Saturday, October 25
Eugene, Ore.
4:00 PM
University of Oregon
vs
Wisconsin
Photo by: GoDucks.com
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The Ducks host the Badgers on Saturday (4 p.m., FS1).
EUGENE, Ore. — It's time for the Oregon football team to get to work on another extended home winning streak.
Two weeks after an 18-game win streak at Autzen Stadium came to an end, the No. 6 Ducks are back at home Saturday to host Wisconsin. Kickoff for the "Grateful Ducks" themed game is set for 4 p.m.
Oregon is 6-1 overall and 3-1 in the Big Ten, having bounced back from a loss to Indiana by trouncing Rutgers on the road last week. The Badgers are 2-5 overall and 0-4 in the conference; the two teams do no have a common opponent so far this season.
The Ducks lead the all-time series between the two, 4-3, including a four-game win streak capped by a victory last season in Madison, Wisc. They split two previous matchups in Eugene, with Wisconsin winning in 1977 and Oregon evening the score in 2001.
Saturday's game will be televised by FS1, with Tim Brando providing play by play, analysis from Devin Gardner and with Josh Sims reporting from the sidelines.
Some storylines to watch when the game kicks off …
1. The Ducks are coming off a comfortable win at Rutgers. The Badgers haven't scored a point in their last two games.
Oregon has a bye next week, so there's potentially the risk of the Ducks losing their focus before a week off and then a grueling November. But the UO football team can't afford to take its foot off the gas if it wants to make a return appearance in the College Football playoff.
"There's a lot of things that Wisconsin actually does really well," UO head coach Dan Lanning said. "Their special teams and defensive play has been really good, and if you look at offense, they've been affected by injuries. But if you watch the film you're like 'Man, the ball bounced the wrong way on this play.' They've been just kind of unfortunate, some bad luck on some plays, but you see a team that's capable of having a lot of success."
2. A rainy forecast could test Oregon's ability to overcome adversity, after what's so far been a mild fall without many chances to practice in the rain.
But the Ducks have been tested by adversity multiple times this month already. First came the loss to the Hoosiers. Then, last week's game at Rutgers saw Oregon fumble away the ball on the opening possession.
"We talked all week about starting fast and we kind of started fast in the wrong direction," Lanning said. "I do think they had a good response, and I really liked the energy that our team had throughout. That was kind of a good punch in the mouth early. For the guys to come out there and the defense to put out the fire, hold them to a field goal there, and then the offense to respond and be able to create a real positive drive, that was a big positive."
3. Oregon is a heavy favorite entering today's game, understandable given recent results.
But the Ducks were favored by nearly two touchdowns entering last week's matchup, before the Badgers turned the game into a rock fight that the UO football team won, 16-13. That broke a streak of nine straight 30-point games for Oregon.
"It's probably one of the best defenses when it comes to disguise," Lanning said. "What it looks like pre-snap is different than what it looks like post-snap. … They game-plan your runs really well. I think that's a big piece of it. They make sure to get the extra hat where necessary and they do a good job of avoiding explosive plays. It's really sound. They're difficult. They pitch different looks at you. There's different guys who can pressure, unconventional pressures at times, which makes it a real challenge."
4. The Ducks played last week without injured running back Jayden Limar, and Lanning made it sound this week like Limar could miss another game Saturday.
In his absence at Rutgers, Noah Whittington scored three touchdowns. Depth was provided by true freshmen Dierre Hill Jr. and Jordon Davison, who each run for a score while combining for 162 rushing yards.
"When you see guys do it at a high level in practice and play with speed and do their job the right way, that allows you to say, 'Okay, I can go see that guy on the field,'" Lanning said. "For every one of our guys that touch the field, that's gotta show up in practice first. And it shows up in practice for both of those guys."
5. The other position in Oregon's offensive backfield last week saw depth provided by Brock Thomas, a Eugene native who was the second quarterback into the game at Rutgers once the Ducks had a comfortable lead.
Thomas wasn't the most heralded recruit on the UO depth chart, but at least last week, he got the nod behind Dante Moore.
"These guys earn it in practice," Lanning said. "We don't care about your status; the stars (in recruiting rankings), that part doesn't matter. You earn reps through what you do in practice. We've had a lot of guys who've done that. Brock has done a really good job; Luke (Moga) and Austin (Novosad) have done a really good job. We feel like those guys can go win for us as well. And who knows? That role might change in the future."
