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SC's backups? Meh. But the starting players are a different story. AP NewsJayden Maiava, new playmakers lead No. 14 USC to 42-26 wi...Jayden Maiava passed for 286 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another score, and No. 14 Southern California opened a season of high expectations with a 42-26 victory over San Jose State.

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Spot On! However, SC being thin in quality backups is the norm in today's college football world with NIL and unregulated free agency. Saint Nick, for one, knew the time was right to jump ship.

Boise State 3 - Oregon 1. Right? Just Win, Baby! Old Huey Bris scares the whey out of me. With a new O-line, I have my doubts OBD will cover the -24.5. With a 16-game or 17-game season needed to win it all, player health has to be the guiding principle. On December 6, 2026, the number of points scored against a G6 team in Week 1 is not going to factor into Oregon's ranking or PO seeding. On the other hand, for its PO hopes, Boise coach Spencer Danielson knows that his team needs to keep the score close, and that Boise State will not play another game this season against the 2nd-ranked team in the nation on national television. Last season, No. 1 seed Indiana did not play a P4 opponent OOC and was fortunate to win on the road against 4-loss Iowa and 6-loss Penn State. No penalty for two close wins against teams not in contention for the PO. The folks on the PO Committee are influenced by wins and losses. Last season, if Texas had defeated 4-8 Florida by a single point, the Longhorns would have been in the PO field. Win the darn game and get ready for a road game against another fired-up, rebuilt opponent in front of a rabid crowd.

I don't think Lanning can stop a run up unless he goes real conservative in play calling.

I. Further consolidation of teams financially able to compete into an NFL-Lite structure, including a draft, a salary cap, restrictions on free agency, enforced poaching penalties, pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement with football players recognized as employees. (We could also see NBA-Lite for Men's basketball.) To avoid Title IX issues, the Moneyball sports take no money from schools and operate as partnerships outside a school's athletic department. Private equity, including investments by boosters, is the source of capital needed to cover startup operations free of public university money. With NFL-Lite, there is a return to regional competition for the other sports. II. Legislative help in response to judges not allowing the NCAA and now the Power 4 conferences to regulate college athletics, including determining eligibility. AP NewsCollege sports kicks off its season under the long shadow...Threats and lawsuits have rocked college sports for weeks. The NCAA's new five-year eligibility rule has led to lawsuits, with all major conferences barring players from returning after turning pro. III. Atlas shrugs? Without protection from litigation, the Power 4 announce that they will stop awarding athletic scholarships and directly paying athletes. If the arena disappears, there goes NIL. These are my WAGs. The final format will follow the money.

First game of the season. New offensive line. Let's not get too cocky before the first snap of the season. I say, just win the game. Beyond that, let the game circumstances dictate who gets playing time. Go Ducks!

That UNC game was some seriously hot garbage imo. The Stanford game was a bummer in the end, but a fun comeback. Rooting hard for the MWC this season for some reason 😆

This isn’t Portland State…but it also might not be the same BSU we’ve seen the last couple decades. They have a completely retooled offensive line kicking the season off against an experienced NFL defensive front on the road, that alone should be a big yikes for them.

In a low-scoring game, this insipid call stopped a TCU drive. CFB-HQ On SIUNC-TCU May Have Already Given College Football Its Worst...A new taunting rule was supposed to give college football officials clearer guidelines heading into the 2026 season. Instead, it produced one of the most argued

With that kind of wealth comes expectations. These are no longer just college kids. The amount of resources spent to turn the men into machines is crazy. It changes the posture of the way I root for my favorite team. I have no delusions about the transformation of the collegiate athlete from amateur to professional. The college game has changed so fast and it's not slowing down anytime soon. What are we watching 5 years from now?

1 Mil for a starter on a Power 4 team. 13 QBs making over 3 Mil compared to 5 last year. 33K the average pay for play. Dante Moore Holds Surprising Place Among College Football’s Highest-Paid Players

J. Stew predicts a Natty, Heisman and Jamari Johnson a top ten pick. Oregon Legend Jonathan Stewart Drops Three Massive Predictions for the Ducks

The true backups were in most of the second half, I wouldn't read any more into it than our opponents score in our first round playoff game last year. In the first half they were dominant on defense, and the QB Maiava put up an 89% completion rate game. I do think some of that was San Jose not dealing well with the heat and humidity, they didn't have any explosiveness on either side of the ball. Certainly there is a steep drop-off in talent from the starters to the backups at USC, but I expect USC has taken a bigger jump this off season than most expected. Will they close the gap with us? Probably a little bit, but we'll have to wait and see.

250+ rushing yards, no T.O. (turnovers Mario, not time-outs), and at least four sacks. Three Bold Predictions Before Oregon Ducks vs. Boise State Broncos

Somehow, I do not think this is the first of two "possible" meetings this year. Oregon vs. Oklahoma State Stakes Rise For This One Reason

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The humidity in socal has been deep south levels for the past few weeks, which is atypical to go on for so long. I've living in San Diego over 20 years and this is the longest and most intense humidity I can remember. Southern Californian's deal with this one of two ways: head to the beach to soak in the 70 degree Pacific Ocean or stay in an air conditioned spot. I'm not surprised the treated this like an NFL preseason game.

TE transfer Olesh opens up about his side of the White-Out and his Penn St. time. Oregon Transfer Andrew Olesh’s Candid Admission About Penn State Loss

I'm back from the off-season, but still busy as heck. I think it's most likely we will see 2s and 3s as part of the baseline plan from the kickoff, just because that is what happened last year. Some position battles carry into the out of conference start of the season. RB comes to mind from last year. I do think we will see players at decided positions that aren't part of the two deep be put in as soon as we have a comfortable enough lead. Whether or not we have blowout is dependent on how go everyone plays, because I think pretty much everyone is going to play.

It actually got to nearly 97 in LA yesterday.......a health issue for quite a few folks in direct sun for 4 hours.

They will have one advantage against Oregon on September 12th. It will likely be 100+ degrees. They will be much improved over last season, but it will probably take some time to gel. I also don’t think they will be very good defensively. Mestemaker is going to have to score a lot of points.

Oklahoma State QB led the nation last year in passing while at the Mean Green of North Texas. Will the Duck defense be up to the task? Will the future NFL front line feast on the new Cowboy QB? Oregon Ducks On SIOregon vs. Oklahoma State Stakes Rise For This One ReasonWhile the No. 2 Oregon Ducks prepare for their season opener on Sept. 5 against the Boise State Broncos at Autzen Stadium, many fans are also looking forward to

I don’t think the Ducks will get a chance to get too deep into the roster. There are three things in life that are certain. Death, taxes and Boise State playing great against Oregon. I’ll wait to give my prediction later in the week, but I think it will be a one-score game. Part of the reasoning is BSU’s consistency and it being the first game of the season. The other part is Oregon’s new coordinators. They’re not new to the program, but I think they’ll experience some growing pains. Especially if they try to run a vanilla game plan.

Trying to decide what is more shocking for Ex-Ducks: Byron Cardwell’s 5 carries for -4 yards against Youngstown State. Or Justin Flowe being 3rd string on UNLV’s depth chart. Yikes!