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(On The Cover) Dillon Gabriel (8) steps onto the field and prepares for his first BIG 10 matchup. The Oregon Ducks take on the UCLA Bruins in its first Big Ten Conference game in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA on Sept. 28, 2024. (Jonathan Suni/ Emerald)
(Right) The inaugural BIG 10 match for the Oregon Ducks sees a familiar foe in the UCLA Bruins who also left the PAC 12. (Jonathan Suni/Emerald)
WEEK 9 TEAM ROSTERS:
VS. OREGON ILLINOIS
OREGON OFFENSE
PLAYER
DILLON GABRIEL
DANTE MOORE
JORDAN JAMES
NOAH WHITTINGTON
TEZ JOHNSON
TRAESHON HOLDEN
EVAN STEWART
KENYON SADIQ
JAYDEN LIMAR
TERRANCE FERGUSON
JOSH CONERLY JR.
MARCUS HARPER II
IAPANI LALOULU
MATTHEW BEDFORD
NISHAD STROTHER
AJANI CORNELIUS
OREGON DEFENSE
PLAYER
JORDAN BURCH
JAMAREE
TEITUM TUIOTI
JESTIN JACOBS
BRYCE BOETTCHER
JEFFREY BASSA
DEVON JACKSON
NIKKO REED
TYSHEEM JOHNSON
KOBE SAVAGE
JABBAR MUHAMMAD
BRANDON JOHNSON
DONTAE MANNING
OREGON SPECIAL TEAMS
ILLINOIS OFFENSE
ZAKHARI FRANKLIN
PAT BRYANT
COLLIN DIXON
J.C. DAVIS
JOSH GESKY
JOSH KREUTZ
ZY CRISLER
MELVIN PRIESTLY
TANNER ARKIN
LUKE ALTMYER
AIDAN LAUGHERY
ALEXANDER CAPKA JONES
ASHTON HOLLINS
HANK BEATTY
BRANDON HENDERSON
KEVIN WIGENTON-II
ILLINOIS DEFENSE
JOSH KREUTZ
DYLAN ROSIEK
SETH COLEMAN
TORRIE COX JR.
MATTHEW BAILEY
MILES SCOTT
KALEB PATTERSON
XAVIER SCOTT
PAT FARRELL
JEREMIAH WARREN
EZEKIEL HOLMES
ALEC BRYANT
ILLINOIS SPECIAL TEAMS
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OREGON VS. ILLINOIS PREVIEW
THE DUCKS LOOK TO KEEP THINGS ROLLING ON HOMECOMING WEEKEND
BY MAX KOEBEL Sports Reporter
It is just the third time in Oregon football history that the Ducks are ranked No. 1 in the country. And this week, Oregon (7-0, 4-0 Big Ten) returns to Autzen Stadium for the first time since their thrilling onepoint victory over Ohio State, to play the No. 20 Illinois Fighting Illini (6-1, 3-1 Big Ten). It’s the first time since 2013, back when Marcus Mariota was quarterback, that the Ducks started the season 7-0. The University of Oregon community will be celebrating Homecoming Weekend and Fall Family Weekend, which should add lots of extra support in the stands as the Ducks look to improve to 8-0 on the season.
While the Ducks are at home against what should be a significantly easier opponent than Ohio State, beating Illinois will be no simple task. The Illini started the season unranked but moved into the Top 25 just a week into the season after defeating Eastern Illinois University 45-0. They moved up to No. 20 last week when they beat the defending national champions – the Michigan Wolverines, 21-7 – knocking them out of the Top 25 for the first time since 2021. Illinois’ only loss came in Week 5 on the road against No. 3 Penn State, who remains undefeated. The Illini’s success has been led by quarterback Luke Altmyer, who is 120 for 182 passing with 1,506 yards. He has thrown for 15 touchdowns and just one interception, while also rushing for 138 yards on 59 carries. In last week’s game against Michigan, Altmyer had 80 passing yards and 48 rushing yards. Supporting him on the Illini offense have been wide receivers Pat Bryant and Zakhari Franklin. They have combined for 856 yards and eight touchdown receptions this season.
