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Oregon, Oregon State agree to continue rivalry with four-game series

IMG_0985by: Griffin McVeigh05/26/26griffin_mcveigh

Oregon–Oregon State is one of the deepest rivalries in college football. Conference realignment brought long-term questions about the two foes facing off. Thankfully, there has not been an interruption to this point. And moving forward, at least four more games between the Ducks and Beavers will take place.

On Tuesday, the schools announced a scheduling agreement between them. Oregon State will host in 2028 and 2032, while Autzen Stadium serves as the venue in 2029 and 2031. Unfortunately, there will not be a meeting in 2030.

There was a move Oregon needed to make in order to make this work, at least when it comes to the 2029 matchup. Utah State was originally slated to play in Autzen on Sept. 15, 2029. Now, that game moves up by a week. Oregon State takes the spot.

Since Oregon left the Pac-12 in favor of the Big Ten, this matchup has not been particularly close. Dan Lanning and his squad have won two games by a combined score of 90-21. This is a part of a three-game winning streak in the rivalry. Exactly the type of results they want in Eugene — not so much in Corvallis.

A few more opportunities to change course are coming for Oregon State. While they are not meeting during the 2026 and 2027 seasons, the now-announced four games will turn out to be monumental.

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Lanning has built Oregon into one of the more consistent programs in college football when it comes to playing at a high level. Especially since the school joined the Big Ten. Oregon was the No. 1 overall seed in the College Football Playoff after winning the conference championship game. One year later, they made a run to the CFP semifinals.

Plenty of people expect similar results in ’26. Oregon sees quarterback Dante Moore return, who could have easily been a first-round pick in the NFL Draft. But the Ducks have plenty of pieces around Moore to feel like they are capable of contending for a national championship.

As for Oregon State, they are looking to get back on the right track. JaMarcus Shepard comes to the Pacific Northwest to be the head coach, previously serving as Alabama‘s wide receiver coach under Kalen DeBoer. Shepard has some mountains to climb in order to feel like the Beavers are heading back in the right direction.