EUGENE - Oregon coach Dan Lanning, often fired up following victories, displayed little emotion while walking slowly off the Autzen Stadium field after an unremarkable 34-27 victory over Boise State.

Boise State may have given Oregon exactly the kind of motivation it did not need.The Broncos had No. 2 Oregon in a legitimate fight Saturday afternoon at Autzen Stadium. Boise State tied the game 24-24 late in the third quarter and entered the final period with a chance to stun one of the national championship

The No. 2-ranked Oregon Ducks opened their 2026 college football season by avoiding an upset against Boise State with an exhilarating 34-27 win, led by a standout performance from Dante Moore.

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The Oregon Duck is an agent of chaos. The Oregon football team sometimes lives up to that moniker — although Saturday's season opener against Boise State offered less chaos and was more of a nail-biter — but we're here to talk about the mascot itself.

With no concern about Ohio State's No. 1 status following a 53-point win against Ball State, the conversation begins at No. 2 with some potential fallout from the Ducks surviving an upset scare.

Oregon escaped Boise State again, reinforcing a troubling pattern under Dan Lanning: plenty of talent, but too many doubts in big moments.

HOUSTON — What was shaping up to be a rain-soaked blowout of Oregon State turned into a competitive opening game of the JaMarcus Shephard era. No. 23 Houston scored 20 straight and was in full command with 6:40 to go in the third quarter.