Assessing the state of the Oregon ground game


Commentary, Team

For a full decade (plus a year) spanning either parts or the entire tenures of three head coaches (Mike Bellotti, Chip Kelly, Mark Helfrich), the Oregon Ducks ruled the roost when it came who led the Pac-10/12 in rushing offense. In fact, from 2006 to 2016, the Ducks not only led the conference in rushing […]

September 17, 2019

WFOD’s 2020 Recruiting Big Board 7.0


Recruiting

To make sense of Oregon’s recruiting landscape over the coming weeks and months, WFOD will be rolling out its 2020 Recruiting Big Board at the beginning of every week between now and the final signing period taking place in February. This weekly piece will provide a snapshot of both the recruits currently committed to the […]

September 16, 2019

Oregon’s keys to victory over Montana


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Traditionally speaking, sports fans have a reputation for being somewhat unreasonable when it comes to following and rooting for their favorite teams. Fairly or unfairly, fan expectations are always high, and when the team you root for falls short of that standard, it can be a maddening thing. However, on days like the one that […]

September 13, 2019

Burning questions for Oregon entering Week 3 vs. Montana


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One more non-conference opponent remains for the 15th-ranked Ducks before Pac-12 play begins in earnest the following Saturday at Stanford. Coming off last week’s 77-6 destruction of Nevada, Saturday’s game vs. FCS opponent Montana provides an opportunity to fine tune some things before the rubber really meets road over the next several weeks. To this […]

September 12, 2019

Analyzing the Adversary: Montana


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Fresh off a thorough 77-6 beat down of Nevada in last Saturday’s home opener at Autzen Stadium, the newly minted 15th-ranked Oregon Ducks turn their focus this week to FCS opponent Montana, which heads to Eugene this upcoming Saturday to close out the Ducks’ non-conference schedule. A top 25 team in their own right at […]

September 11, 2019

WFOD’s 2020 Recruiting Big Board 6.0


Recruiting

To make sense of Oregon’s recruiting landscape over the coming weeks and months, WFOD will be rolling out its 2020 Recruiting Big Board at the beginning of every week between now and the final signing period taking place in February. This weekly piece will provide a snapshot of both the recruits currently committed to the […]

September 9, 2019

Postgame Post Mortem: Takeaways from Oregon’s win over Nevada


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There was no hangover Saturday evening inside Autzen Stadium. For Duck fans, that came Sunday morning. A week after being handed a soul crushing loss at the hands of the Auburn Tigers in Arlington, Texas, it’s safe to say that 16th-ranked Oregon worked out whatever lingering frustrations they may have had entering the weekend, as […]

September 7, 2019