Under the lights of Beaver Stadium, the No. 6 Oregon Ducks face their first true test of the season against the No. 2 Penn State Nittany Lions. A rematch from the Ducks' 45-37 victory in last years' Big Ten Championship, this road game is the first White Out game in the history of the Ducks' program.
Below are the live updates throughout the game. The latest updates are at the top.
Q4 10:30 PENN STATE TOUCHDOWN: Penn State scores their first of the night with a Drew Allar to Davante Ross 35 yard touchdown.
Two. Score. Game.@Jord0n2 powers in for his seventh TD of the season to make it 17-3 in the fourth quarter!#GoDucks pic.twitter.com/VgD6whjDU1
— Oregon Football (@oregonfootball) September 28, 2025
Q4 12:29: Oregon calls a timeout.
Q4 12:31: Dante Moore takes a quarterback keeper for a gain of eight yards. Fourth and one in the endzone.
Q4: Dakorien Moore gets a 29 yard first down.
Q3 01:36: Dierre Hill Jr. gets three first downs in one drive to advance the Ducks upfield.
The birthday boy @HillDierre with the first touchdown of the night #GoDucks pic.twitter.com/bOKM0uAuCd
— Oregon Football (@oregonfootball) September 28, 2025
Q3 03:16 OREGON SCORES: Dierre Hill Jr. catches a pass from Dante Moore for Oregon's first touchdown of the game. Kick is good.
Q3 03:26: Noah Whittington fumbles on a rushing play, however, the officials call back the play for a second down.
Q3 04:09: Kenyon Sadiq punches in a first down on a third down conversion for the Ducks with a 7 yard pass.
Q3 07:27: Dante Moore passes to Kenyon Sadiq for a 23 yard gain and first down.
Q3 08:40: False Start called on Kenyon Sadiq for a loss of 5 yards.
Q3 09:41: Teitum Tuioti reads the entire Penn State play to bring down Drew Allar on a quarterback keeper. Penn State punts to Oregon.
Q3 11:26: Teitum Tuioti sacks Drew Allar for a loss of 2 yards.
Q3 12:07: Drew Allar scrambles for eight yards for a first down. Brought down by Bryce Boettcher.
Q3 13:23: A first down from Kaytron Allen is under further review.
Q2 00:28: Isaiah World called for a holding penalty against the Ducks. 10 yard penalty enforced.
Note: Oregon DB Daylen Austin holding up his right arm as two Oregon staff members help him leave the field before halftime...
Q2 01:18: Drew Allar throws three incompletions in a row to make the Penn State special teams come out to the field to punt back to the Ducks with 01:13 left on the clock.
Q2 01:26: Daylen Austin breaks up a pass from Drew Allar to draw an incompletion. Second down.
Q2 01:29: Nicholas Singleton called for a false start penalty, Penn state goes back 5 yards.
Q2: 01:40: Allar throws to Devonte Ross for a first down.
Q2 01:34: Oregon calls a timeout.
RB just ran into a Bear #GoDucks x @BearAlexander_ pic.twitter.com/5Lt1ADT4OD
— Oregon Football (@oregonfootball) September 28, 2025
Q2 01:41: Bear Alexander gets a tackle for a loss of 2 yards against Nicholas Singleton.
Q2 02:00: Two minute time out in play.
Atticus is up and good from 42!
— Oregon Football (@oregonfootball) September 28, 2025
Tie game, 3-3, with 3:40 to go before halftime.#GoDucks x @AtticusSapping1 pic.twitter.com/Lurm0EotoC
Q2 03:47 OREGON SCORES: After a Dante Moore incompletion, Atticus Sappington kicks it 42 yards for a field goal to put Oregon on the board. The 10 play drive for the Ducks brought up 51 yards.
Q2 08:08: Dillon Thieneman hurries Drew Allar to bring up a fourth down. Penn State punts.
Q2 09:34: Matayo Uiagalelei gets a sack against Drew Allar for a loss of two yards.
Q2 09:40: Atticus Sappington 47 yard field goal attempt is no good. This is the first field goal Sappington has missed all season.
Q2 11:33: Malik Benson catches a pass from Dante Moore for a first down and 7 yards.
Q2 13:24: Dierre Hill Jr punches in the longest run of the game so far for the Ducks with 24 yards to punch in a first down.
Q2 13:30: Jerry Mixon gets himself a quarterback hurry, forcing the Nittany Lions to kick a field goal.
Battle through one. #GoDucks pic.twitter.com/vxlfz265zY
— Oregon Football (@oregonfootball) September 28, 2025
Q1 00:28: Matayo Uiagalelei isn't even set before the beginning of the play and still gets a loss of two yards with a tackle of Nicholas Singleton.
Q1 2:22: Penn State's right guard is on the ground. Injury time out.
Q1 03:30: Dante Moore scrambles and almost gets the first down but hesitates. Penn State gets a turnover on downs.
Q1 06:06: Dante Moore keeps it for a 4-yard rushing first down.
Q1 07:32: Dante Moore keeps it for a 2-yard rush and a first down.
Q1 09:25: Aylin Breeland breaks up a pass from Drew Allar. Penn State punts.
Q1 11:12: Jordon Davison gets the first down, however, a false start call on Jamari Johnson forces Oregon to punt to Penn State.
Q1 13:34: On 3rd and one yard, Jordon Davison gets the first down for the Ducks.
