Oregon's Dan Lanning on what Ducks must do to beat Ohio State
Oregon head coach Dan Lanning talks about what to anticipate within the Ducks’ top-five matchup towards Ohio State Saturday at Autzen Stadium.
ESPN's “College GameDay” is making a return to Eugene, Oregon for probably the most vital common season convention matchups this faculty soccer season: No. 2 Ohio State at No. 3 Oregon.
Host Rece Davis, alongside former Alabama soccer coach Nick Saban, Pat McAfee, Lee Corso, and Kirk Herbstreit, can be stay from Memorial Quad to preview the conflict of top-three Big Ten teams, as two nationwide championship caliber packages face off.
The program will provoke at 6 a.m. PT on Saturday — the second consecutive week the three-hour pregame present will begin earlier than the dawn. The present will happen on Oregon's campus for the twelfth time within the present's historical past, with the Ducks having an 18-12 all-time when highlighted on “College GameDay.”
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One of the most important inquiries for Saturday's version of “College GameDay” surrounds one of many present's most sacred customs: the superstar visitor picker. The most up-to-date time “GameDay” journeyed to Eugene, it had former Oregon girls's basketball legend Sabrina Ionescu because the superstar visitor picker.
So who can be this week's visitor picker on Saturday? Here's a look at some conceivable friends:
Week 7 ‘College GameDay' potential visitor pickers
In earlier weeks, “GameDay” has disclosed the superstar visitor picker on the Thursday earlier than the present. Meanwhile, here is a listing of some possible selections for this week's “College GameDay” visitor picker:
- Sabrina Ionescu: She seems to be the plain choice, as the previous Oregon girls's basketball star was the visitor picker final time “GameDay” was at Oregon in 2022. Nonetheless, Ionescu and the New York Liberty are nonetheless competing within the WNBA playoffs, making her look unbelievable.
- Justin Herbert: Similar to Ionescu, the previous Oregon soccer quarterback performs Sunday in Week 6 of the NFL season. In actuality, he's dealing with off towards former Ducks quarterback Bo Nix and the Denver Broncos at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver.
- Bo Nix: (Refer to the above).
- Marcus Mariota: With Chip Kelly revisiting Oregon for the primary time as Ohio State's offensive coordinator, might his former quarterback comply with swimsuit? The reply is (most likely) no, because the Washington Commanders' backup quarterback has a sport Sunday in Baltimore towards the Ravens.
- Wyndham Clark: The former Oregon golfer is recent off aiding Team USA in securing its 10th successive Presidents Cup Trophy.
- LeGarrette Blount: The three-time Super Bowl operating again spent two seasons with Oregon from 2008-09. During these two years, Blount rushed for a mixed 1,084 yards and 19 touchdowns.
- Joey Harrington: The former Oregon quarterback remains to be adored in Eugene, 23 years after his closing sport for the Ducks.
- Cole Hocker: If ESPN and “GameDay” need to capitalize off the latest 2024 Paris Olympics, Hocker can be the decide. The former Oregon observe and discipline alum executed one of many most interesting endings on the Paris Olympics when he surged from behind to seize the gold within the 1500-meter race for Team USA.
- Ty Burrell: Though the “Modern Family” actor is a Southern Oregon University graduate, he hails from the Beaver State. Last 12 months, he confirmed up on “College GameDay” as a visitor when Oregon encountered Utah in Salt Lake City. He lately narrated an Oregon Big Ten business for when the Ducks entered the convention.
- Phil Knight: No rationalization is important for the bond between Knight and Oregon. The Nike co-founder and Oregon graduate can be a reliable selection for “GameDay.”
- Ben Affleck: If you ponder Phil Knight, you may additionally take into consideration the actor who depicted him in “Air” — the 2023 movie that recounts how Nike secured Michael Jordan and ignited its basketball division, encompassing the Air Jordan Brand — alongside Matt Damon.
- Sam Elliott: The famed American actor is an Oregon graduate.
- Kaitlin Olson: The “It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia” actress acquired her Bachelor's diploma in theatre arts from Oregon's College of Arts and Sciences in 1997. She can be starring in ABC's new TV present “High Potential.” Disney is the father or mother firm of ESPN and ABC.
