The Oregon Ducks visit the Oklahoma State Cowboys on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026 at 12 p.m. ET from Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Oregon moved to 1-0 by beating Boise State 34-27, and Oklahoma State is 0-1, having lost to Tulsa 24-10. Oregon's passing game set the tone in that opener. Quarterback Dante Moore threw for 378 yards as the Ducks scored 34 points.
Oklahoma State's offense struggled in its debut under new coach Eric Morris. Quarterback Drew Mestemaker completed 29 of 49 passes for 241 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions in the loss. The Cowboys are 22.5-point underdogs against the Ducks at DraftKings, with a total of 57.5 and a moneyline of +1050 for the Cowboys and -2174 for the Ducks.
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2 Oregon's trip to Stillwater tests whether Dante Moore's hot start was an aberration or the new normal. The quarterback torched Boise State for 378 yards and three touchdowns without an interception in the opener, spreading the ball to five different receivers. Oklahoma State's defense, which just allowed 24 points in a season-opening loss to Tulsa, will need to generate pressure Moore rarely faced behind Oregon's veteran offensive line.
If Moore replicates that efficiency on the road, the Ducks can turn Boone Pickens Stadium hostile early and stretch their active road winning streak. A shaky follow-up would hand the Cowboys their signature opportunity. Jeremiah McClellan entered the season as Oregon's presumptive third receiving option behind Evan Stewart and Dakorien Moore, then turned in the best game of his career against Boise State: six catches for 150 yards and a touchdown, good enough to earn Ducks Wire's player of the game honors.
That performance more than doubled his previous career high in receiving yards. Oklahoma State's secondary is still finding its footing after a Week 1 loss to Tulsa, and if McClellan keeps commanding extra attention, it opens space underneath for Stewart and Moore. Another big game would confirm Oregon's receiver room has real depth beyond its headline names.
Oklahoma State needs a much cleaner performance from Drew Mestemaker after his Cowboys debut went sideways against Tulsa, where he completed 29 of 49 passes for 241 yards but threw two interceptions in a 24-10 loss. The transfer from North Texas arrived in Stillwater as a proven passer, having led the nation in passing yards a season ago, and this home matchup against a ranked Oregon defense is an early measuring stick. Facing a Ducks front seven that sacked Boise State's quarterback three times and hurried him eight more, Mestemaker will need quicker decisions and cleaner protection to keep drives alive.
Limiting turnovers would keep Oklahoma State competitive against a heavy favorite and give its own defense a chance to make a stand. Stopping Oregon's run game falls largely on Tate Romney, the BYU transfer who stepped right into Oklahoma State's middle linebacker job and led the team with seven tackles in the opening loss to Tulsa. He inherits a tall order against a Ducks offense that got 90 rushing yards and a touchdown from Jordan Davison in Week 1 and will try to control the clock in Stillwater.
Romney's fast transition into the middle of Oklahoma State's front seven gives the Cowboys a stabilizing presence as they try to avoid an 0-2 start. If he can consistently shed blocks and clog running lanes, it forces Dante Moore into more passing downs and gives Oklahoma State's defense a real chance to keep the game from getting away early. Oregon vs.
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