Oregon Hosts Boise State as Moore Returns for Final Season — SkimNews
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- Dante Moore returns for his final Oregon season after turning down a projected No. 2 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, coming off a campaign where he completed 72% of passes for 3,565 yards, 30 TDs and 10 INTs — though eight of those interceptions came against CFP opponents.
- Oregon enters at No. 2, the highest preseason ranking in program history, and fields eight players in CBS Sports' top 100 NFL Draft prospect rankings, including top-14 talents Moore and DT A'Mauri Washington.
- Boise State arrives riding three straight conference championships and a 27-4 conference record over four seasons, with QB Maddux Madsen looking to atone for a 3.7 yards-per-attempt outing in the Broncos' 37-34 loss to Oregon in 2024.
- Boise State's rushing attack — paced by Dylan Riley and Sire Gaines, who combined for nearly 2,000 yards and 18 TDs last season — draws what the source calls perhaps the best interior defensive line in college football.
- The matchup kicks off Saturday, Sept. 5 at 3:30 p.m. ET at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, broadcast on CBS and streaming on Paramount+, with the prediction being a low-scoring Oregon win and the play going Under 51.5 total points.
Why it matters: Oregon's roster depth — eight top-100 NFL Draft prospects and what the source labels the best interior defensive line in college football — gives the Ducks a structural advantage Boise State cannot match in personnel. The matchup tests whether Maddux Madsen can reverse his 2024 efficiency numbers and whether Boise State's Riley-Gaines rushing tandem can crack that front before the Broncos' Pac-12 favorite and CFP aspirations take their first hit.
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