What are the Ducks getting in Sir Mells?

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At least publicly, all has been quiet on the recruiting front for Ducks head coach Mario Cristobal and the Oregon football program for the past two months. The last verbal commitment the Ducks picked up had been from DeSoto (Texas) three-star wide receiver Stephon Johnson, who pledged to Oregon on March 31. Since then, crickets. […]

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Postgame Post Mortem: Takeaways from the Oregon Spring Game

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Two-plus years had passed since the last time the Oregon football program held a spring football game, and while fans were not permitted inside Autzen Stadium Saturday afternoon due to local COVID-19 restrictions, it felt as if we were one step closer to returning to normalcy following a year that was wholly upended by the […]

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Spring Storylines: Are we sleeping on the Oregon secondary in 2021?

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Few things in recent memory were as protractedly loathsome across the board as 2020. And while the residuals of the past year linger to this day with COVID protocols remaining in place for most areas of the country, this spring offers a level of hope and optimism that simply did not exist at this time […]

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Spring Storylines: Is Oregon’s linebacking corp the deepest position group on the roster?

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Few things in recent memory were as protractedly loathsome across the board as 2020. And while the residuals of the past year linger to this day with COVID protocols remaining in place for most areas of the country, this spring offers a level of hope and optimism that simply did not exist at this time […]

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WFOD’s 2020 Recruiting Big Board 21.0


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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 […]

December 30, 2019

Burning questions for Oregon entering the Rose Bowl vs. Wisconsin


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Officially speaking, the excitement and build up for Wednesday’s Rose Bowl Game vs. no. 8 Wisconsin has been in the making for a little more than three weeks. Truthfully though, Wednesday’s game has been something that Duck fans and members of the Oregon football program have been clamoring for since the Ducks’ last appearance in […]

December 30, 2019

Analyzing the Adversary: Wisconsin


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With a Pac-12 Championship in the bag, along with the bulk of a highly-touted recruiting class that features not one, but two, of the nation’s best linebackers in five-star talents Justin Flowe and Noah Sewell, it’s hard to deny the cresting wave of momentum the sixth-ranked Oregon Ducks are riding entering the 106th edition of […]

December 29, 2019

Postgame Post Mortem: Early Signing Period Edition


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A whirlwind past several days for Duck fans is finally – and perhaps mercifully for some – winding to a close. Indeed, the start of the early signing period Wednesday served up an equal share of exciting gifts and anticipated disappointments, as recruits from across the country made official their commitments to the college football […]

December 19, 2019

What are the Ducks getting in Robby Ashford?


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It was originally believed that the Ducks landed their quarterback of the future back in May, as Brentwood (Calif.) Liberty four-star quarterback Jay Butterfield locked in his commitment to Oregon after Mario Cristobal and the Ducks coaching staff shot their shot and missed with perhaps this cycle’s top overall target in five-star quarterback DJ Uiagalelei. […]

December 18, 2019

What are the Ducks getting in Justin Flowe?


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Ladies and gentlemen, Mario Cristobal has done did it again. A year after inking the highest-rated prospect in program history in five-star recruit Kayvon Thibodeaux, the Ducks’ second year head coach went back into Southern California and pried another five-star prospect from the clutches of USC; a player who officially goes down as the second […]

December 18, 2019

How does Johnny Wilson’s de-commitment impact Oregon’s 2020 class?


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Though there’s little consolation when you lose a prized recruit to a conference foe, there’s even less when it’s the second de-commitment you’ve received in a matter of days. That’s the reality facing the Oregon coaching staff, as Calabasas (Calif.) four-star wide receiver Johnny Wilson announced his flip to Arizona State on Wednesday, the first […]

December 18, 2019

WFOD’s 2020 Recruiting Big Board 20.0


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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 […]

December 16, 2019

What are the Ducks getting in Kyron Ware-Hudson?


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Even with a few more pressure-packed days remaining before the Ducks expectedly sign the lion’s share of their 2020 recruiting class this coming Wednesday, Oregon head coach Mario Cristobal and his staff haven’t ignored the importance of building a strong foundation for next year’s class. That was proven out Sunday, as the Ducks landed a […]

December 15, 2019