Tag: 2024 Big Ten Schedule

Lanning: ‘This is the most talented roster I’ve had since we’ve been here’

Dan Lanning has all the confidence in the world that his 2024 Duck team will compete for a Big Ten Conference title and more.

The 2024 college football season is going to be a historical one for the Oregon Ducks. They’ll not only play in the Big Ten for the first time, but the Ducks will also be a favorite to win their new conference along with Michigan and Ohio State.

Oregon didn’t join the Big Ten just for fun. It’s serious business and the Ducks are out to win not only the conference but more.

According to Oregon head coach Dan Lanning, his Oregon team is well-positioned to do just that.

“I think you know, we got to play games and see how we play as a team, but we have a lot of talent on this roster,” he said on Wednesday. “This is the most talented roster I’ve had since we’ve been here.”

Considering the incredible teams he’s put together in his first two years in Eugene, that’s a big statement from Lanning and it puts a big bullseye on the Ducks. But the good thing is that they know it and will be prepared for it.

“I think we’ve got a lot of work between now and then. But I do think that we have the pieces to the puzzle that are gonna allow us to have a really good team and what that looks like you know, time will tell,” Lanning said. “It’s gonna be about our offseason work. You know, you don’t win a game on paper. You’ve got to go practice. You got to become a team and that’s the process over the next few months for us is building a team.”

Oregon has had one of the top recruiting classes in the country as well as tearing it up in the transfer portal. The Big Ten wanted the Ducks, but after next season, they might come to regret that invitation.

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Top 20 Big Ten conference games in 2024

The Top 20 Big Ten conference games for the 2024 season

We are all in for a treat when the Big Ten football season kicks off this September with four former Pac-12 schools joining the conference. UCLA and USC were announced as future members in the summer of 2022, while Washington and Oregon joined at the beginning of August.

With the extinction of the Pac-12 all but complete, Big Ten’s new look might be in for its most exciting season yet. This past year, Oregon and Washington, and to some extent USC, were some of the country’s top offenses. Contrary to the typical Big Ten conference game with low scores and gritty defense, the four newcomers were known for scoring touchdowns up and down the field.

The differences in styles will be fascinating to watch this year and to see how the new or old Big Ten teams adapt to unfamiliar opponents. How many Big Ten fans are looking forward to seeing an anemic Iowa offense go up against Lincoln Riley’s USC or Dan Lanning’s Oregon Ducks? We’ll have to wait for those exact matchups, but maybe Kirk Ferentz will slow down the Washington Huskies and introduce them to typical Big Ten football. Those new matchups will now be a regular fixture come the fall.

Undoubtedly, the Big Ten is about to be a lot stronger. There are no more divisions, just the two top teams going head-to-head for the conference title in December. Can it still be the Ohio State, Michigan show, or will the West Coast teams enter the fray with a vengeance? Only time will tell, but one thing is sure: going 9-0 in conference play will be next to impossible.

Let’s take a look at the top 20 Big Ten conference matchups this season, and there are quite a few exciting ones.

5 takeaways from Penn State’s 2024 Big Ten football schedule

Five main takeaways on Penn State’s new-look Big Ten 2024 schedule where three new opponents enter the fray.

The new-look Big Ten released its 2024 football schedule Thursday afternoon, and with 18 teams now in the fold, the slate of marquee matchups is even more extensive. It is never too early to look ahead to next year and which opponents are lined up to face Penn State. There is an endless amount of intrigue with the additions of four West Coast powers: UCLA, USC, Oregon, and Washington. 

Here is a look at some of our top takeaways from the 2024 schedule.

Oregon Ducks 2024 Big Ten schedule officially released

The official schedule and dates for the Oregon Ducks’ first year in the Big Ten has officially been announced.

We’ve know for a while what teams the Oregon Ducks were going to face in the 2024 season, their first as members of the Big Ten Conference, but now we officially know which order the games will come in as well.

On Thursday afternoon, the Big Ten officially announced their 2024 schedule for all teams in the conference. The conference released the schedule months ago, but had to rework things once it was announced that both the Oregon Ducks and Washington Huskies would be joining the conference as well.

We knew that some big games would take place for Dan Lanning and the Ducks next year, such as a home game against Ohio State, and a road game at Michigan. Now we know when those games will take place. Take a look at the full schedule below: