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Record vs. Ranked Teams: Oregon

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2 years ago

January 23, 2024

Moving forward into the Big Ten is also a time to look back and remember the Pac and a lot of great times. One of the knocks that people “Back East” like to say about West Coast football is the notion that “they haven’t played anybody,” as though there are no good teams on our side of the country, or that West Coast teams don’t play intersectional games, either in bowls or the regular season, or that they don’t play anyone good.

In the first article in this series, I looked back at the past 50 years of games for the Washington Huskies to see every time they played a ranked opponent. That needs a little update, since the Huskies completed the season beating SIX ranked opponents after knocking off #3 Texas in the Sugar Bowl, though sadly they didn’t quite make it seven after they dropped the national title game. Still, 6-1 vs. ranked teams is their best season ever in terms of beating ranked foes. There’s a lot of transition going on and a ton of uncertainty, so we’ll see what happens next year.

As we’re heading to the Big Ten, though, it might be fun to look at our former Pac brethren who are making the trip as well and to see how well they’ve done over the same time period and look both at their overall success as well as the teams they’ve beaten.

NOTE: For the sake of ease and uniformity, I’ve used the AP poll at game time as the measure of “played a ranked team.” I know this can lead to some kinda weird results (like Colorado vs. Oregon last year – ranked when they played, in the toilet bowl by the end of the year), but over the course of 50 years I’m going to lean on the law of averages evening that out with teams that were unranked when we played who might have ranked up later (like this year’s Arizona squad). This is for fun, not for my dissertation, so those are the ground rules.

First up is Oregon, which this year had a winning record vs. ranked teams, going 4-2 vs. teams ranked at the time (see the first article for the ground rules on how ranked wins were calculated and why), beating Colorado, Utah, OSU, and Liberty and, of course, losing twice to UW. This was only the second season since 2014 that they had a winning record vs. ranked teams (2019 was the other, going 3-1).

This matched their 4-2 record vs. ranked teams in 2000 (losing to OSU and Wisconsin) and 2009 (Ohio St. and Boise St. in the game with the infamous LeGarrette Blount postgame punch). Only twice have the Ducks won more ranked games in a season, going 5-1 twice in 2012 (losing to Stanford) and 2014 (losing to Ohio St.), though arguably their best season vs. ranked opponents was in 2001 when they went 4-0 against ranked teams, beating UCLA, WSU, Colorado, and Wisconsin. Their worst season in the past decade in 2016 had kind of a funny quirk in that they only played 2 ranked opponents that year, losing to UW 70-21 of course, but also upsetting #11 Utah on the road in the second-to-last game of the season.

Oregon has played a lot of ranked teams over the past 50 years, sometimes when they were ranked, sometimes not. Sometimes they were ranked higher, other as the underdog. They’ve played teams in conference and out, blowing out some ranked opponents and getting blown out by others and had nail-biters go both ways.

The question for today is how UW has performed against AP-ranked opponents during those years. They’ve played a total of 174 games against ranked opponents, with a total record of 76-96-2, a 0.437 winning percentage. Considering the quality of opposition, it’s a solid record. No fattening up on Directional State U. when you’re only counting ranked games.

That total of 174 games over 50 years gives us an average of 3.5 games per season. Due to quirks of scheduling, they played only 1 ranked team each season in 1984 (UW) and 1985 (Nebraska), losing both. The highest number of ranked games ever for Oregon is 6 in 1997 (going 2-4), 2000 (4-2), 2009 (4-2), 2012 (5-1), 2014 (5-1), 2022 (3-3), and 2023 (4-2).

With all that said and done, I created a quiz to see if you can guess which teams we did the best and worst against among those ranked opponents. One caveat is that this quiz does not include teams that Oregon only played once when they were ranked (like Liberty in this year’s Fiesta Bowl). It also includes only ranked teams played in the last 50 years, so your memory might play tricks on you if you think too hard on big games played way back when. Check it out and look forward to upcoming articles on USC and UCLA soon. Go Dawgs!

https://www.sporcle.com/games/JasonNelsonUWDP/best-oregon-winning-percentage-vs-ranked-foes

P.S. – You can check out the Washington vs. Ranked Teams quiz here.

