Fans carry the Oregon Duck over their heads during a game at Autzen Stadium in 2007. Chris Pietsch/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK

Oregon Ducks Fans Outraged at TV Networks for Big Ten Blackouts

Originally posted on Oregon Ducks on SI
By Gabriel Duarte | Last updated Aug 29, 2024 4:07 PM ET

If you have Comcast/Xfinity, you may be blacked out from viewing the Oregon Ducks and multiple other Big Ten conference teams. The four West Coast schools to join the Big Ten this year: Oregon, Washington, USC, and UCLA are having fans reporting blackouts of coverage from the Big Ten Network through Comcast/Xfinity.

Fan of all teams have taken to social media to voice their displeasure with the blackouts.

@comcast @Xfinity I have been with you since you were TCI here in Portland, over 30 years. My bill is almost 300 a month.

If you block or blackout Oregon ducks games, am discontinuing my service.
— Rob Luton (@luton_rob) August 27, 2024

You have less than 24 hours to fix the Huskies / Oregon Ducks football games or I permanently cancel my cable.
— Bart (@CouvePatriot) August 28, 2024

With the start of week one around the corneer, Comcast has came out with a statement following the blackouts of the former PAC-12 schools.

Comcast spokesperson has provided a statement on the Xfinity-BTN standoff mess... saying they are in "discussions" with Fox and the Big Ten Network.

Statement: pic.twitter.com/7HFipvYLrB
— John Canzano (@johncanzanobft) August 28, 2024

We hope to be able to reach a fair agreement with Fox and the Big Ten network. To be able to offer these games to our customers.Comcast spokesperson

When the Big Ten made their last round of additions, Nebraska, Rutgers, and Maryland were all affected but the issue was quickly resolved. Now whether or not they will be able to get the deal done before Saturday for the Ducks' season opener against Idaho is to be determined.

With that in mind check out this article on ways to watch the Ducks take on the Vandals in Autzen.

Oregon is not looking past the Big Sky Conference's Idaho.

“We've seen FCS teams give power five teams really hard games,” said Oregon coach Dan Lanning. "We have to go be the best to be the best version of Oregon that we can be.”

Idaho quarterback Jack Layne is an Oregon-native and Gatorade Player of the Year from Lake Oswego.

“He's a really good passer, obviously, did a great job in the Idaho State game last year," Lanning said. "Did well in the spring game. You can tell he understands where to go with the ball and trusts his guys to go get it. He throws it well and I think people probably underestimate his athleticism as well. He's a guy that can run and was a good player here in the state of Oregon.”

Now hopefully, Oregon fans will get the chance to watch the Ducks take on Layne and the Vandals.