Virginia: Virginia head coach Bronco Mendenhall came from BYU where he had plenty of success, winning 99 games in 11 seasons, with each year ending with the Cougars playing in a bowl game. He may have thought that his new team was ready of its first game against FCS foe Richmond but the Cavs surely weren't, especially on the defensive side of the ball. Mendenhall installed his 3-4 scheme in spring and fall camps but in the opener, the Cavs allowed 524 yards and failed to force a turnover against the Spiders, who won 37-20 (ouch!) QB Kurt Benkert had 264 passing yards and three TDs in his first career start with Virginia but he had an interception, one of the team's four turnovers. Mendenhall brought OC Robert Anae with him to rebuild the Cavaliers but a visit to Autzen Stadium is not exactly a place for experimenting.

Oregon: The 24th-ranked Ducks opened 2016 with a 53-28 win over UC Davis last weekend. Dakota Prukop threw for three touchdowns and ran for another in his QB debut for Oregon, which overcame a slow start against an FCS foe. Head coach Mark Helfrich said there were "tens of thousands, if not millions of things we can correct" when he broke down the game Sunday. Star RB Royce Freeman had two rushing TDs against UC Davis to become the fifth player in school history with 40 TDs. He wasn't needed much, with only 11 carries for 87 yards, snapping his streak of nine straight 100-yard rushing games. However, Oregon showed depth, rushing for 271 yards (12.9 YPC) with different six players scoring a TD (either rushing or receiving).

The pick: These school's last met back in 2013 in Charlottesville, with Oregon handing Virginia a 59-10 loss. Virginia is the first ACC team ever to play at Oregon and considering the Ducks opened the 2016 with a 59-9 SU record the previous decade at Autzen, the visit doesn't figure to be a pleasant one. Want more? Virginia hasn't won a road game since 2012 and will enter on a 15-game road losing streak! Loss No. 16 comes here and it won't be close. Oregon is a 10* play.