#3 Oregon Vs #7 Michigan State: Preview

    Possibly the biggest non-conference game this season will take off in Autzen Stadium on Saturday. The Spartans are, of course, hoping to get to the first playoffs, as are the Oregon Ducks.  Let's look at the play makers on both teams.

    Play Makers For Oregon:

    Oregon's running back Royce Freeman is able to hold up to the big defense of MSU, and that may be one of the biggest factors of the game.  In the past, Oregon could not hold up to big teams, for example, Stanford.  But this year they will.  Freeman, may just be able to run over defenders instead of trying to run past them . Last game vs South Dakota, Freeman rushed for 75 yards and 2 touchdowns. Look out for Freeman as a huge play maker in this game.

    Marcus Mariota. No real surprise here, because Mariota is favored to win the Heisman, but this week Mariota will be on the money. With all the great receivers such as, Byron Marshall, Darren Carrington, and Johnathan Loyd he will find someone to pass to on Saturday.

   Charles Nelson and Byron Marshall. Charles Nelson may not be the new De'Anthony Thomas, he does share the same numbe, but look out for #6 on the field.  Byron Marshall is a duel threat as receiver and running back and will be running past the MSU defense Saturday.

    Play Makers For Michigan State:

    Conner Cook. He is the quarterback who has a lot of receivers that will find a way to get open and he will find them. He does however have a brace on his right knee that might stop him from running past the line of scrimmage or stopping him from scrabbling out of the pocket.

    Defense:

    Michigan State is known for their defense, and they are very good at stopping the pass. The big question here is how they will fare vs Oregon's passing attack. If the passing attack does not work, I guarantee that they will hand it off to Royce Freeman up the middle to gain a few yards.

    The game on Saturday will be at 3:30 PM PT and on Fox Sports 1. ESPN College Gameday will be at the Oregon campus. If you want to catch it on TV it is at 6 AM on ESPN. The Spread is in Oregon's favor with 13 points.

    Prediction:

   (These are my mom and dads predictions as well as mine.)

    Mom: Oregon 27 - MSU 14
    Dad:   Oregon 17 - MSU 13
    Me:    Oregon 38 - MSU 21

In my opinion this will be a offense game with very little defense. Make sure that if you have any questions about the game contact me at duckseason2014@gmail.com



- Go Ducks