Drizzly skies in Eugene this morning and afternoon gave way to sunshine at the start of today’s 6:00 pm PT kickoff, and made for very pleasant game time temperature and conditions - much to the delight of the 59,802 fans in attendance.
Although last weekend’s matchup with UCLA was technically the first Big Ten conference game for both schools, it was this game that actually felt like the first conference match for Oregon football.
The Spartans won the coin toss and deferred to the second half.
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After a touchback, Oregon started on their own 25.