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Oregon bill bars public bodies from helping privatize federal lands

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10 hours ago

February 14, 2026

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Oregon bill bars public bodies from helping privatize federal lands

Oregon legislators are considering a bill that would prohibit public bodies from spending resources to help sell or transfer federal public lands to private interests.

“National public lands belong to all Americans, including all Oregonians,” Fiona Noonan, of Central Oregon LandWatch, said at a hearing on the bill Feb. 2.

For years, some congressional leaders have sought to privatize federal public lands. The effort has gotten a boost under the Trump administration.

A draft federal budget bill released last summer proposed selling off thousands of acres of Oregon public lands, including Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service land. That provision was dropped from the bill.

Significant areas in Oregon, especially the areas around Mount Hood, have been targeted for privatization.

“This profiteering would eliminate public access and permanently degrade recreational experiences, local economies, and cultural and traditional uses throughout Oregon, and thwart long-term conservation management needed to sustain these resources for generations to come,” Ryan Houston, executive director of the Oregon Natural Desert Association, said in written testimony.

Senate Bill 1590 prohibits public bodies from using state or local funds, data, technology, equipment, personnel or other resources to help sell or transfer certain federal lands to private parties.

“Protecting Oregon’s federal land base, and the rivers that run through them, from privatization is vital to ensuring guaranteed public access for recreation, preservation of important wildlife habitats and ecosystems, maintenance of outdoor economies, and protection of cultural sites and clean water sources,” said Kimberley Priestley, of WaterWatch of Oregon.

The bill applies only to real property managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service or the National Park Service.

It contains multiple exemptions, including for property located within urban growth boundaries, surplus federal buildings, lands held in trust for, or transferred for the benefit of, a federally recognized tribe in Oregon or a tribal member, and transfers for infrastructure, utility or transportation purposes.

“It’s modeled after the sanctuary promise law that has long protected Oregonians from overbearing activity by the federal government,” said Sen. Anthony Broadman, D-Bend, the bill’s chief sponsor.

No one spoke against the bill at the hearing, although Sen. David Brock Smith, R-Port Orford, testified in favor of a gut-and-stuff amendment that would have replaced it with a bill requiring the Oregon Department of Forestry to make changes to the draft Western Oregon State Forests Habitat Conservation Plan.

The Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Wildfire voted Feb. 10 to send the bill to the Senate floor. It is not currently scheduled for further action.

Tracy Loew covers the environment at the Statesman Journal. Send comments, questions and tips: tloew@statesmanjournal.com or 503-399-6779. Follow her on X at @Tracy_Loew

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How to watch Penn State Nittany Lions: Live stream info, TV channel, game time | Feb. 14

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22 hours ago

February 13, 2026

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How to watch Penn State Nittany Lions: Live stream info, TV channel, game time | Feb. 14

The Oregon Ducks and Freddie Filione V will duke it out when the Ducks (8-16, 1-12 Big Ten) take on the Penn State Nittany Lions (11-14, 2-12 Big Ten) at Matthew Knight Arena on Saturday, Feb. 14 at 3 p.m. ET.

We provide more coverage below, including how to watch this game on BTN.

To prepare for this matchup, here’s what you need to get ready for Saturday’s college basketball action.

Oregon vs. Penn State: How to watch on TV or live stream

Game day: Saturday, February 14, 2026
Game time: 3 p.m. ET
Location: Eugene, Oregon
Arena: Matthew Knight Arena
TV Channel: BTN
Live stream: Fubo – Watch NOW (Regional restrictions may apply)

Check out: USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll

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Oregon vs. Penn State stats and trends