Oregon likely will need to work without defensive end Jordan Burch, who missed the last two games with a knee injury and is questionable this Saturday, and tight end Terrance Ferguson, who is recovering from an appendix removal. In the first games without these star players, the team did not seem to be affected.
Of course, there was the maddening victory against Ohio State two weeks ago, but many people considered last week’s trip to Purdue a major test as well. Even though Purdue is tied for the worst record in the Big Ten, they have a history of upsetting Top 5 teams at home, even when they’re unranked.
Also, many of the best teams in the country have been known to have a serious drop-off following their biggest win of the season. The Ducks did not let either of these narratives get to them as they recorded their first shutout on the road since 1992 and beat the Boilermakers 35-0.
In that game, quarterback Dillon Gabriel threw for 290 yards and two touchdowns, while running back Jordan James ran for 50 yards and two touchdowns. James did not receive a lot of attention at the beginning of the season, as the Ducks’ roster had so much other talent overshadowing him. This season, his running game has played one of the biggest roles in the Oregon offense, and James has rushed for 717 yards with eight touchdowns on the season.
The Ducks will certainly have a battle at hand this Saturday, but based on previous weeks, this is nothing they can’t handle. Both teams will enter the game with a ton of confidence, but only one will remain
Oregon shuts out Purdue and still believes it can be better
Defense travels, and for the Ducks so do the W’s
BY JOE KRASNOWSKI Sports Reporter
The trap was laid, just like it had been many times before. Another highly-ranked team with title potential driving toward destiny, only to take a dangerous detour to Purdue where nothing seems to go as planned.
Before the then No. 2 ranked Ducks (7-0, 4-0 Big Ten) shutout Purdue (1-6, 0-4 Big Ten) 35-0 there was plenty to be nervous about.
There was the Ducks’ health, a caveat called into the light by tight-end Terrance Ferguson’s last-second “out” announcement and edge rusher Jordan Burch’s recovery from an injury. Not to mention the absence of wide receiver Traeshon Holden, who was held out due to disciplinary actions.
Adding another troubling headline hallmark that troubled Duck fans was that the Boilermakers have won nine games vs. the top two teams as an unranked team — the most all time.
Oregon had (and still has) been impervious to trap games in the past, but the specter of those ill-fated trips still loomed.
And so, Lanning counseled his team not to overlook the Boilermakers, not after a Top 5 victory just six days earlier.
Instead, the Ducks trampled over them.
“This place has a history of being a place that people struggle to come play at, especially coming off of highs like last week,” Lanning said postgame to Jared Mack of 247sports. “But I was proud that our guys were able to go out there and get a victory.”
Forcing its first shutout since 2012, Ore-
It didn’t hurt that Gabriel had plenty of time to get the ball to his play makers, thanks to another strong performance from the Ducks’ offensive line.
Stepping in for Burch, sophomores Matayo Uiagalelei and Teitum Tuioti continued to thrive, each adding a sack and consistent pressure off the edge.
And it was Evan Stewart’s performance that made Holden’s absence a null point, with the Junior transfer racking in four catches for 96 yards and taking the top of the defense with a 49-yard gain.
“We always talk about next man up and being ready for your moment,” Lanning said. “ I thought we saw some of that tonight."
Yet another strong performance only further cements Oregon’s status as a legitimate College Football Playoff contender. Barring any surprises, the Ducks will be favored in each of their games going forward, likely by multiple scores. Friday was just further proof that there are fewer teams as well-equipped for the late-stretch of the season as the Ducks.
And after one of Oregon’s most dominant performances on the season, the prevailing sentiment from Lanning and co. was this brand of beatdown continues to be the standard.
“I think watching the game from the sideline, there's a lot of things that we can still improve, a lot that we can get better at,” Lanning said.
(Below) Nikko Reed (9) and Tysheem Johnson (0) take down a UCLA receiver to stop the first down attempt. The Oregon Ducks take on the UCLA Bruins in its first Big Ten Conference game in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA on Sept. 28, 2024. (Jonathan Suni/Emerald)
WEEK 8 BIG TEN RECAP
How did the Ducks end up at No. 1?
