To no one's surprise, the Oregon Ducks are one of the highest scoring teams in the nation through two games and now the team will host an SEC opponent for a prime afternoon Saturday game, as the Tennessee Volunteers are making the trip out West to Autzen Stadium in a game that will televised on ABC at 3:30 PM.
The Ducks are coming off another fantastic season and after coach Chip Kelly left for the Eagles in the NFL, many wondered whether the team could sustain his high powered offense and through two games that appears to be not an issue for the school. The team has played against Nicholls State and Virginia, scoring over 59 points each time while allowed three and 10 points respectively and now the Ducks will play their first "tough" opponent this season with Tennessee.
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Oregon is bringing back two offensive stars from last season in Marcus Mariota and De'Anthony Thomas and those two players will be the main focus for the Volunteers defense on Saturday afternoon. Mariota has been a sleeper Heisman pick by many and while some think that the system is the reason why he puts up such big numbers, he showed that he could do plenty on his own last week, gaining over 300 on his own as the Ducks put up nearly 570 total yards on the day. Mariota had three touchdowns on the day and Thomas had three scores himself along with over 120 yards rushing.
The Ducks don't get the chance to play the SEC too often and now the Volunteers are coming into the game after going 2-0 to start the season with wins over Austin Peay and Western Kentucky, but that ends the east part of their schedule. The team plays Oregon on Saturday before playing Florida on the road and six of their next seven games are against teams that were ranked in the top 15 to start the season. The Volunteers will play Oregon on the road before heading to the swamp to play the Florida Gators and that will give the team barely any time to get ready for their next stretch.
The Volunteers have those two tough road games to deal with before playing South Alabama at home, then the team will host number nine Georgia and South Carolina before heading on the road to play the defending national champs in Alabama, who of course are playing against the Texas A&M Aggies on Sunday. The team finishes the season with another tough stretch of Missouri, Auburn, Vanderbilt and Kentucky and this season could be a rough one for the Volunteers if they make it through that middle stretch with just one of two victories.
The Oregon and Tennessee game will be on ABC live at 3:30 PM and has the number three team in action at home in Eugene. Click here for the live stream coverage of the Ducks and Vols.