Two weeks after an 18-game win streak at Autzen Stadium came to an end, the No. 6 Ducks are back at home Saturday to host Wisconsin. Kickoff for the "Grateful Ducks" themed game is set for 4 p.m.
Oregon is 6-1 overall and 3-1 in the Big Ten, having bounced back from a loss to Indiana by trouncing Rutgers on the road last week. The Badgers are 2-5 overall and 0-4 in the conference; the two teams do no have a common opponent so far this season.
The Ducks lead the all-time series between the two, 4-3, including a four-game win streak capped by a victory last season in Madison, Wisc. They split two previous matchups in Eugene, with Wisconsin winning in 1977 and Oregon evening the score in 2001.
Saturday's game will be televised by FS1, with Tim Brando providing play by play, analysis from Devin Gardner and with Josh Sims reporting from the sidelines.
Some storylines to watch when the game kicks off …
1. The Ducks are coming off a comfortable win at Rutgers. The Badgers haven't scored a point in their last two games.
Oregon has a bye next week, so there's potentially the risk of the Ducks losing their focus before a week off and then a grueling November. But the UO football team can't afford to take its foot off the gas if it wants to make a return appearance in the College Football playoff.
"There's a lot of things that Wisconsin actually does really well," UO head coach Dan Lanning said. "Their special teams and defensive play has been really good, and if you look at offense, they've been affected by injuries. But if you watch the film you're like 'Man, the ball bounced the wrong way on this play.' They've been just kind of unfortunate, some bad luck on some plays, but you see a team that's capable of having a lot of success."
2. A rainy forecast could test Oregon's ability to overcome adversity, after what's so far been a mild fall without many chances to practice in the rain.
But the Ducks have been tested by adversity multiple times this month already. First came the loss to the Hoosiers. Then, last week's game at Rutgers saw Oregon fumble away the ball on the opening possession.
"We talked all week about starting fast and we kind of started fast in the wrong direction," Lanning said. "I do think they had a good response, and I really liked the energy that our team had throughout. That was kind of a good punch in the mouth early. For the guys to come out there and the defense to put out the fire, hold them to a field goal there, and then the offense to respond and be able to create a real positive drive, that was a big positive."
3. Oregon is a heavy favorite entering today's game, understandable given recent results.
But the Ducks were favored by nearly two touchdowns entering last week's matchup, before the Badgers turned the game into a rock fight that the UO football team won, 16-13. That broke a streak of nine straight 30-point games for Oregon.
"It's probably one of the best defenses when it comes to disguise," Lanning said. "What it looks like pre-snap is different than what it looks like post-snap. … They game-plan your runs really well. I think that's a big piece of it. They make sure to get the extra hat where necessary and they do a good job of avoiding explosive plays. It's really sound. They're difficult. They pitch different looks at you. There's different guys who can pressure, unconventional pressures at times, which makes it a real challenge."
4. The Ducks played last week without injured running back Jayden Limar, and Lanning made it sound this week like Limar could miss another game Saturday.
In his absence at Rutgers, Noah Whittington scored three touchdowns. Depth was provided by true freshmen Dierre Hill Jr. and Jordon Davison, who each run for a score while combining for 162 rushing yards.
"When you see guys do it at a high level in practice and play with speed and do their job the right way, that allows you to say, 'Okay, I can go see that guy on the field,'" Lanning said. "For every one of our guys that touch the field, that's gotta show up in practice first. And it shows up in practice for both of those guys."
5. The other position in Oregon's offensive backfield last week saw depth provided by Brock Thomas, a Eugene native who was the second quarterback into the game at Rutgers once the Ducks had a comfortable lead.
Thomas wasn't the most heralded recruit on the UO depth chart, but at least last week, he got the nod behind Dante Moore.
"These guys earn it in practice," Lanning said. "We don't care about your status; the stars (in recruiting rankings), that part doesn't matter. You earn reps through what you do in practice. We've had a lot of guys who've done that. Brock has done a really good job; Luke (Moga) and Austin (Novosad) have done a really good job. We feel like those guys can go win for us as well. And who knows? That role might change in the future."
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