BY BRADY RUTH Sports Editor
The Ducks’ dominating win over Purdue on Friday night opened Saturday up to watch the rest of the conference in action. While Ohio State (5-1, 2-1 Big Ten), Penn State (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten), Minnesota (4-3, 2-2 Big Ten) and Washington (4-3, 2-2 Big Ten) rested on their bye weeks, the rest of the Big Ten was in action. How did each team fare?
No. 22 Illinois earns 21-7 win over No. 24 Michigan
The Fighting Illini (6-1, 3-1 Big Ten) defeated the Wolverines (4-3, 2-2 Big Ten) for the first time since 2009 on Saturday as they scored 10 points off of Michigan turnovers in one of their biggest wins in recent history. Illinois has considerable momentum for their Week 9 trip to Eugene.
Michigan’s fall from glory has been rapid and ghastly. The Wolverines are flat-out bad. Illinois only had 267 yards of offense, and it was good enough to hand Michigan its third loss of the season. The Wolverines host their in-state rival Michigan State next week.
Michigan State stuns Iowa with 32-20 win
One week after thumping Washington, the Hawkeyes (4-3, 2-2 Big Ten) couldn’t handle Michigan State? What a weird season. MSU’s (4-3, 2-2 Big Ten) Aidan Chiles threw for 256 yards and a touchdown in a much-needed win for the Spartans before their rivalry game against Michigan next week.
Iowa, meanwhile, only had 150 passing yards and 133 ground yards. The Hawkeyes couldn’t get anything going offensively, and will look to regroup next week against Northwestern.
Wisconsin muffles Northwestern in 23-3 win
After a rocky start to their season, the Badgers (5-2, 3-1 Big Ten) appear to be back on track. They picked up their third-straight dominating conference win as they limited Northwestern (3-4, 1-3 Big Ten) to just 209 yards of offense. Tawee Walker led the charge for Wisconsin, collecting 126 ground yards in the win.
No. 16 Indiana romps Nebraska in 56-7 home win
Indiana (7-0, 4-0 Big Ten) has taken the conference by storm, collecting win after win. Saturday was no different as the Hoosiers tallied close to 500 total yards of offense and turned Nebraska’s (5-2, 2-2 Big Ten) Dylan Raiola over three times. The Hoosiers might just be legit.
Wisconsin hosts Penn State next week while Northwestern travels to Iowa with hopes to serve the Hawkeyes a second straight loss.
UCLA earns first conference win with 35-32 victory over Rutgers
The Cornhuskers’ season doesn’t get any easier as they travel for a road contest against Ohio State next week. Indiana will host ESPN’s College GameDay before its Week 9 clash against Washington.
Maryland rallies to defeat USC 29-28
A two-point conversion proved the difference in Maryland’s (4-3, 1-3 Big Ten) surprising win over the Trojans (3-4, 1-4 Big Ten). USC led 21-7 at the half, but a ferocious comeback from the Terrapins continued the Trojans’ 2024 woes.
USC’s first season in the Big Ten has been an atrocity, and the Trojans are now fighting to even make a bowl game. Maryland takes on Minnesota in Week 9 while USC hosts Rutgers.
One of the conference’s better games of the week featured a surprising result as struggling UCLA (2-5, 1-4 Big Ten) knocked off Rutgers (4-3, 1-3 Big Ten), which had looked pretty solid at times in 2024. UCLA got ahead early and never trailed in the back-and-forth affair. The Scarlet Knights couldn't get off the field on defense and dropped its 3rd game of the year.
UCLA is off next week while Rutgers looks to rebound on Friday night in a road contest against USC.
(Above) Dan Lanning begins his postgame interview after beating The Ohio State Buckeyes on Oct. 12, 2024, at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Ore. (Molly McPherson/Emerald)
DILLON GABRIEL’S HEISMAN HOPES
The Ducks quarterback's current standing in the race to the most prestigious award in collegiate football
BY LILY CRANE Sports Reporter
Ohio State seemingly had the momentum against Oregon in a Top 3 matchup, but a disastrous fumble conceded the football to the Ducks.
