EUGENE - Mario Cristobal knows what he is walking into.
The No. 12 Oregon Ducks play at No. 25 Washington State Saturday in a 4:30 p.m. game in Martin Stadium.
It will cap a day that will begin for WSU fans at 6 a.m., when ESPN College GameDay goes live from Pullman for the first time ever.
Small town + big game + national attention = combustible environment.
"It will be wild," said Cristobal, who has guided Oregon to 5-1 start in his first season as Oregon's coach. "I haven't been there personally, but as you talk in coaching circles, it's a great atmosphere.