Oregon vs. James Madison is a study in contrasts

The College Football Playoff is pretty much business as usual for Oregon, which is more accustomed to playing at this level. The story is different in several ways for James Madison, a newcomer to the playoff. James Madison coach Bob Chesney will lead the Dukes in Saturday’s first-round game — and possible beyond if the Dukes win — but he’s already been hired as the new head coach at UCLA. His replacement, former Florida head coach Billy Napier, was hired by JMU last week. “There’s going to be a little juggling that’s going to occur here in my life,” Chesney said in his introductory news conference at UCLA. So an already challenging situation for a first-time participant will be made even...