Penn State kicks. Touchback on the Penn State 25 yard line.
Penn State wins the toss and differs to Oregon.
Starting center Iapani "Poncho" Laloulu, quarterback Dante Moore, defensive back Dillon Thieneman, and outside linebacker Teitum Tuioti are all the Ducks' captains for the game.
Game 5 Captains. #GoDucks pic.twitter.com/Hdnd2gMxUl
— Oregon Football (@oregonfootball) September 27, 2025
Sports Illustrated's Bri Amaranthus talks about the Ducks turnout at Beaver Stadium ahead of kickoff.
Been impressed with Penn State fans.
— Bri Amaranthus (@BriAmaranthus) September 27, 2025
“Quack quack quack quack”#goducks https://t.co/uCraldsxme pic.twitter.com/jHZOLKgWny
Six running backs are working out pregame with Tulane transfer Makhi Hughes notably absent for the Ducks. Noah Whittington is currently apart of pregame workouts, and was also apart of pregame last week when listed as "questionable".
When Oregon coach Dan Lanning walked around field at Beaver Stadium before the game, Lanning was boo'd by Penn State fans.
For Oregon's first ever White Out against Penn State, the program released a uniform that leans into the spooky side of college football.
Modeled by tight end Kenyon Sadiq in the photos, the "Mummy Duck" features the white "Generation O" "Warp Speed" white jersey and black "Fly Era" pants.
Where it gets wild - Oregon's arm, leg, and head wraps all mimic glow in the dark mummy bandages. The gloves feature the same glow and the dark pattern with a "Mummy Duck" logo on the inside of the hands, matching Oregon's similar looking cleats released on Sunday.
The storytelling with these cleats is what sets Oregon apart in the uniform department. Starting off white, Oregon's "Mummy Duck" undergarments glow green in the dark, allowing Penn State's "white out" theme to be taken over by Oregon's green scheme.
Wrapped up in it. #GoDucks pic.twitter.com/zgjKXmFr6O
— Oregon Football (@oregonfootball) September 25, 2025
It's important to note that Allar, though reliable in regular contests, has a 5-7 record against ranked opponents with a touchdown to interception rating during those ranked games of 3 to 4.
Allar is known for his physicality and strong arm, with an ability to run the rock when pressured inside the pocket.
Opening up the season against the Nevada Wolfpack, Allar finished with an impressive 84.6% completion rating. Against FIU (57.6 percent) and Villanova (55.2 percent), Allar's consistency took a nose dive, with Allar's latest showing at home against Villanova producing his first interception of the season.
When speaking to the media in the week leading up to the game, Penn State coach James Franklin spoke to how tough of an environment the White Out creates.
"Tremendous challenge. Tremendous opportunity. Obviously, we need this place rockin'. We need to have a distinct home field advantage, we always do. I'm expecting this to be an environment like no one has ever seen," Franklin said.
"Urban Meyer always has, kind of, discussions and debates on what's the hardest place to play in college football," Franklin added. "I think he usually says between Penn State white out at night and LSU night games. So we want to make it clearly obvious to everybody what is the most challenging and difficult environment to play in in all of sports, let alone college football."
Ducks coach Dan Lanning responded to a question earlier in the week concerning the White Out at his own press conference.
"We played in good environments before they described it as it's a good one, right?" Lanning said. "And that's part of what makes college football fun, is it's, it's a real one to get to get to go play, and like, we've got a great atmosphere here. It's been an asset for us. I'm sure they're counting on it being an asset for them. But again, play the game, not the occasion."
With ESPN College GameDay covering their 33rd Oregon Ducks game in Happy Valley Saturday Morning, co-host Desmond Howard was the only panelist for the popular show to pick Oregon to win against the Nittany Lions, flashing black and silver Oregon gloves to show his choice.
“They’re gonna throw the kitchen sink at the Oregon Ducks, but the Oregon Ducks are in Happy Valley, and that means clear and present danger for the Nittany Lions. Quack, quack,” Howard said.
Yessir! https://t.co/xjZ3dWqL8B
— T.J. Ward (@BossWard43) September 27, 2025
However, several College GameDay personalities had plenty of complimentary statements for Oregon tight end Kenyon Sadiq. Sadiq had his own long-form story during the program, diving deep into his Idaho roots and familial connections before Oregon's big game.
"I think tight end is one of the most - creates a mismatch that most other positions don't create," said co-host and former Alabama coach Nick Saban.
"If you think of the old days, the tight end used to be a guy that put his hand in the dirt, by the tackle, and that's what he played. Now he does that, now he's off the ball moving around playing like a fullback and then half the time he's a wide receiver. So, Kenyon Sadiq can do all those things really well and he can run after the catch. So he is a tremendous weapon for Oregon's offense," Saban continued.
"Let's talk about [Oregon offensive coordinator] Will Stein - does a creative job of trying to find ways to get the ball to skill players. Looks like a boot roll and everything to the right. Sadiq out slowly, a slow delay there, and look at all that space. They want to get their athletes some space. He's 255 pounds, 10 percent body fat, 41-inch vertical. They look to give him the football," Kirk Herbstreit said.
The Ducks and Nittany Lions have only played each other five times over their programs' histories. Penn State currently bests the Ducks with victories in 1960, 1963, and 1994.
The last time Oregon played Penn State at University Park (Penn State's home turf) in 1964, Oregon won 22-14.
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