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ESPN's and SP+ Bill Connelly previews Week 8 - https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/50249679/connelly-week-8-preview-ole-miss-texas

Imo, fix the O line and everything else falls into place. The 3* upperclassmen are not good enough and the 4/5* youth is just that, youth. Tough spot for Terry to be in. Hopefully the young guy start finding their game and the O starts getting production in The run game. 90 yards isn't ok

Oregon 21 - 17 2 3 225

Oregon 26-9 2 TOs 2 sacks 201 yards

I expect the OL rotation to match the 4th quarter of Nebraska. I expect much more success on the ground against against a lessor DL, especially with Smith as our change of pace back. I still expect our offense to be clunky/inconsistent. That will come from inconsistent OL and QB play, and interspersed confounding play calling. The inconsistency will kill some drives, but not all of them. I expect to see a top 5 defense playing against a first time starter at QB (for better and for worse). Points will be tough to come by for the Illini, but there could be some moments they catch us our heals. This game is 2 time zones away, but has a reasonable start time and reasonable weather, so comparisons against OSU earlier this year are unwarranted. That's my expectation.

Game kicks off at Noon Pacific. Announcer: Chris Vosters. Analyst: Jake (no ifs, ands, or) Butt. 24-20 Ducks 1 2 245 yards

In fairness to the defense that game... The offense was even more mia. If the defense is on the field for like 2/3rds of the game it's hard for them to hold up. The defense in that game kept the Ducks in it but they couldn't seem to put it all together. But also the defense played poorly. It feels like the defense has settled since then as they also didn't play well that game. But let's also not forget to blame the offense.

Oregon 30-10 2 2 222

Ducks win 27 - 6 2 TO 3 sacks 257 passing

Thank you, David. This is the first road trip outside the Pacific time zone since Dante went down. The journey to Champaign is one of the trips on the schedule that has OBD traveling East every other week before playing UW at home in Week 13. To the Central time zone this week, and then to the Eastern time zone in Week 10 and Week 12. Defense travels, right? Hopefully, as you noted, David, the Defense that showed up against UCLA and Nebraska, is the D we'll see on Saturday, absent a raucous Autzen crowd. In the other road game played in the Central time zone this season, with a 9 AM Pacific kickoff, the defense was MIA. Saturday's game kicks off at Noon Pacific. Illinois starting QB Katin Houser, who was having an excellent season in the midst of his team's struggles, is one of many B1G starting QBs injured and out. True freshman QB Michael Clayton gets the start. Clayton played well in relief of Houser on the road against Michigan State, leading the Illini to a victory in OT. Clayton and the team have had an extra week to prepare for this game. A scheduling quirk that should not happen to a team traveling two time zones to play a game. Saturday is Military Appreciation Day in Champaign. 3-3 Illinois is hoping for the eighth sellout in the last eleven games. It is difficult to win a conference game without a run game, especially a road game. Which version of Dylan Raiola will we see? If it's UCLA Dylan ... Gulp! I think Oregon wins but does not cover the 9.5 points. Thanks for your pregame thoughts. All time, Oregon is 1-1 at home vs. Illinois, 0-2 on the road. Oregon is 2-0 vs. Bielema, including the 2012 Rose Bowl win against Wisconsin. Can't catch him! Him being DAT. And Kiko Alonso played a great game. BEAT BIELEMA!

Gage Hurych relying on his process in Year 1 as Ducks kicker https://duckswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/ducks/football/2026/10/23/oregon-football-gage-hurych-process-not-results-driving-success/92375266007/

Ducks Wire staff predicts Oregon Ducks vs. Illinois Fighting Illini https://duckswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/ducks/football/2026/10/23/oregon-football-illinois-predictions-score-picks/92386401007/

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Who are these guys? Up the road apiece, they're having a heck of a season featuring an out-of-nowhere coach, QB, and WR. Do the Beavers have the money to keep these three in Corvallis? Last night, JMU lost to App State in OT. Oregon State's game at Boise State on 11/14 could decide the G6 PO representative. CFB-HQ On SICollege Football Freshman on Track to Surpass Jeremiah Sm...The 2026 college football season has had plenty of big moments and big players, but-- sorry, Jeremiah Smith-- is having a bigger season than a previously unknow

This is at the crux of why I believe there need to be some major changes come the end of the season. There are teams with less talent that are doing more with it than we are and that needs to change. Not trying to get into ANOTHER conversion about coaching changes but it feels like that has become the dominate theme this season.

OBD FTW 21-0 2 TOs 5 sacks 266 passing yards

A report emerged Friday from KATU News that prosecutors have declined to file a DUII charge against Oregon wide receiver Evan Stewart following his arrest over the weekend. A separate report from Ryan Clark of The Oregonian notes that prosecutors are awaiting delivery of evidence. Clark quoted the Springfield Police Department deputy chief, George Crolly: “The prosecutor has not dismissed charges. The prosecutor has not filed charges as they are awaiting evidence.”

Sounds like there will be no DUII charges at all, so no diversion required. Instead he's being charged with driving with a suspended license, a class A traffic violation. That's certainly a break for him.

Let's not forget that in Oregon, if it's your first DUII... Oregon’s DUI diversion program is a court-supervised alternative to a conviction. It is designed for certain individuals charged with DUI who are willing to meet a series of requirements over a defined period of time. Diversion is not a dismissal of the charge at the outset. Instead, it is an agreement with the court: if all conditions are successfully completed, the DUI charge may ultimately be dismissed. It's not the end of the world for ES. But IT IS time to get serious about his future. I'm fairly certain DL will want him to successfully go thru diversion.

Prosecutors decline to file DUII charge against Oregon Ducks receiver Evan Stewart

I’ll add that if Tony can somehow manage to get this team above 0.500 this year, that would be an amazing coaching job and he might have a shot at the permanent position.

Why waste your earning years in a lame Duck situation? Liked him when he was on his game, but his departure makes perfect $ to me.

Good thoughts David. Seeing the O line settle in and be productive is on everybody's wish list. Hope we do see it Saturday. I also want to see Mehringer earn the title of OC this week. A steady diet of up the middle for no gain on first and second down followed by a five yard pass on third and nine has got to stop. Mixing in screen passes that get blown up in the backfield time and time again don't count as variety. There are plenty of teams with far less skilled O lines that figure out how to move the ball and with far less skilled playmakers. If the offense can just become mid, the D can take over the game. Is that too much to ask?