Oregon Ducks vs. Ohio State Game Time Released, Prime Time Big Ten Matchup

Originally posted on Oregon Ducks on SI
By Bri Amaranthus | Last updated Aug 20, 2024 4:44 PM ET

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The Oregon Ducks football team welcomes the Ohio State Buckeyes to Autzen Stadium on October 12th, 2024. It'll be all eyes on Oregon coach Dan Lanning's squad vs. Buckeyes coach Ryan Day's team as the game time has been set for 7:30 p.m. ET and will broadcast on NBC, per Joel Klatt.

This early-season matchup features two of the top contenders in the Big Ten conference going head-to-head in a game that will have major College Football Playoff implications.

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Both Oregon and Ohio State flans are flocking to Autzen Stadium for this highly-anticipated matchup, which is already sold out.

In the secondary market, the ticket prices for Ohio State at Oregon are the second highest-priced college football ticket, according to Oregon’s Director of Tickets.

The lowest current price is $425 in the upper level. Tickets are going for as much as $1,179 and prices are only expected to get higher as October 12th gets closer.

There are storylines galore in this matchup.

For Lanning, the Big Ten showdown is a chance to establish the Ducks as a force in their new conference, while Ohio State looks to maintain its conference dominance.

Ohio State offensive coordinator, and former Oregon coach, Chip Kelly returns to Eugene after leaving UCLA for the Buckeyes. Kelly will certainly have some surprises for the Ducks and they will have some twists of their own for their former coach.

During Kelly's time in Oregon (2007-2012), he led the Ducks to a BCS bowl game in all four seasons, including a National Championship appearance in 2011. Kelly also coached the Ducks to three consecutive Pac-12 conference championship wins.

Oregon boasts arguably one of the best running back groups in college football and the country's top transfer quarterback, Dillon Gabriel.

The Ducks' transfer class is No. 2 in the nation and includes Gabriel, wide receiver Evan Stewart, and lockdown defensive backs Jabbar Muhammad and Kobe Savage.

The home field advantage at Autzen Stadium could very well play a role in the outcome of what should be an epic football game between two budding rivals.

Duck fans are instructed to wear black when Ohio State comes to Autzen Stadium.

The Oregon football team is nearing the end of its fall camp practices. The Ducks have put emphasis on physicality leading up to the Ducks' inaugural season in the Big Ten conference.

"The weight room for us has been fantastic, phenomenal," Oregon receiver Gary Bryant told Oregon Ducks on SI reporter Bri Amaranthus. "Everything that we've been doing this off season is going to pay off for us. So I'm excited to put that on tape for everybody else to see."

Oregon kicks off the 2024 season vs. Idaho on Aug. 31 in Autzen Stadium (4:30 p.m. PT, Big Ten Network).