The Oregon Ducks have enjoyed prime-time games the past couple of weeks on major networks as they fully relish the move to the Big Ten Conference.
However, you knew an afternoon time slot was coming with the slate of games remaining on the No. 1 Ducks schedule. While we have a 12:30 p.m. PDT kickoff this weekend against the Michigan Wolverines on CBS, Oregon’s Week 11 game against the Maryland Terrapins will be played at 4 p.m. PST and be carried on Big Ten Network.
It will be the first time Oregon and Maryland have played each other on the gridiron, so that presents a small level of intrigue. However, the Terrapins have been a bottom-half team in the Big Ten this season, so it doesn’t project to be a very good game on paper.
That’s the case for many of Oregon’s remaining games. The Ducks play Michigan, Maryland, Wisconsin and Washington in the month of November. Those teams have a combined record of 18-14 this year.
If the Ducks can get through the end of the regular season without a blemish on their record, they will secure a spot in the Big Ten Championship game during the first full weekend of December and likely secure a spot in the College Football Playoff.
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