

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Clemson coach Dabo Swinney explains why Tigers took no players from the transfer portal

 

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Clemson coach Dabo Swinney reveals reason behind Tigers being one of four Bowl Subdivision programs that did not add players from the transfer portal.

 

Dabo doubles down on transfer portal boycott

The times are changing, but Dabo isn't.

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Jimbo Fisher claims ACC, Big 12 teams are becoming 'glorified junior colleges'

 

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The former long-tenured coach is starting to see a clear pattern of certain schools turning into developmental hubs in college football.

 

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Jimbo Fisher claims ACC, Big 12 teams are becoming 'glorified junior colleges'

 

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The former long-tenured coach is starting to see a clear pattern of certain schools turning into developmental hubs in college football.

 

If there is any coach who can turn a Blue Chip roster into a JC performance, it's Jimbo. 

 

$76M to leave town does not evidence a whole lot of Jimbo love from Aggies fans.

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On 5/17/2024 at 10:30 AM, NJDuck said:

 

ACC at a Crossroads: Jim Phillips Facing Internal and External Threats to League’s Survival

Looming lawsuits from two member schools and pressure to keep up with the other three power conference puts Phillips and the ACC in perilous position.

 

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Looming lawsuits from two member schools and pressure to keep up with the other three power conference puts Phillips and the ACC in perilous position.

 

No bad blood at conference's spring meetings, but divorce between ACC, Florida State and Clemson still likely

For now, everyone is acting professionally, even if it seems inevitable Clemson and Florida State's marriage with the ACC is nearing an end

 

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For now, everyone is acting professionally, even if it seems inevitable Clemson and Florida State's marriage with the ACC is nearing an end

 

Will the ACC hold together or fall apart? 'The SEC and Big Ten have cut us open and they’re just watching us bleed out'

 

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While FSU and Clemson are openly and actively forming an escape plan, other schools may now join their cause as revenue dips in comparison to the SEC and Big Ten.

 

Play 8 conference games in a 2nd string conference that enables ND football to remain independent and IMO, you have this comin'.

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In A Loaded Big 10, PFF Has Declared Rutgers' Star Kyle Monangai As The Top Running Back Returning In 2024.

 

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In a loaded Big 10, PFF has declared Rutgers' star Kyle Monangai as the top running back returning in 2024.

 

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Who knew? Baltimore vs KC in the playoffs. Both starting RBs played their college ball at Rutgers. 

 

If you're good the NFL will find you. With NIL and tampering in today's CFB world a breakout RB from any program has to be on the radar of teams with bigger pocketbooks. 

 

NJ, thanks for all of the terrific posts.

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Oregon Ducks QB Dillon Gabriel to attend Manning Passing Academy in 2024

 

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Dillon Gabriel will be taking his second trip to the Manning Passing Academy this year.

 

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There are many preseason polls. For the most part, guessing what a CFB Top-25 will be when the AP Poll and Coaches Polls are released leads to no accountability for missing the mark.

 

On the other hand, there are gaming entities that have money at risk. Below is preseason betting suggestions. Whether for entertainment only or not is up to you. 

 

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Sportsbooks thrive off of availability of information. They know exactly what to do with it to generate accurate projections, which of course can be converted i

 

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In the new world of SEC Football, getting to 10 wins in the regular season is almost as important as playing in the SEC Championship Game. Winning SEC Champions

 

With 18 teams in the B1G and 9 conference games and 16 in the SEC and 8 conference games intra-conference SOS will vary widely. 

 

This season, Ohio State has the easiest schedule among the B1G title contenders, and Missouri has the easiest schedule in the SEC. The B1G will vary the intra-conference opponents, except for designated permanent opponents, UW in the case of Oregon, every season.

 

I was very surprised considering the disparity in the SEC SOS that the SEC is mirroring the 2024 conference schedule in 2025. Only the venues will change. Mizzou has a back-to-back cakewalk compared to Oklahoma. Georgia will have one of the more difficult schedules back-to-back while Texas' conference schedule is one of the easiest in the SEC. (However, in 2024 Texas plays Michigan in Ann Arbor and in 2025, plays Ohio State in Columbus.)

 

Teams in the B1G and the SEC could be superior to lesser conference teams and go 9-3 instead of 10-2 and out of the playoff. The SEC could be hoist on its own scheduling petard. Boo Hoo, Right?

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It's going to be a B1G Power 2 taffy pull when UNC comes to market. Not because of eyes on the prize, Nielson ranks UNC football 46th in 2023 viewership at 966K a game. Basketball is, of course, among the cream of the crop. Come the 2030's North Carolina will be the 5th most populous state in the Union. A market not covered by the B1G or the SEC. 

 

FSU with 4M viewers on average, 9th in the nation in 2023, would be immediately accretive for the B1G and the SEC. But until I see otherwise I do not believe the B1G, no matter how much Fox may urge to do so, offering a non-AAU member institution. (Oregon finished No. 7, with 4.43M viewers on average.)

 

Clemson finished 19th in viewership, with 2.90M on average. FSU is close to and working hard to obtain AAU membership, but Clemson is not. 

 

UVA is 58th in viewership at 663K. Maryland has the B1G in the Del-Mar-Va market. Does the B1G want a team with the same lack of administrative support as we see from Cal and Stanford? 

 

The two no-brainer additions for both the B1G and the SEC are North Carolina and Notre Dame. FSU becomes an AAU member and the battle for the Seminoles will be fierce. 

 

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At the recent SEC meetings, Greg Sankey said little about future conference expansion. During the spring, Sankey devoted expansion comments to his belief the NC

 

BTW, Greg Sankey is EVERYWHERE. Tony Petitti, where are you?

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The only team with better odds of going undefeated in 2024, is Notre Dame. 

 

Domers have a '4-game schedule: At A+M, Louisville, FSU, at USC.

 

And, No. Ill., Purdue, Miami-Ohio, Stanford, Georgia Tech, Navy, UVA, Army (where are the Coast Guard and Air Force?)

 

5 games vs the G5. No 13th champ game. $cam. 

 

Looking at the B1G schedules, Ohio State visits Oregon but overall ahs a far easier schedule than the Ducks.

 

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Could the Oregon Ducks football team go undefeated in the 2024 college football season? Joining the Big Ten conference, the Ducks are faced with the challenge of adjusting to a new conference...

 

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No. 3 on this list is why Howard left K State for Ohio State. Howard was not going to start at K State.

 

This could be Ohio State's 2024 Kryptonite. Howard will be handing off to two terrific RBs but will the O be balanced? And while the Ohio State D was great last season the OL also struggled.

 

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Which new-ish quarterback will take a big step forward in Year 2? Let's take a look

 

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Inside the future of Florida State: AD Michael Alford offers perspective amid potential ACC exit

The third-year FSU AD is at the forefront of the school's attempt to potentially leave the conference

 

Florida State has arguably committed enough words, effort and documents to provide a legal walk-through for any school that wants to follow its path.

 

You need a daily scorecard to keep up. Here's a  good summary of the latest.

 

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The third-year FSU AD is at the forefront of the school's attempt to potentially leave the conference

 

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Oregon Football Coach Dan Lanning’s 'Psychotic Edge' Inspires Duck Team

Oregon Duck football coach Dan Lanning is unlike any other. His "psychotic edge" connects, inspires and creates a fun atmosphere for the Duck players.

 

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Late last fall, a bitter 30-degree chill nestled in Eugene, Oregon. The Oregon Ducks football team ran out on the icy turf at the Hatfield-Dowlin Center. As the

 

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I believe this was discuss some time ago, there were rumors an airline added extra service flight for Ohio State fans.

 

Here it is:

 

Southwest Airlines adds special flight for fans attending Ohio State vs. Oregon game

 

 

Routes Launch for College Football

 

Thinking about following your favorite college football team on the road this season?  Southwest just made it easier for you with extra flights to see six marquee matchups in September and October.

 

On key weekends, we’ve added extra service between New Orleans and Las Vegas, Nashville and Oklahoma City, as well as Atlanta and Austin, Additionally, new service kicks off between Austin and Detroit, Birmingham and Milwaukee, and Columbus and Portland, Ore.

 

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Predicting which Oregon football games will get ESPN College GameDay treatment in 2024

 

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When will ESPN’s College GameDay be coming to Eugene in 2024?

 

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Jerry Allen names most likely breakout candidates for Oregon Football in 2024

 

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A look at the biggest breakout candidates for the Oregon Ducks, according to Voice of the Ducks Jerry Allen on the Bleav in Oregon podcast.

 

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Oregon Ducks Coach Dan Lanning: Recruiting 'Hungry' Prospects In NIL Era

 

How is Oregon Ducks coach Dan Lanning supercharging the recruiting within the Oregon football program through the NIL era? What is Lanning's approach in the Big Ten Conference? How will Oregon handle the quarterback switch from Bo Nix to Dillon Gabriel?

