From the outside, Chris Petersen remembers being aware of a strong national view of the Pac-12 in the middle of this decade.
“Five years later, we don’t even know how to play football anymore,” the fifth-year Washington coach said during the Pac-12 Football Media Day in July, citing outsiders’ perspective.
The Oregon Ducks can alter that storyline. Just as Petersen’s Huskies did last year, Oregon will open the season Aug. 31 vs. Auburn in a showcase game. This one’s in Arlington, Texas, giving the Ducks a more neutral site than in Washington’s contest in Atlanta that resulted in a 21-16 Auburn victory.