Oregon enters the 2026 season with a 10.5 regular-season win total amid high preseason expectations as a Big Ten title and College Football Playoff contender under Dan Lanning. The Ducks sit at 4-2 after six games, with losses to Oklahoma State and UCLA exposing offensive line turnover, seven turnovers in the UCLA defeat, and quarterback instability after starter Dante Moore suffered a concussion. Dylan Raiola and Brock Thomas have split recent snaps, with Raiola engineering a late-game-winning drive in the 17-14 win over Nebraska. New coordinators Drew Mehringer and Chris Hampton face scrutiny after prior staff departures. Six remaining games include road tests at Illinois, Ohio State, and Michigan State plus home matchups against Northwestern, Michigan, and Washington, testing depth and consistency for a team that has cleared similar totals in prior years but now confronts a tougher path to double-digit wins.