Overview
- No. 6 Oregon (7-1, 4-1) visits No. 20 Iowa (6-2, 4-1) on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on CBS, a game that carries College Football Playoff ramifications after the Ducks debuted No. 9 in the CFP rankings.
- Coach Dan Lanning said quarterback Dante Moore practiced the past two weeks and is expected to play after leaving the Wisconsin win with a bloody nose.
- Forecasts call for temperatures in the mid‑40s with a 100% chance of rain at Kinnick Stadium, conditions both programs have prepared to handle.
- Oregon enters with a 10-game road winning streak, the longest active run in the FBS, while Iowa’s defense is allowing about 13.3 points per game and quarterback Mark Gronowski has a rushing touchdown in every game.
- A pivotal subplot is Oregon’s red‑zone defense, which has allowed points on all 13 opponent trips with 10 touchdowns, against an Iowa offense that ranks highly in red‑zone conversion.