In 2026, Oregon opens with Boise State in Autzen Stadium, followed by Oklahoma State and Portland State. In conference play they'll have road games at Illinois, at Michigan State, at USC and at Ohio State, though the order is not set. They host Michigan, Nebraska, Northwestern, UCLA and Washington.
For that gauntlet and the postseason to follow, they'll need reinforcements. This season four of the top five teams in the 247 Sports transfer portal rankings made the playoffs: No. 2 Texas Tech, No. 3 Miami, No. 4 Ole Miss, No. 5 Oregon.
Interestingly, the first two official visitors from the portal to Oregon were Western Michigan long snapper RJ Todd and Nevada punter Bailey Ettridge.