No. 2 Oregon Hosts Boise State Saturday on CBS — SkimNews
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- Oregon opens the 2026 season at No. 2 — its highest preseason ranking in program history — hosting Boise State on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on CBS from Autzen Stadium in Eugene.
- Dante Moore returned to Oregon despite a projected No. 2 overall NFL Draft selection, having completed 72% of his passes for 3,565 yards, 30 touchdowns and 10 interceptions last season — eight of those INTs came against CFP opponents.
- Boise State enters on three consecutive conference championships and headlines the new-look Pac-12, going 27-4 in conference play over the past four seasons under QB Maddux Madsen.
- Madsen managed just 3.7 yards per attempt in his first major start against Oregon in 2024, yet Boise State still nearly pulled a 37-34 upset.
- Boise State's rushing attack — paced by Dylan Riley and Sire Gaines combining for nearly 2,000 yards and 18 touchdowns — faces what the source calls perhaps the best interior defensive line in college football.
- Oregon fields eight players in CBS Sports' top 100 NFL Draft prospect rankings, including Moore and DT A'Mauri Washington in the top 14, fueling predictions of the program's best-ever roster.
- The prediction: Oregon wins a low-scoring game, with the pick being Under 51.5.
Why it matters: Oregon's national title hopes hinge on Moore cleaning up the eight interceptions he threw against CFP opponents last season — a vulnerability Boise State already exposed in a 37-34 near-upset two years ago. A Boise State win would legitimize its claim as the Pac-12's CFP entrant after three straight conference championships and 27-4 conference play over four seasons.
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