Boise State’s trip to Eugene got thrown off course before the Broncos ever reached Autzen Stadium.
Thunderstorms in the Eugene area pushed back Boise State’s arrival on Friday night ahead of Saturday’s 12:30 p.m. PT kickoff against No.
14 Oregon. According to 247Sports Boise State insider BJ Rains, the Broncos’ flight was diverted to Portland, and Spencer Danielson’s team had to continue on by bus.
The ride from Portland to Eugene can take two to three hours, and with Labor Day Weekend traffic and bad weather in the mix, the Broncos were expected to arrive later than planned.
FlightAware showed Boise State was originally supposed to land in Eugene around 2 p.m. PT, but the team ended up touching down in Portland about an hour later at 3 p.m.
PT. The updated arrival time in Eugene wasn’t known, but the delay gives Boise State a shorter turnaround than expected before facing the Ducks.
Both teams come into Saturday looking for a real opponent after spending spring and fall camp working against their own rosters. Neither Boise State nor Oregon played in Week 0, so this will be the 2026 debut for both programs.
The weather in Eugene may not be much of a storyline once the game starts. The National Weather Service is calling for Friday rain showers to clear before Saturday, with “patchy fog” listed in the forecast for Sept.
- “It never rains in Autzen,” and that’s expected to hold true when Oregon hosts Boise State.
That matters because Oregon dealt with plenty of wet games in 2025, and those conditions sometimes made it tougher for quarterback Dante Moore to push the ball downfield. Even so, Moore showed he could manage the elements, especially in the road comeback win over Iowa in the rain.
If weather does affect the game, Oregon has some clear answers. Dan Lanning’s team can lean on the run game, with Jordon Davison and Dierre Hill Jr. back in the fold. The Ducks also have what projects to be one of the stronger defensive lines on the roster, which could matter if Boise State is forced into a ground-heavy approach.
DraftKings Sportsbook lists Oregon as a 24.5-point favorite, with the over/under set at 51.5. Boise State nearly pulled the upset in Autzen in 2024, when the Ducks were favored by 18.5 points.
College football has already shown its chaos this week, with Rutgers knocking off UMass on Thursday, and Boise State gets its shot at Oregon on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. PT on CBS.
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