 

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Oregon Ducks head coach Dan Lanning found some time in his busy schedule this offseason to appear on FS1’s “The Herd with Colin Cowherd.” There was a lot to bre

 

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Why SEC, Big Ten championship games could be a ‘screw job’ for loser

 

Things are going to be very different for college football during the 2024 season.  There are new-look conferences and a 12-team College Football Playoff, which while adding more teams will surely lead to some unforeseen controversy.

 

 

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The Big Ten and SEC will assuredly send multiple teams to the CFP, but the seeding could be dinged for the title game losers.

 

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Oregon RT Ajani Cornelius named to PFF Way-Too-Early All-America team

 

Ajani Cornelius should be the poster child of the transfer portal.

 

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Ajani Cornelius, the Oregon Ducks right tackle, was named to PFF’s preseason All-America team.

 

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Why SEC, Big Ten championship games could be a ‘screw job’ for loser

 

Things are going to be very different for college football during the 2024 season.  There are new-look conferences and a 12-team College Football Playoff, which while adding more teams will surely lead to some unforeseen controversy.

 

 

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The Big Ten and SEC will assuredly send multiple teams to the CFP, but the seeding could be dinged for the title game losers.

 

Not only the seeding but also the locations of the games. 4 game sites are in Dixie. The title game is in Atlanta and many of the Playoff predictions would have SEC teams hosting 3 of the 4 1st-round games. 

 

Other than assuring that an undefeated P4 champ will not be left out, the Playoff format for 2024-25 and 2025-26 will foment many unhappy campers.

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Where Oregon QB Dillon Gabriel sits in updated 2024 Heisman Trophy odds

Find out where Oregon QB Dillon Gabriel sits in the updated Heisman Odds.

 
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Find out where Oregon QB Dillon Gabriel sits in the updated Heisman Odds.

 

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Oregon football has a top-five offensive line in the country, according to Pro Football Focus

Despite losing two major contributors from last season, the Ducks are still among the nation's best, according to PFF.

 

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Despite losing two major contributors from last season, the Ducks are still among the nation's best, according to PFF.

 

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Is anybody up for a H+H with Mari(o)?

 

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Beyond the 2024 season and the ACC, which three FBS teams would make for intriguing and entertaining matchups for Mario Cristobal and the Miami Hurricanes?

 

9 conference games in the B1G. Michigan and Ohio State have a home-and-home series with Texas beginning this season when Texas travels to the Big House. In 2025, Michigan plays Oklahoma in Norman. In 2027, Ohio State plays a home-and-home series with Alabama.

 

Before we know if the Committee will reward SOS with a 12-team PO field, do not play any team out-of-conference with a Blue Chip Roster.

 

This season, Ohio State plays three G5 teams OOC with all three games in Columbus. Ohio State wins the B1G and it will be the 1st or 2nd seed notwithstanding an OOC cupcake factory. Even with 3 unworthy opponents OOC, if Ohio State goes 10-2 it's in the PO.

 

Ohio State does not get a bigger revenue slice for playing Bama and not Marshall OOC. Michigan played 3 G5 donut holes OOC in 2023 and was not dinged for doing so.

 

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The realignment shuffle.

 

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With the Pac-12 essentially dissolved and plenty of big programs on the move, here's an early look at the newcomers in each "Power Four" conference. 

 

 

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University of Oklahoma suspends classes on day of Sooners’ 2024 opener

 

The university itself is making an SEC-like move of OU's first game of the 2024 season.

 

Oklahoma's opener against the Temple Owls was moved from Saturday August 31, to Friday August 30.  In response, the school announced that they have suspended normal academic and campus operations for that day.

 

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It just means more: Oklahoma's season opener being moved to a Friday means classes and campus operations will be suspended...

 

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Oregon WR garners a Devonta Smith comparison

 

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Dalton Wasserman of PFF compares Oregon Ducks transfer wide receiver Evan Stewart to Philadelphia Eagles WR DeVonta Smith.

 

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Patrick Kinahan: Former coach sees Big Ten or SEC in Utah's future

 

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Add another voice to the growing contingent that believes college sports, which is dictated by football, is due for more significant...

 

We are talking about Rick Neuheisel, plus this won't happen until next contractual deal opens up.  They are an AAU  school.

 

 

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Five SEC programs account for almost 30% of the NFL's top players

 

Next step in recruiting? Move toward the top of this list.

