The SportsLine projection model has revealed its Oregon Ducks vs. Iowa Hawkeyes picks for Saturday on CBS and Paramount+

Urban Meyer pushed back on reports linking him to the Penn State head coaching opening, saying he has no desire to return to the sideline. Rumors began after Audacy’s Zach Gelb reported Meyer had engaged in conversations with the program.

Iowa Hawkeyes football DB Deshaun Lee made a key interception in the end zone in the first quarter off of Oregon star QB Dante Moore.

No. 9 Oregon will travel to Iowa City for a matchup against No. 20 Iowa on CBS at 3:30 p.m. ET. The Ducks and Hawkeyes both enter the weekend with just one loss in Big Ten play. No. 3 Texas A&M will face No. 22 Missouri in the final ranked-on-ranked matchup during the same time slot.

The Oregon Ducks football team may be without Dakorien Moore vs. Iowa after the star freshman wide receiver suffered an injury at practice.

The Ducks are ranked No. 9 in the first edition of the College Football Playoff rankings, as decided by the selection committee. Under the new format of the playoff, Oregon would likely be on the road for a first-round playoff game if it held that ranking.

The Oregon Ducks are firmly in the College Football Playoff mix with just a few weeks remaining in the regular season, and a large part of their success has been with quarterback Dante Moore leading the way as he puts himself in the Heisman Trophy conversation.

The Buckeyes not only extended their winning streak over Penn State to nine games in the series, Ohio State now has a 12-game winning streak, which is the longest active winning streak in the country.