The Oregon Ducks and the Michigan State Spartans are playing live on the NCAA college football schedule and the Saturday night matchup from ESPN is on TV from ABC from Spartan Stadium and starts at 8 pm ET as Vernon Adams leads the Ducks against the tough MSU defense from Mark Dantonio.
The Ducks come into the game after winning against Eastern Washington in a shootout, which put Vernon Adams against his old team. Adams eventually had to leave the game with an injury, but he was strong with 246 passing yards and two touchdowns in the passing game. Royce Freeman had a big game with 180 yards and three touchdowns and the Ducks will be looking to put up some points against a tough Michigan State defense.
Freeman led the conference in rushing yards in the game last week and he comes in looking to put up another big game against MSU. Freeman could be the key, as he can help set up the passing game and the Oregon defense has to play better than it did last weekend. The real matchup will be the MSU defense against the Oregon offense and this comes after the teams played last year in Oregon.
Michigan State is hosting this matchup of the home and home and this could be the big game for both teams after what Oregon ended up doing last year. The win for Oregon was one the team could hang their hat on all season and it helped get the team into the college football playoff, where they eventually lost. The Ducks put up nearly 30 unanswered points against the Spartans in the game last season and Michigan State will be looking for a better performance on Saturday night.
The two teams are close in the polls and after a 46-27 win last season for Oregon, now Michigan State has the game at home. Ohio State is the top team in the nation and MSU also has the chance to make a move in that conference, as they are ranked in the top five. The Spartans allowed over 400 yards passing in the game against Eastern Washington and they will have to do a better job with the Spartans.
Connor Cook is looking to bounce back after a so-so game against Western Michigan in Week 1 for the Spartans. Cook comes in after throwing two interceptions and he will be looking to bounce back against Oregon. Oregon will next play against Georgia State and then the team opens up conference play with Utah. Michigan State plays against Air Force and then against Central Michigan.
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