Never miss a CFP - Natty Road 🏈 update!
EUGENE — New season; same kind of start at Autzen Stadium. Oregon opens the preseason ranked sky-high, survives a September struggle game, and the college football universe cranks up the “overrated” narrative.
Dan Lanning’s Ducks have been efficient, explosive, and mostly businesslike since joining the Big Ten, 18-3 against conference opponents and only losing to the eventual national champs. But Natty Road isn’t paved with one-score wins over unranked Boise State year after year. National titles live in moments where a team decides to bury anyone and everyone in their playoff path.
Oregon’s national title aspirations demand something darker, and packing a sharper edge. Natty Road won’t run through Eugene until this program is done being “nice” about it.
Here’s how the Lanning-era numbers back this up:
