Don’t worry, fans won’t have to stay up quite as late next weekend as the Oregon Ducks hit the road for the first time in nearly a month. The Ducks will fly to the Midwest to face Illinois next week, and the game will be played in natural sunlight, rather than the dark Eugene sky from Oregon’s win against Nebraska.
Oregon and Illinois will kick off at noon PT from Gies Memorial Stadium in Champaign next weekend. The game will air live on Big Ten Network. The Ducks and Illini last met in 2024, when Dillon Gabriel led a 38-9 rout in Autzen Stadium.
Illinois didn’t play this past week, instead using the bye week to work in a new quarterback. Katin Houser, who has started every game for the Illini this season, is dealing with a broken left hand. Michael Clayton II stepped in for Houser and led the Illini to an overtime win against Michigan State heading into the bye week. Now, the freshman quarterback will have the opportunity to make his first start against the Ducks’ defense…