With 60,129 fans intently watching in Autzen Stadium, Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel put the team on his back as he rushed 27 yards into the endzone. It was not only a moment that helped the Ducks to their biggest win in Autzen, but it was a lasting snapshot of how Gabriel will be remembered in an Oregon uniform.
The three total touchdowns and 341 passing yards performance against the Buckeyes is a reflection of how Gabriel has played throughout the season. His name is in the mix for the Heisman Trophy, which is awarded to the top player in college football.
Gabriel opened the season as the Heisman favorite, according to BetMGM, an entertainment and sports betting company. A 24-14 win against the University of Idaho and a 37-34 victory over Boise State University brought the Ducks’ ranking down from No. 3 to No. 9 in the nation. Gabriel’s odds of winning the Heisman Trophy dropped with it.
The Ducks’ quarterback was sacked a total of seven times in the first two games at Autzen Stadium. Gabriel also rushed for negative 38 yards on 14 carries against the first two contests.
But Gabriel’s odds increased following his winning performance against then-ranked No. 2 Ohio State. Gabriel has 15 passing touchdowns on 2,080 yards and four rushing touchdowns through seven games.
He trailed only Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty after Week 7 with BetMGM listing Gabriel’s odds at +350. It took a few games for the Ducks’ offense to click, especially with Gabriel and other key players like wide receiver Evan Stewart transferring in.
“You just see everyone continue to grow,” Gabriel said after the Ohio State win. “I think you can see that from Week 1 to now with just how much more confident everyone is playing, but also us as a team forming as one.”
An Oregon athlete hasn’t won the coveted Heisman Trophy since former quarterback Marcus Mariota in 2014. Gabriel has a real shot at changing that, as the Ducks are having a historic season under his command of the offense.
Despite early bumps, Gabriel has the program undefeated through seven games — something that hasn’t happened since Mariota was with Oregon in 2013.
It’s not the only piece of history that Gabriel and the Ducks have accomplished this season. Last Friday, Oregon achieved its first road shutout since 1992 in a 35-0 win against Purdue.
There are only a few legitimate threats to Gabriel’s Heisman hopes other than Jeanty. Colorado wide receiver and cornerback Travis Hunter’s odds have diminished due to a shoulder injury he’s been battling. Meanwhile, quarterbacks for the University of Texas and the University of Alabama, Quinn Ewers and Jalen Milroe, have found themselves on the losing side of recent games.
University of Miami quarterback Cam Ward has the fourth-best odds of winning and has the Hurricanes undefeated. If playing in a non-Power Four conference decides Jeanty’s Heisman fate, Ward and his 20 touchdowns pose the biggest threat to Gabriel’s chances.
Oregon has consistently executed the most important task since the start of the season — winning. Recently, Gabriel has the Ducks dominating the teams they’re supposed to dominate. If they continue to take care of business and Gabriel continues to perform as he did against the Buckeyes, there’s a good chance that he’ll find himself at the Heisman Ceremony come December.
The looming travel facing
(Right) Oregon offensive analyst, Antonio Parks, walks into the iconic Rose Bowl Stadium with his Oregon Ducks. The Oregon Ducks take on the UCLA Bruins in its first Big Ten Conference game in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA on Sept. 28, 2024. (Jonathan Suni/ Emerald)
(Far Right) Evan Stewart and the Oregon Ducks walk into the iconic Rose Bowl Stadium as they prepare for their first BIG 10 conference matchup. (Jonathan Suni/ Emerald)
looming burdens of facing the Ducks
zone real quick because you gotta play a game. If you’ve never done that before, it’ll mess with you a little bit,”
It’s no secret that Oregon tends to appeal to recruits from the west, given its location, so much of the team may be limited in the amount of experience they have
“You’re bumping over those time zones, you got to get active real quick, hydration is a big thing too, you got to make sure you’re hydrated. I know you don’t want to [hydrate] on the plane, but that’s the biggest
It’s absolutely on-brand for this Oregon team to have every base covered, especially the often talked about travel schedule for most of the Big Ten. Nothing catches Dan Lanning by surprise — this is the No. 1
This team has prided itself on its attention to detail and commitment to doing everything the right way, which is epitomized in how the team treats long, eastbound travel, especially in a shortened week. The commitment to this specific kind of excellence is sparked by trust in veterans like Harper, who know exactly the capabilities of a team that works to check off every sin-
“You gotta get a lot of sleep…just to get ahead of the process and even make it neutralized. So, you can do all the treatment in the world, but the best treatment is just sleep,” Harper said. “Luckily, I’m from [the Midwest], so [my teammates] can ask me if they need some help.”
