Per an Oregon Newspaper:
"Oregon State athletic director Scott Barnes said he’s “super confident” the school will release a 2024 football schedule before the NCAA football transfer portal window opens Dec. 4.
Barnes said for various reasons, he must keep many details under wraps about the schedule. He said the goal is a 12-game schedule that includes five games against Power 5 schools, six games against Group of 5 – likely Mountain West – and one FCS, which is Idaho State.
Oregon State and Washington State are in a rare situation of having to put together their schedule for 2024, and likely 2025, after the Pac-12 folded in August. OSU and WSU are the only remaining members in the conference beyond the 2023-24 school year.
What’s public is that Oregon State has games against Idaho State (Aug. 31), at Boise State (Sept. 7), Purdue (Sept. 21) and Washington State (date TBA). The rest is unclear, though Barnes dropped some bread crumbs.
Asked if the Mountain West represents the Group of 5 schools on the schedule, Barnes hesitated, then said, “that is certainly a plan. That’s one of the considerations. But until it’s done, I can’t say much. But we’re very close.”
As for the five Power 5 opponents, OSU has two in Purdue and Washington State. The other three? Certainly, Oregon is in play. Barnes said he’s been talking to what will be former Pac-12 schools for several weeks, like Utah and California. But other schools could be in play as well."
Scott Barnes is a very careful individual, so if he is making this type of "almost" announcement, you have a sense that things are getting close to being put together as the lawsuit is nearing its end.
"Oregon State athletic director Scott Barnes said he’s “super confident” the school will release a 2024 football schedule before the NCAA football transfer portal window opens Dec. 4.
Barnes said for various reasons, he must keep many details under wraps about the schedule. He said the goal is a 12-game schedule that includes five games against Power 5 schools, six games against Group of 5 – likely Mountain West – and one FCS, which is Idaho State.
Oregon State and Washington State are in a rare situation of having to put together their schedule for 2024, and likely 2025, after the Pac-12 folded in August. OSU and WSU are the only remaining members in the conference beyond the 2023-24 school year.
What’s public is that Oregon State has games against Idaho State (Aug. 31), at Boise State (Sept. 7), Purdue (Sept. 21) and Washington State (date TBA). The rest is unclear, though Barnes dropped some bread crumbs.
Asked if the Mountain West represents the Group of 5 schools on the schedule, Barnes hesitated, then said, “that is certainly a plan. That’s one of the considerations. But until it’s done, I can’t say much. But we’re very close.”
As for the five Power 5 opponents, OSU has two in Purdue and Washington State. The other three? Certainly, Oregon is in play. Barnes said he’s been talking to what will be former Pac-12 schools for several weeks, like Utah and California. But other schools could be in play as well."
Scott Barnes is a very careful individual, so if he is making this type of "almost" announcement, you have a sense that things are getting close to being put together as the lawsuit is nearing its end.
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