EUGENE – The No. 3 Oregon Ducks kick off their 2024 college football season on Saturday afternoon against the Idaho Vandals. The first game of Oregon’s inaugural season in the Big Ten conference is highlighted by a first look at transfer quarterback Dillon Gabriel in his Oregon debut.
Gabriel gathered his teammates earlier this summer and promised the Ducks team “the best version of himself,” said Oregon linebacker Jeffrey Bassa to Oregon Ducks on SI reporter Bri Amaranthus.
With a win, Oregon will extend its nonconference home winning streak to 33 games, which leads the nation for most consecutive.
Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel throws out a pass as offensive coordinator Will Stein during practice with the Oregon Ducks Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024 at the Hatfield-Dowlin Complex in Eugene, Ore. / Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK
The Ducks are not overlooking the Vandals, who are a member of the Big Sky Conference and have fared well over the past couple of seasons. Gabriel will face an Idaho defense that ranked third in the Big Sky last season. They allowed 35 touchdowns for an average of 22.1 points per game.
Also, keep an eye out for Idaho quarterback Jack Layne, who is returning to play in front of his home state. The redshirt sophomore was Gatorade Player of the Year from Lake Oswego. There are nine total Oregonians on Idaho’s roster.
“He’s a really good passer,” said Lanning. “You can tell he understands where to go with the ball and trusts his guys to go get it. People probably underestimate his athleticism as well.”
LIVE UPDATES – Game kicks off at 4:35 p.m. PT
FIRST QUARTER
-Oregon defense forces Idaho to go three-and-out.
-Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel gets big cheer from Autzen crowd on his first drive. Gabriel’s first pass was complete to Jordan James for a 12-yard gain. Gabriel with a pass complete to Terrance Ferguson for 13 yards and then Kenyon Sadiq for another 13 yards and a first down. Next, Gabriel pass complete to Tez Johnson for a gain of 11 yards. Jordan James 30 yard rush.
DUCKS SCORE: Gabriel’s first touchdown as a Duck is a touchdown pass to Tez Johnson.
Ducks lead, 7-0 with 8:19 left
– Jordan Burch sacks Idaho’s Jack Layne to force a fourth down.
– Idaho gets called for illegal formation on the backfield after kick-returning (5 players in backfield). Oregon is granted a redo on fourth down.
– Kick goes out of bounds at 43 yards in Duck territory. Time out called on the field.
– Jordan James carries to the 15 for 6 yards. 2nd and 4.
– Vandals sack Dillon Gabriel for loss of 6 yards.
– Gabriel’s pass knocked down by Idaho to force a fourth down. Oregon decides to kick return.
– Oregon calls their first time out of the half.
– Idaho takes a fair catch at the Idaho 6-yard line.
– Matayo Uiagalelei sacks Idaho’s Jack Layne for a second down.
– Idaho punts off fourth down. Tez Johnson recieving. Idaho calls their first time out of the half.
– Tez Johnson takes fair catch at the Oregon 25-yard. Ducks’ ball.
– Dillon Gabriel throws deep to Kyler Kasper for an Oregon 1st Down to the Idaho 49-yard-line.
– Gabriel throws deep with a catch by Terrance Ferguson. Illegal formation called on Oregon backfield Ajani Cornelius.
SECOND QUARTER: DUCKS 7, IDAHO 0
– Tez Johnson picks up three for the Oregon 2nd down.
– Dillon Gabriel hangs back in the pocket to complete a 21 yard pass to Traeshon Holden. Oregon offensive line holding strong.
– Gabriel connects to Jordan James. Illegal formation called on Ajani Cornelius.
– Jordan James carries for 5 yards to the Oregon 30. 2nd down and 10.
– Tez Johnson tackled by Idaho for a loss of 4 yards. 3rd down.
– Dillon Gabriel misses pass to Jordan James. 4th down for Oregon at Idaho 35.
– Idaho calls their second time out of the half.
– Atticus Sappington misses the Oregon field goal attempt. Idaho gets the ball at their 34-yard-line.
– Pass interference called on Tyler Turner. 15 yard penalty to Idaho 49-yard-line. 1st down Idaho.
– Idaho’s Elisha Cummings makes 23-yard-gain for 1st down.
– Deep ball by Idaho’s Jack Layne intercepted by Brandon Johnson. Time out on the field.
– Ducks get the ball on their 20-yard-line.
– Jordan James runs up the middle for 12 yards and an Oregon 1st down.
– Jordan James gets a 4 yard gain for Oregon 2nd down.
– Jordan James carries to Oregon’s 44-yard-line for an Oregon 1st down.
– Kenyon Sadiq catches 24-yard pass from Gabriel for Oregon 1st down.
– Patrick Herbert takes pass from Gabriel for 7 yards.
– Gabriel’s pass in endzone to Evan Stewart incomplete. Oregon 3rd down. 3 yards to go.
– Oregon calls their second time-out of the half.
DUCKS SCORE: Jordan James punches in a 6-yard touchdown run. Atticus Sappington’s kick is good.
Ducks Lead 14 – 0 with 7:00 left in the half.
Oregon Ducks quarterback Dillon Gabriel in his first walk-thru on the way to Autzen Stadium. #goducks pic.twitter.com/L3Xcw5w4Xd
— Bri Amaranthus (@BriAmaranthus) August 31, 2024
The Oregon Ducks walked through the Moshofsky Center with big smiles on their way to Autzen Stadium to begin warm ups. Gabriel fist bumped fans and the whole Duck team looked hyped.
HOW TO WATCH
Oregon vs. Idaho kicks off at 4:30 p.m. PT at Autzen Stadium in Eugene. The game is broadcast on Big Ten Network.
On radio, fans can listen on KUJZ-FM 95.3 (Eugene) | KFXX-AM 1080 (Portland) | Sirius: 133 | XM: 197
Oregon head coach Dan Lanning talks with running back Jordan James during practice with the Oregon Ducks Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024 at the Hatfield-Dowlin Complex in Eugene, Ore. / Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK
Oregon coach Dan Lanning is not overlooking Idaho, a highly-regarded Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) team from the Big Sky Conference.
“We’ve seen FCS teams give power five teams really hard games,” said Lanning on Monday night. “We have to go be the best to be the best version of Oregon that we can be.”
“Got a tremendous amount of respect for Coach (Jason) Eck and the job that he’s done there at Idaho. He’s really made them a really solid team and obviously a playoff team this past year, and done a good job of winning. They have some good stuff schematically that creates challenges for you.”
Oregon’s defense will face and Idaho offense, led by redshirt sophomore quarterback Jack Layne, who was the Gatorade Player of the Year from Lake Oswego, Oregon.
Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel throws out a pass during practice with the Oregon Ducks Wednesday Aug. 21, 2024 at the Hatfield-Dowlin Complex in Eugene, Ore. / Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK
The weather is predicted to be a warm day with a high of 91 degrees. Oregon is a massive 44.5-point favorite vs. the Vandals.
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