Overview
- Oregon hosts Montana State at Autzen Stadium with kickoff at 1 p.m. PT/4 p.m. ET on BTN.
- Oregon enters Year 4 under Dan Lanning with only three combined returning starters after losing 10 NFL draftees, including Dillon Gabriel, Tez Johnson and Jordan James.
- Dante Moore is projected to make his first Oregon start after redshirting last season, while Montana State names former Stanford QB Justin Lamson as its starter.
- Montana State, last year’s FCS runner-up at 15-1, leans on Big Sky preseason offensive MVP Adam Jones, who ran for 1,172 yards and 14 touchdowns in 2024.
- Betting markets list Oregon as a heavy favorite at about 27.5 points, with the Ducks also defending a 35-game nonconference home winning streak.