Ducks on upset alert? Analyst picks MSU as biggest 'trap game' for Oregon this season

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A notable football analyst has pegged Michigan State as a trap game for one national championship contender this upcoming season.

Ohio State, Oregon and Indiana are all considered the top favorites to win the Big Ten this season and contend for a national championship. So surely Michigan State will not be able to beat any of those teams this fall, right? One national analyst disagrees.

Geoff Schwartz of SirusXM and FOX Sports recently responded to a question on which is the most likely trap game for the Oregon Ducks this upcoming season, and he picked Michigan State. Schwartz pointed to a few factors for why he believes Michigan State could potentially upset preseason top 10 foe Oregon this fall:

  • Michigan State will be Oregon's seventh straight game
  • The game will be on the road on a Friday night in November
  • This matchup falls after tough games against Ohio State and Michigan for Oregon, and is also before the Ducks' top rivalry game of the year against Washington

Schwartz — who played for Oregon during his college career — brings up a lot of good points in his reasoning. He essentially compared it to the Ducks' near upset loss at Wisconsin two seasons ago, and I'd go as far as also comparing it to Iowa's near upset of Oregon last fall too.

Now, would I personally predict this upset to happen? No, not right now at least. But it's interesting to see Schwartz flag this one as a possible trap game for the Ducks and potentially give us Spartans a chance at a monster win late in the season.

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