Published 6:19 pm Saturday, October 24, 2026

Oregon’s rollercoaster season continued on Saturday, and it isn’t going up.

After narrowly pulling victory from the jaws of defeat last week against Nebraska, this week they turned a 10-point lead into an 11-point loss in a 21-10 defeat at the hands of Illinois on Oct. 24, in Champaign, Illinois.

The Ducks moved the ball seamlessly on the opening drive of the game en route to a 7-0 lead, then tacked on a field goal late in the second quarter to make it 10-0. But a 75-yard touchdown run by Illinois’ Aidan Laughery late in the second half turned the tide, and it led to 21 unanswered Illini points and another disappointing loss for an Oregon team circling the drain.

“Credit to Illinois,” Oregon head coach Dan Lanning said. “Thought they were the tougher team today.…