The No. 6 Oregon Ducks travel to five games this season, with their first road game of the season being an early wake-up against the Oklahoma State Cowboys at Boone Pickens Stadium.
Entering their third-ever meeting vs. the Cowboys, 2-0 in the historical record with a 2025 69-3 beatdown at Autzen Stadium following the Ducks into Stillwater, Oklahoma, there’s quite a bit of excitement to see how coach Dan Lanning and squad fare against a new-look Cowboys team under first-year coach Eric Morris.
Dan Lanning Talks Traveling Logistics
Heading 1,480 miles from Eugene, Oregon, to Stillwater, Oklahoma, is quite the trek, with the Ducks frequently topping the Big Ten Conference for the longest travel distance during the regular season. According to travelmath.com, a direct flight from the Eugene airport to Stillwater clocks in at just under three and a half hours.
In his pregame press conference earlier this week, Lanning shared his thought process on preparing for a road game, which lends a reason for why the Ducks decided to travel to Stillwater on Thursday instead of their regular game plan of arriving on the Friday before a Saturday game…