Species of falcons, such as the peregrine, typically fly higher and faster than ducks, which usually reach heights between 200 and 4,000 feet.
But on the football field, most experts will insist that the No. 24 Oregon Ducks will fly higher and faster than the Bowling Green Falcons. The two bird-themed programs will open the season with a meeting in Eugene on Saturday night.
Oregon, led by new head coach Mario Cristobal, is fresh off of an average 7-6 season that concluded in a Las Vegas Bowl defeat at the hands of Boise State.