1 hour ago1 hr Moderator No. The two opening games for Oregon in 2026 are flying under many early out-of-conference (OOC) games, including Week 2 games that see Ohio State at Texas and Oklahoma at Michigan.Understood and to be expected.Oregon's two opening out-of-conference (OOC) matchups are not an Indiana, USC, Nebraska, U Who, or Penn State OOC cupcake fest.Oregon is 1-3 against Boise State, the highest-ranked G6 team in most preseason polls, coming to Eugene with a veteran QB in Maddux Madsen and a quality coach in Spencer Danielson.The line of Oregon -24.5 is IMO out of line, especially with three new starters on the Oregon O-line.The Week 2 game against the Cowboys in Oklahoma State's T. Boone Pickens Stadium will be played in a madhouse that comes close to bringing the same decibels 'heard' in Autzen Stadium.The Paddle People sit on top of the visiting team, while they maniacally bang their paddles on the stadium walls in support of their Cowboys.The Oregon game is the home opener for Oklahoma State, the debut for Coach Morris and his North Texas West team in Stillwater. The starting QB, Drew Mestemaker, led FBS in passing yards in 2025, throwing for over 4,000 yards.Much of Mestemaker's Mean Green supporting cast on offense came west with Morris and Mestemaker.With an 11 AM start time in Stillwater, this is the first 9 AM body clock kickoff for Oregon in 2026. I expect the Ohio State game will kickoff at Noon Eastern.Students are being encouraged to pull an all-nighter with adult beverages on hand to promote rowdy support for their Cowboys.OBD scalped The Mullet 69-3 last season; I doubt the Cowboys fans will need much encouragement to be fired up and freaked out.Another optimistic line for OBD, -19.5.I expect Oregon will win both of the opening games, but if Oregon does not cover in one or both contests, many college fans will assume Oregon is overrated.That's fine, eh; it's a 12-game regular season with attention-getting games remaining at USC, at Ohio State, and home against Michigan.Beat Boise!AP NewsWith a slew of fresh faces, new Oklahoma State football c...New Oklahoma State football coach Eric Morris was busy bringing people together long before fall camp started Wednesday.
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