Looking at the schedule, it is pretty weird. We've got a bye after playing three cupcakes. Oregon, who already played OK State, plays NW and Oregon State before us (no bye). Just a note on OK State, they only beat UT Martin 27-7 in their opening week. And UT Martin got walloped 42-17 by UTEP Saturday. It is going to be a long, long season in Stillwater. While OR recruits really, really well with deep NIL pockets, four of their five starting OL are new to go along with a 60% new roster. They had ten players drafted into the NFL. Back to their OL, they are expected to start three xfer players who come from Wyoming, Nevada and TX State. The announcers mentioned the kid from Nevada who was an all-conference player and was considered, by many, to be the top portal player in last year's class.
Both DTs were drafted. One by the Steelers in the first round and the other went in the second round.
Interestingly, Oregon does not play Ohio State, Michigan or Illinois. The kid who killed us last year was also drafted. That is WR Tez Johnson, who had 11 catches for 181 yards.
We'll be the first quality team they play. We can be far more physical than what they've seen this year. I would expect us to try and run the ball against their two new DTs. I will say this, they are BIG along the D and O lines.
