College Football Teams With Best Shot to Go Undefeated in 2024 | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

Dan Lanning is sitting on a gold mine in Eugene, and even though the Ducks are heading for the Big Ten, they've got a real shot to win a national championship in 2024.

They've got all the pieces, and even though they lost Heisman Trophy finalist Bo Nix, they replaced him with a pair of more-than-capable stars. Sixth-year senior Dillon Gabriel has won a ton of football games at UCF and Oklahoma, and he now comes to Oregon to close his career.

If he can hold off talented rising sophomore Dante Moore, he could be a Heisman Trophy finalist. If he doesn't, well, that's good news for Lanning, too.

The Ducks also added Texas A&M receiver transfer Evan Stewart to a receiving room that already included 1,000-yard pass-catcher Tez Johnson and Traeshon Johnson, and while they lost Bucky Irving to the NFL, the running back stable has plenty of talent, too.

Jordan James is a rising star, and Noah Whittington has a lot of ability as well. They added Jay Harris from Northwest Missouri State, so there are a lot of guys to eat up carries.

Defensively, Oregon is going to be much-improved in '24, surrounding potential stars like Jordan Burch, Matayo Uiagalelei, Jeffrey Bassa, Dontae Manning, Tysheem Johnson with stellar portal additions.

Elite cornerback Jabbar Muhammad (Washington), as well as fellow defensive backs Kam Alexander (UTSA), Kobe Savage (Kansas State) and Brandon Johnson (Duke), join stud defensive lineman Jamaree Caldwell (Houston) to outfit a terrific defense.

Home games against Boise State, Ohio State and Washington and road games at Michigan and Wisconsin make for a rugged ledger, but this Ducks team has what it takes to go all the way unscathed.