Oregon and Virginia announced Monday that the football programs will play a home and home series starting next season, reports ESPN.com.

When the Ducks visit Charlottesville on Sept. 7, it will be the school’s first ever meeting. The Cavaliers will make a trip out west in 2016.

Virginia was originally supposed to play a road game at Penn State next season.

“We initiated a conversation with Oregon about a potential game in 2017 in Europe,” Virginia executive associate athletics director Jon Oliver said in a statement. “As the conversation progressed, it became clear we might have an opportunity to initiate a series in 2013 starting in Charlottesville. We saw that as a great opportunity for our program and our fans.”

“We want our players to be able to compete against great teams,” Virginia coach Mike London said. “Bringing BYU and Oregon to Scott Stadium to start the season will be a tremendous challenge, but one our team is preparing for now and is very excited.”

Oregon is coming off a 12-1 season and their four straight appearance in a BCS Bowl. Virginia finished 4-8.

Virginia announced that quarterback Phillip Sims, who transferred from Alabama back to his home state at the beginning of May, was granted a waiver by the NCAA that will allow him to play this fall, rather than sit out the customary year as a transfer.

Sims was rated the top QB in the class of 2010 by some scouting services but was unable to beat out A.J. McCarron for the Tide’s starting job. After McCarron led Alabama to the national title last fall, it became highly unlikely that Sims would see meaningful playing time in Tuscaloosa until his senior season.

Sims, who will have to unseat junior starter Michael Rocco, will have three years of eligibility remaining in Charlottesville.

He was a high school teammate of Cavaliers running back Perry Jones and wide receiver Tim Scott, and his younger brother Zack has committed to UVa as a wide receiver in the class of 2013.