The national media is waking up to Oregon, and realizing just how much better this team is than those cautious/question mark preseason evaluations.
Big Noon kickoff will be at Northwestern for the Oregon-Northwestern game, and they're not there to talk about the Wildcats.
Northwestern lost at Tulane in Week One 23-3, won Saturday against Western Illinois 42-7. SMU transfer quarterback Preston Stone had a big day against the Leathernecks, 21-29 passing for 245 yards and three touchdowns, adding a scramble that went for 13 yards.
The Wildcats ran for 281 yards on 41 carries, 6.9 yards a carry on their FCS/Ohio Valley Conference opponent, led by 5-10, 215-pound senior Cam Porter who had 12 carries for 91 yards including a 43-yard touchdown early in the first quarter.