Penn State scores 75.6 points per game and allow 78.8, ranking them 193rd in the nation offensively and 310th on defense.
On the glass, the Nittany Lions are second-worst in the nation in rebounds (26.9 per game). They are 174th in rebounds allowed (30.9 per game).
Penn State is 271st in the nation in assists (12.8 per game) in 2025-26.
In terms of turnovers, the Nittany Lions are 33rd in the country in committing them (9.4 per game). They are 163rd in forcing them (11.5 per game).
Penn State makes 7.2 3-pointers per game and shoots 32.7% from beyond the arc, ranking 249th and 252nd, respectively, in the nation.
In 2025-26 the Nittany Lions are 14th-worst in college basketball in 3-pointers conceded (9.6 per game) and -1-worst in defensive 3-point percentage (38.1%).
In 2025-26, Penn State has attempted 38.1% percent of its shots from behind the 3-point line, and 61.9% percent from inside it. In terms of made shots, 26.7% of Penn State’s buckets have been 3-pointers, and 73.3% have been 2-pointers.

Oregon vs. Penn State Odds and Spread

Spread Favorite: Ducks (-6.5)
Moneyline: Oregon (-293), Penn State (+233)
Total: 147.5 points

NCAA Basketball odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 9:21 p.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

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No. 12 Oregon State baseball vs. Michigan: Preview, how to watch

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1 day ago

February 13, 2026

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No. 12 Oregon State baseball vs. Michigan: Preview, how to watch

The No. 12 Oregon State Beavers open the season against the Michigan Wolverines Friday at Surprise Stadium in Surprise, Arizona.

The Beavers enter the 2026 season with arguably the best pitching rotation in college baseball, a reloaded bullpen, three returning starters in the field and six newcomers. But the expectations of returning to Omaha remain the same.

They’re a unanimous top 15 team, featuring preseason All-American pitchers Dax Whitney and Ethan Kleinschmit and several others on preseason award watch lists.

OSU will play four games in Arizona this weekend, bookended by Michigan with Arizona and Stanford on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. The Beavers are 5-0 all-time against the Wolverines.

Oregon State went 12-5-1 in neutral-site games last season.

For more on Beavers baseball, check out our preseason coverage:

Oregon State ace Dax Whitney’s message for hitters excited to face him: ‘I’d like to ruin their year’

Meet the new leaders of Oregon State baseball after the team’s College World Series run

Oregon State baseball is replacing nearly its entire lineup, here’s who could step up in 2026

Oregon State’s Eric Segura says seeing both worlds helped him become a better pitcher

These 2 transfer pitchers are giving Oregon State baseball a luxury most teams don’t have

Oregon State’s Zach Edwards on his College World Series moment: ‘There’s no reason to hang my head’

How Oregon State is rebuilding its infield after losing two starters in the offseason

Why Oregon State baseball is changing its identity after making it to Omaha last year

No. 12 Oregon State Beavers vs. Michigan Wolverines

When: 1 p.m., PT Friday, Feb. 13

Where: Surprise Stadium, Surprise, Arizona

TV channel: The game is not televised.

How to watch live stream online: The game will be streamed live by FloSports. Visit osubeavers.com for a direct link to the game and subscription information.

Radio: All games air on the Beaver Sports Network. Pregame starts 30 minutes before the first pitch. Affiliates include KEJO 93.7-FM & 1240-AM (Corvallis), KKNX 105.1-FM & 840-AM (Eugene), KCFM 104.1-FM & 1250-AM & 104.1-FM (Florence), KLAD 104.3-FM & 960-AM (Klamath Falls), KCFM 103.1-FM (Mapleton), KTMT 96.1-FM & 580-AM (Medford), KCMX 880-AM (Medford), KCMX 99.5-FM (Phoenix), KEX 1190-AM (Portland), KSKR 1490-AM (Roseburg) and KBZY 1490-AM (Salem).

Probable starters: RHP Dax Whitney (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Tate Carey (0-0, 0.00)

Oregon State’s projected lineup

Jacob Galloway, C

Jacob Krieg, 1B

AJ Singer, 2B

Paul Vazquez OR Cooper Vance, 3B

Tyler Inge, SS

Adam Haight OR Nyan Hayes, LF

Eli Gries-Smith, CF

Easton Talt, RF

Bryce Hubbard OR Cooper Vance, DH

Michigan’s projected lineup