UO release -   EUGENE, Ore. — The Oregon football team came in at No. 3 in the preseason US LBM Coaches Poll released this week, the highest ranking in the preseason coaches poll for the Ducks since 2013.  The Ducks are joined in the top five by No. 1 Georgia, No. 2 Ohio State, No. 4 Texas and No. 5 Alabama. Michigan (No. 8) and Penn State (No. 9) join Oregon and Ohio State to give the Big Ten four teams in the preseason top 10, while USC (No. 23) and Iowa (No. 25) give the conference six in the top 25.  Oregon is in the top 10 of the preseason coaches poll for the first time since 2020 (No. 9), and in the top five for the first time since 2015 (No. 5). The Ducks' No. 3 ranking matches the 2013 and 2011 teams as the highest preseason rankings in program history.  UO is coming off a 12-2 season in 2023, its second season under head coach Dan Lanning that culminated with a win over Liberty in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl. Oregon is 22-5 through Lanning's first two seasons in Eugene.  The Ducks will kick off their inaugural season as members of the Big Ten Conference against Idaho on Aug. 31 in Autzen Stadium (4:30 p.m. PT, Big Ten Network).  Single-game tickets are on sale now, as well as a two-game mini plan for the Idaho and Boise State (Sept. 7) games.