Report: Oregon drops Hawaii from 2024 schedule after adding Oregon State rivalry matchup

Oregon’s 2024 schedule has been tweaked slightly, according to Brett McMurphy, as the Ducks have dropped Hawaii from the slate. It’s a knock-on effect of scheduling Oregon State to continue the Civil War rivalry game with Oregon headed to the Big Ten.

The Ducks and Rainbow Warriors still have two more games of a three-game series to be played. Those will be added to future schedules.

As a result of the move, Hawaii is now seeking another game to add to the schedule in the 2024 slate.

The Ducks and Rainbow Warriors played in 2023 in Eugene with the hosts dominating. Oregon rolled up seven touchdowns en route to a 55-10 win early in a 11-win campaign.

Oregon, Oregon State worked through the season to sustain the rivalry into the future

Pac-12 insider John Canzano first broke the news that both schools would continue playing in 2024 and beyond.

“Civil War football game is on for 2024 and beyond. Oregon State and Oregon finalizing deal,” Canzano wrote on Twitter. “Ducks vs. Beavers on Sept. 14 at Reser Stadium. (PS: Texas Tech will play at WSU in 2024).”

There were doubts the game would continue next fall with Oregon’s move to the Big Ten and Oregon State staying behind. However, the rivalry shall continue.

It turns out, this was reportedly a complicated scenario. But all of the involved schools made it work, according to Canzano and the Civil War is on.

“It took work,” Canzano wrote. “Multiple schools were involved, I’m told. Texas Tech helped, for example. The Red Raiders were originally scheduled to play at Oregon on Sept. 7 next season. They’ll instead play at Washington State on that same date.

“Boise State also helped. It was UO’s originally scheduled opponent for Sept. 14. The Broncos State will instead visit Eugene one week earlier. Boise State was originally contracted to play vs. Oregon State on Sept. 7 but will instead travel to Autzen Stadium.”

According to the report, there’s still some bad blood about the breakup of the Pac-12. But, those feelings go away when it comes to money.

“There are some lingering bad feelings about the breakup of the Pac-12 Conference,” Canzano wrote. “Some Washington State and Oregon State fans may not want to see those rivalry games continue. But it’s apparent that the administrators at both ‘Pac-2’ schools see the economic value in continuing to play each other.”