Football season is finally here.

Tyson Alger and Justin Myers close the book on Oregon’s fall camp and take a look at what’s ahead for the Ducks in 2026. How much can we really learn from a schedule in the transfer portal era? Which games should Oregon fans actually be worried about? And has Oregon reached the point where a national championship is the only thing left to accomplish?

They dig into the baggage that comes with Boise State, circle USC, Nebraska, Illinois and the brutal November stretch, wonder what exactly happened to the aura of Chip Kelly and debate some of the most consequential inches in Oregon football history.

Plus: Costco complaints, dangerously hot Mexican restaurant plates, the rules surrounding half-eaten office donuts, a plea to stop saying “spill the tea” and a small tease of Tyson’s 800-mile attempt to understand Dan Lanning.

It’s the final Traffic Report before Week 1.

World Athletics and USA Track & Field want track and field to be the fifth-most popular sport in the United States by the time the Summer Olympics arrive in Los Angeles in 2028.

The last 10 days of the World Athletic Championships were supposed to serve as a springboard. On the track, USA dominated. But away from it, there were some critical of the U.S.’s first-time effort hosting the event.

Where does the sport — and Hayward Field — go from here? Andrew Greif of the LA Times stops by the podcast this week to discuss his recent piece on the future of American track and field.

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USA Today’s Dan Wolken thinks Damian Lillard is the most annoying player in the NBA. We disagree.

This week on The I-5 Corridor’s Traffic Report, Tyson Alger and Shane Hoffmann take a look at the top of the Pac-12 standings as teams like Oregon, Utah and USC state their cases for being the conference’s front-runner.

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Dylan Raiola’s Oregon debut has Tyson and Justin wondering what it means for the Ducks' QB room in this week's Traffic Report. They also go in on NCAA Tournament expansion and brace themselves for the coming Blazers offseason.

Back from the holiday weekend, Tyson and Shane are here with a Tuesday edition of the Traffic Report. We catch up on the NBA Playoffs and take a look at what the Celtics elimination might mean for the Blazers’ roster construction.

Then (cue the piano) we say goodbye to Barry and Succession.

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Keep an eye out on Friday for the debut of The I-5 Corridor’s summer series on the new faces of football in the state of Oregon. Between the transfer portal, recruiting and coaching changes, it’s never been harder for fans to know who to know.

We’re going to spend the next 10 weeks trying to make that a little easier.

— Tyson Alger

It's a quick episode this week, but Justin wanted to check in with Tyson in Miami, where he's spent the last two days following the Ducks around in preparation for Thursday's Orange Bowl.

Today on The I-5 Corridor’s Traffic report, Tyson Alger and Shane Hoffmann talk through it — one of the wildest, intense and, well, devastating losses for Oregon in a long, long time.