EUGENE, Ore. — The Montana State Bobcats are at Autzen Stadium take on the Oregon Ducks in both football teams' season opener.
Montana State is ranked No. 2 in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 after a runner-up finish in 2024. The Ducks, who are ranked No. 7 in the Associated Press Top 25, lost in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals to Ohio State at the Rose Bowl to conclude their 2024 season.
The Ducks are 28.5-point favorites to win Saturday’s game, which will kick off at 2 p.m. Mountain time and air on the Big Ten Network. Oregon is paying MSU $680,000.
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This is MSU's first game at Autzen Stadium and first trip to Eugene since 1947, when the Norm Van Brocklin-led Ducks beat the Cats 27-14 at H