Last year at Big Ten Media Days in Indianapolis, the Ducks made an immediate splash in their new conference by setting up a giant inflatable Duck outside NCAA Headquarters.
Always on offense, the progrum announced loud and proud "We're here," then proceeded to win 13 straight games and win the conference championship in their first year in the league, becoming the first team to beat Ohio State, Michigan and Penn State in one season since Michigan State did it in 2015.
It happens that Northwestern, Oregon's opponent on Saturday, 9 a.m. PT on Fox, is playing its home games this year at Martin Stadium, the home of Wildcats soccer, which overlooks Lake Michigan.