EUGENE, Ore. — Right off the bat Monday morning, the Oregon football program and its fans were greeted with the news that the Ducks, up to No. 20 in The Associated Press top 25 this week, were selected for a 5 p.m. PT kickoff and ABC telecast when they host Stanford to begin conference play Sept. 22.
To which UO coach Mario Cristobal might have said, borrowing a phrase from Lee Corse of ESPN's College GameDay fame, "not so fast, my friend."
Oregon (2-0) first will wrap up nonconference play this weekend, when the Ducks host San Jose State on Saturday (2 p.