'ON INNOVATION' PART VI: I GET CHILLS
I watched the European Super League get shot down. “Project Rudy” feels far too similar.
BY OWEN MURREY Sports reporter
I remember April 18, 2021. It’s right in the middle of the European soccer season, a couple months after the winter transfer window closes and a month or so before the season ends.
It’s the day the European Super League was announced. The concept — to isolate the best few teams in a league that would ensure their profits and big-time matchups — goes against everything in the history of the sport. The reckoning that followed was individual and unique in the absolute backlash that it drew. Legendary figures across the sport condemned it. The UK’s government put out a statement speaking out against it.
When I read the briefing for “Project Rudy,” a new proposal intended to “revitalize” college football by creating a new super-conference intended to boost views and profits for the biggest teams, I got chills. I texted my friend: “I see the Super League all over again.” I started to pick it apart.
The reins of the push for innovation across college football are in the hands of many. It lies with schools, commissioners and players. It’s those people who decide where the sport goes, but it’s the fans who can push back.
The key issue from the college version of the Super League — the part that people behind plans like these can’t seem to understand — is that not every game has to be a barnburner. If you played the Civil War every week, it wouldn’t matter as much. Sixty thousand people still showed up at Autzen Stadium for a game against Michigan State where the line at kickoff was 23.5 points in the Ducks’ favor. People don’t show up just for the game. They come to the stadium to be part of a community; one that matters more than the game does.
The question lies in whether American fans will show up in the way that the European fans did.
The retaliation to the European Super League was swift and absolute. Fans protested outside stadiums. Social media was taken over by outright rejection of the prospect.
There’s an enduring image from those protests. Former Chelsea FC goalkeeper Petr Čech, now in a front office role with the club, entered the masses outside Stamford Bridge (Chelsea’s stadium). Behind him are signs reading “Shame on you Chelsea,” and “Football belongs to us, not you.”
There was not one ounce of support — except there was an immeasurable amount of it in the thousands that showed up to defend their team, and their sport. Less than nine hours later, the club released a statement announcing that it would withdraw from the Super League. The other teams soon followed.
Will the same happen in America? I don’t know.
It’s important to recognize that the attitude towards sport is completely different between the two continents. In England, there’s a for-the-sport culture that contradicts everything about television contracts in America. Even with the 21st-century work that has been done to eradicate it (in the UK in particular), it still exists. The FA Cup is still played every year, like it has been for over 150 years, and most professional, semi-professional and amateur teams in the nation are invited.
No one over here could imagine the Yankees coming to Eugene to play the Emeralds in a competitive game. No one over here seems to think of the non-commercial implications of a movement like this, which seems to think only of the best and never of the rest. No one over here thinks of the sport.
I talked to College GameDay host Rece Davis about
“Project Rudy” when the show visited two weeks ago. He brought up some good points, while admitting that he didn’t have the full picture.
“That's what the fans want, and truth be told,” Davis told me, “it's what the players want. They'd much rather Oregon play Ohio State than an FCS team. I know it's a little bit different, but I think they'd rather play a schedule full of those, instead of some of the quote-unquote lesser games.”
But especially in a season such as this one, which Chuck Culpepper described for the Washington Post a couple of weeks ago as “a season loaded with faith, hope and parity,” it should be more obvious than ever that the stories that matter aren’t just the battles of giants. Let’s remember how tenuous the rope the Ducks walked against the University of Idaho and Boise State was two weeks in.
