Ahead of ESPN College Football GameDay The Oregon Duck has already begun setting up his tent on campus.
It's not the easiest thing to do with three fingers, but with a bit of ingenuity and some duct tape (no pun intended; it got the astronauts back from the moon) The Duck got it done.
GameDay is setting up this year at the Memorial Quad for a live broadcast from 6 a.m. PT to 9 a.m. PT on Saturday ahead of No. 7 Indiana and No. 3 Oregon at Autzen Stadium. The crew begins constructing the set today and attendance that morning is free.
It's the 13th time the popular college football preview show has come to UO. The Ducks are 9-3 on those visits. ESPN chose a trip to Eugene over several other marquee Week 7 games, including the Red River Rivalry, No. 6 Oklahoma at 3-2, unranked Texas, No. 8 Alabama at No. 14 Missouri and No. 1 Ohio State at No. 17 Illinois.
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The Ducks are a 7.5-point favorite for the game at Autzen, broadcast at 12:30 p.m. PT on CBS. With rain in the forecast, The Duck may need another roll of duct tape to get any sleep before Saturday. Thankfully there's a Home Depot on Seneca Avenue just 3.3 miles away.