Oregon’s Dan Lanning on Ducks’ season opener against Montana State
Oregon coach Dan Lanning discusses the Ducks’ season opener against Montana State.
Oregon football’s 2025 season kicks off Aug. 30 at home against against Montana State in a matchup between one of the best teams in the Football Bowl Subdivision and one of the best teams in the Football Championship Subdivision.
The game at Autzen Stadium in Eugene is scheduled for a 1 p.m. start.
Fourth-year coach Dan Lanning and the No. 7 Ducks will be breaking in 18 new starters on Saturday, including at quarterback, as they attempt to build on last season’s undefeated regular season, Big Ten championship and No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff.
It begins with a game against the Bobcats, who lost in the FCS championship game last season and are ranked No. 2 in the preseason FCS poll.
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Moore threw a short pass to Kenyon Sadiq and the tight end muscled his way through a tackle before running into the end zone to put the Ducks up 14-0 with 9:16 to play in the first quarter. The 20-yard pass play was Moore’s first TD throw as a Duck.
Redshirt freshman cornerback Ify Ibidegwu and true freshman cornerback Brandon Finney Jr. started for the Ducks.
Running Jayden Limar scored at the 11:57 mark of the first quarter as Dante Moore and the Ducks capitalized on their opening drive.
The five-star wide receiver got the start for the Ducks, though Moore’s first pass completion went to Gary Bryant Jr.
The redshirt sophomore took the field to open the game.
Montana State won the coin toss and deferred to the second half. The Ducks will start on offense.
The senior defensive back and transfer from Northwestern is dressed in full pads for pregame warmups. Saturday Johnson was listed on the weekly Big Ten injury report as being out for the game. Missing from pregame are inside linebackers Brayden Platt and Dylan Williams, who were listed as questionable on the injury report.
The No. 7 Oregon football team will finally begin its 2025 season at Autzen Stadium against FCS No. 2 Montana State Aug. 30.
The Ducks open the season with high expectations, despite losing nearly 60% of their total production from a year ago in coach Dan Lanning’s fourth season at the helm in Eugene.
Here’s three keys to a successful outing for the Ducks against the Bobcats, the reigning FCS national runners-up.
What time does Oregon vs. Montana State start?
- Date: Saturday, Aug. 30
- Start time: 1 p.m.
The Oregon vs. Montana State game starts at 1 p.m. from Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Ore.
What channel is Oregon game vs. Montana State on today?
- TV channel: Big Ten Network
- Streaming:
- Radio: KUJZ-FM (95.3) | Sirius: 133 | XM: 197
Oregon vs. Montana State will broadcast nationally on the Big Ten Network in Week 1 of the 2025 college football season. Jeff Levering and Jake Butt will call the game from the booth at Autzen Stadium, with Brooke Fletcher reporting from the sidelines. Streaming options for the game include FUBO, which offers a free trial to new subscribers.
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Oregon football schedule 2025
Here are the Ducks’ schedule and results.
- Aug 30 – Montana State
- Sept. 6 – Oklahoma State
- Sept. 13 – at Northwestern
- Sept. 20 – Oregon State
- Sept. 27 – at Penn State
- Oct. 11 – Indiana
- Oct. 18 – at Rutgers
- Oct. 25 – Wisconsin
- Nov. 8 – at Iowa
- Nov. 14 – Minnesota
- Nov. 22 – USC
- Nov. 29 – at Washington
Oegon vs. Montana State predictions, picks, odds
Odds courtesy of BetMGM as of Friday, Aug. 29
- Spread: Oregon by 26.5
- Over/under: 55 1/2
- Moneyline: Oregon -5000, Montana State +1600
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Chris Hansen covers University of Oregon football, men’s basketball, track and field, cross country and softball for The Register-Guard. You can reach him at chansen@registerguard.com.