As a storyteller, I’ll never forget watching Oregon vs Ohio State. There’s a property that makes those Top 5, top-whatever games special — a level of quality that you just don’t get, even among the chaos of unranked-versus-ranked teams.
I’ll also never forget the incredible upset that Vanderbilt University pulled off against the University of Alabama earlier this year. That was as special as any game this season. It wouldn’t have been possible in an over-innovated world where this “Super League” exists.
(Above) The previously No. 3 ranked Oregon Ducks football team took on the previously No. 2 ranked Ohio State University Buckeyes on Oct. 12, 2024, at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Ore. (Molly McPherson/Emerald)
RANKING THE FOUR BIG TEN NEWCOMERS
How have the former Pac-12 teams done in the Big Ten?
BY BECK PARSONS Sports reporter
This offseason, the Oregon Ducks, Washington Huskies, UCLA Bruins and USC Trojans became the four newest members of the Big Ten Conference. How do these four programs stack up after spending half a season in the Big Ten?
#4. UCLA Bruins (2-5, 1-4 Big Ten)
It’s been a year to forget for Bruins fans. UCLA sits 17th in the Big Ten’s 18-team standings and possesses the worst statistical offense in the conference. The Bruins average a conference-worst 17.4 points per game thanks to a running attack averaging less than 65 yards per game.
Minnesota (105.9 yards-per-game) is the only other Big Ten program averaging less than 120 rushing yards per game. UCLA also ranks 17th in the Big Ten in yards-pergame (302.1) and passing yards allowed per game (268.7). Oregon quarterback (and heir apparent to Dillon Gabriel) Dante Moore should be glad he transferred out of L.A. when he did.
23-ranked team and jumped to No. 11 after impressive wins over No. 13 LSU and Utah State.
However, they’ve lost four of their last five games, including three straight. All four losses were one-score games and three were decided by a field goal or less. USC’s most recent loss was maybe their most frustrating, as the Trojans blew a 14-point fourth quarter lead to Maryland on Saturday.
USC ranks fifth in the conference in scoring offense (30.3 points-per-game) but 13th in scoring defense (22.0). Their Pro Football Focus pass, block and run block grades (50.0 and 56.0 respectively) are the 17th and T-16th best among the Big Ten’s 18 teams.
#2. Washington Huskies (4-3, 2-2 Big Ten)
The Huskies were expected to take a step back after losing most of last year’s championship-contending team, but no one was sure how far they’d fall. New head coach Jedd Fisch’s first year has been a mixed bag. Washington had a solid win against then-ranked Michigan, but their three other wins came against relative afterthoughts in Weber State University, Eastern Michigan University and Northwestern.
fense leads the Big Ten, allowing only 123 yards-per-game, but their run defense allows 143.3 yards per game, the conference’s fourth-most.
UW has largely played solid football but will need to step it up down the stretch if it wants to see any extended success.
#1. Oregon Ducks (7-0, 4-0 Big Ten)
The Ducks are the nation’s top-ranked team after shutting out Purdue 35-0 on Friday and watching the No. 1 Texas Longhorns fall to No. 5 Georgia on Saturday.
Quarterback Dillon Gabriel reinvigorated his Heisman campaign the week before by outplaying Will Howard and then No. 2-ranked Ohio State in primetime. Gabriel leads the Big Ten with 2,172 combined yards and leads the country with a 77.0% completion percentage.
The defense has been outstanding and recently earned the program’s first shutout in 12 years. Steering it all is Dan Lanning, who has continued to turn heads across the country with his ability to both outcoach and out-recruit elite programs like Ohio State.
Six weeks of Big Ten conference play remain. Oregon losing its spot atop this list would be shocking, but its No. 1 national ranking remains unsecured, and there’s plenty of time for things to change before Dec. 7’s Big Ten Football Championship Game decides which team is truly the Big
The Oregon defense brings down Dillon Johnson (7). The University of Oregon Ducks Football team lost to the University of Washington Huskies in an away match at Husky Stadium in Seattle, Wash., on Oct. 14, 2023. (Eric Becker Emerald)
