In the lead up to Oregon football's long-awaited 2024 season debut against Idaho Saturday, many fans are discovering that those not attending the game at Autzen Stadium in Eugene won't be able to watch.

On Monday night, Washington soccer fans hoping to watch the Huskies against Oregon State on the Big Ten Network were blacked out on Comcast/Xfinity channels and met with a message that referred viewers to allhuskiesgames.com, a Comcast phone number, a Washington QR code and the Big Ten Network logo.

When visiting the website allbtngames.com, it clarifies that: "Comcast Xfinity is the only pay TV provider that declined to accept the Big Ten Network territory expansion offer. Therefore Comcast Xfinity viewers in many areas will not have access to live broadcasts of the highly anticipated inaugural B1G season games for Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington on Big Ten Network."

When inputting the various zip codes for Eugene on that website, they all result in a message saying Oregon, Washington, USC, and UCLA sporting events won't be accessible on Big Ten Network with Comcast/Xfinity. The same information applies to some Salem and Portland area zip codes.

In an email to the Register-Guard, a Comcast/Xfinity spokesperson clarified that they carry Big Ten Network in West Coast markets, but do not have the rights to air any Oregon, Washington, USC or UCLA games that are being carried by BTN because FOX, which owns BTN, wants more money for those rights.

“We’re sensitive to the impact these costs have on our customers and have been in discussions with FOX and the Big Ten Network to find a solution to make certain former Pac-12 games available to the people who want them while not forcing others to pay for content they don’t want to watch," the Comcast/Xfinity spokesperson said. "We hope to be able to reach a fair agreement with FOX and the Big Ten Network to be able to offer these games to our customers.”

The spokesperson also said that Comcast/Xfinity is looking for more packaging flexibility so that they "don't have to impose the rising costs of programming on all customers."

So far, fans and customers have only reported blackouts for Big Ten Network and not with other channels with Comcast/Xfinity.

Oregon football's season debut is Saturday against Idaho is the only matchup scheduled on Big Ten Network so far through September. The other three games involving the other West Coast schools on BTN through September are Weber State at Washington on Aug. 31 and Eastern Michigan at Washington and Utah State at USC on Sept. 7.

For fans looking for streaming alternatives, see The Register-Guard's guide to streaming Oregon football games.

Alec Dietz covers University of Oregon football, volleyball, women’s basketball and baseball for The Register-Guard. You may reach him at adietz@registerguard.com and you can follow him on X @AlecDietz.

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