This is a big game, the biggest the Ducks have played since the Rose Bowl in January and the PAC-12 Conference Championship Game in 2023. They lost both of those.
What's different now is that Dan Lanning has built his team to peak at the right time, and in 2025, they have the secondary talent to match up with an elite passing attack.
Oregon has the No. 1 pass defense in the nation this season, holding opponents to 127.3 per game and a passer rating 94.26. To give context, Dante Moore's passer rating is 168.6, fourth highest in the nation.