 

The ultimate Development Program is --- Iowa?

 

Oregon is well represented. Tied with Ohio State with 3 players in the NFL's Top 100.

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Peyton Woodyard is officially in Eugene.

 

Do Peyton and the young lady in the photograph share the same hairdresser?

 

Welcome aboard Peyton.

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THIS is a good and logical move.

 

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USC and Ole Miss won’t meet on the gridiron. Heavy sigh.

 

9 conference games and Notre Dame is more than enough. In 2024 SC will play 11 P4 games and a game with a Utah State team that went bowling in 2023.

 

In 2025, I'd prefer to see the Ducks playing Tulsa instead of Oklahoma State. Michigan plays Texas in 2024 and 2027; Oklahoma in 2025 and 2026. Ohio State plays Texas in 2025 and 2026, and Alabama in 2027 and 2028. 

 

Ohio State like Michigan in 2023 plays 3 G5 teams OOC in 2024, all games being played in Columbus. Ohio State wins the B1G and the Buckeyes will be the Playoff's 1st or 2nd seed. 

 

Fans love B1G time matchups as does ESPN and Fox. But if the PO Committee does not value SOS these games are not Playoff savvy.

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On 12/8/24, these folks best be ready to Duck(s.)

 

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The role of being a College Football Playoff Selection Committee member is more important than it ever has been. For the first time since its inception in 2014,

 

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Oregon QB Dillon Gabriel makes major impression at Elite 11 camp as counselor

 

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Oregon Ducks quarterback Dillon Gabriel was among the biggest standouts at the Elite 11 quarterback camp last week.

 

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Oregon Football teases release of 'Generation O' uniforms coming this week

 

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The Oregon Ducks have announced that they will unveil the first set of ‘Generation O’ uniforms this week in a new video.

 

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Let's take this with a grain of salt from mister Finebaum.  It's a hefty price to pay to fire him.  But, interesting take non-the-less.

 

Paul Finebaum predicts Lincoln Riley will be out at USC at the end of 2024 season

 

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ESPN analyst Paul Finebaum believes that Lincoln Riley will be out as the USC football coach at the end of the 2024 season.

 

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Dan Lanning left off of 2024 Dodd Coach of the Year Trophy Watchlist

 

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Oregon Ducks head coach Dan Lanning was surprisingly not on the watch list for the Dodd Trophy Coach of the Year award.

 

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NCAAF futures: Should you back one of these CFB teams to upset Georgia?

 

Oregon (+850)

 

The Ducks are entering a new era this fall as they join the Big Ten and go into battle without Bo Nix under center. That makes them a bit of a dark horse in this race.

 

But that doesn't mean Oregon isn't a team to look out for at 17-2 odds.

 

In fact, Kyle Golik of Mike Farrell Sports ranks Oregon ahead of Georgia on a list of what college football programs will be on top at the end of the decade because of the superior job head coach Dan Lanning has done when it comes to both coaching and recruiting.

 

“The talent Lanning is assembling in Eugene is worthy to be near the top of the country, only thing Oregon has to do is produce results," Golik writes.

 

That's worth keeping in mind when you place your CFP bets for this season.

 

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2024 College Football Media Days Schedule

 

The Big Ten will hold their annual media days on Tuesday, July 23 through Thursday, July 25 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind

 

Coverage of Big Ten media days will be provided by the Big Ten Network and the FOX Sports app

 

Below is the schedule of team appearances

Tuesday, July 23

Illinois, Northwestern, Ohio State, Purdue, Rutgers, Wisconsin

 

Wednesday, July 24

Iowa, Michigan State, Nebraska, Penn State, UCLA, USC

 

Thursday, July 25

Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington

 

 

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2024 college football media days schedule, including the ACC, American, Big Ten, Big 12, CUSA, MAC, Mountain West, SEC...

 

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Five Ducks land in College Football 25 top 100 players

EA Sports unveiled the top 100 players in College Football 25, including five Ducks.

 

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EA Sports unveiled the top 100 players in College Football 25, including five Ducks.

 

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Shouldn't this article refer to Doctor Rising?

 

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Rising would be eligible to play again in 2025 at the age of 26 due to a consent decree by the U.S. DOJ

 

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Trio of Ducks Set to Represent Oregon at Big Ten Media Days

 

 

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Dan Lanning and three players will head to Indianapolis later this month to represent Oregon at their first Big Ten Media Day.

 

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