You can have Ohio State, Wisconsin, and even UCLA and Washington, the game that the Oregon Ducks must show up for this fall is a road affair with the Purdue Boilermakers. Coach Dan Lanning can't afford to have his team slip up in West Lafayette.
in Eugene on Oct. 12 has game of the year potential. Road trips to Ann Arbor and Madison in November could prove troublesome. Even teams that have been tough at their place or recently are in the mix.for a loss at home to preseason No. 2 Ohio State. That game will carry as much hype as anything this season. Both teams could propel themselves into the frontrunner spot for the Big Ten as well as a high ranking from the College Football Playoff Committee.
Those trips to Wisconsin and Michigan are tough environments with grace paid to those who leave with a loss. Would those be upsets? Absolutely. But dropping a game in Camp Randall, with one of the rowdiest crowds in sports, or in "The Big House", with more than 100,000 strong, is something that happens to the best teams.An Oregon “O” adorns player helmets during practice with the Oregon Ducks Friday, Aug. 9, 2024 at the Hatfield-Dowlin Complex in Eugene, Ore.
Back in 2021, Purdue went on the road and topped No. 2 Iowa 24-7. Three weeks later, and back to being unranked, the Boilermakers upended No. 3 Michigan at home.
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