EUGENE — For the first and last time ever, Oregon will play in what might be the most unique setting in college football, which is also by far the smallest.

Lake Michigan is the backdrop to Northwestern’s 12,023-seat Martin Stadium, the temporary home of the Wildcats while the new $862 million Ryan Field is being built.

“There’s a lot of cool venues we get to play at and that’s one of them because it’s a one of one opportunity,” Oregon coach Dan Lanning said. “It’s definitely a different environment, but I’ve coached in some of those. I’ve coached high school football. I’ve coached FCS football. I’ve played NAIA football. I’ve been in some of those environments and if you love football you want to play your best regardless of what the crowd looks like or what the setting is.”

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