“Always fun to see Autzen full, right? Our fans were great as always. I think a lot of things went right and our way today.” Except this isn’t Auzten. And nothing is going Oregon’s way before the kickoff. It looks like the football gods are testing whether Lanning jinxed himself. Their first road test comes in Evanston under sheets of rain, where forecasts call for a tenth to a quarter inch of new rainfall, with heavier bursts possible in thunderstorms. A nd the downpour is set to shape Oregon–Northwestern from the opening kick today.

Morning storms have rolled through the Chicago metro and linger over the lakefront, making for slick turf and a wet football that will test every exchange. Thunder and a risk of heavy downpours have been flagged right around game time, adding a volatil

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