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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Analyzing the Adversary: Cal


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Fresh off their first bye week of the year, the 13th-ranked Oregon Ducks have returned to the practice field this week to prepare for Saturday’s game vs. the Cal Golden Bears. The matchup between the Ducks and Bears will serve as Oregon’s Pac-12 home opener inside Autzen Stadium, as well as an opportunity for the […]

October 2, 2019

WFOD’s 2020 Recruiting Big Board 9.0


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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 […]

September 30, 2019

After a week-long tug o’ war, Devon Williams winds up a Duck


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It’s hard to articulate how exactly we got here with Devon Williams. In fact, it’s possible that Oregon head coach Mario Cristobal, Oregon State head coach Jonathan Smith, and perhaps even Williams himself would have a tough time taking you step-by-step through the process and the outcome. However, what we can say with crystal clear […]

September 27, 2019

WFOD’s 2020 Recruiting Big Board 8.0


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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 […]

September 23, 2019

What are the Ducks getting in Bradyn Swinson?


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It had been roughly a month and a half since the Ducks picked up their last verbal commitment to their 2020 recruiting class, but that all changed Friday evening, as Douglasville (Ga.) Chapel Hill three-star defensive end Bradyn Swinson announced his commitment to Oregon. COMMITTED🦆 #ScoDucks pic.twitter.com/JPyG5mve8d — ⁶ (@OfficialSwintt) September 21, 2019 Despite being […]

September 21, 2019

Oregon’s keys to victory over Stanford


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An opportunity at redemption rests at the feet of Oregon head coach Mario Cristobal and his team this Saturday, as the Ducks fly south to the Bay Area to the face the Stanford Cardinal in Palo Alto. By now, Oregon players, coaches, and fans have likely hit their limit in terms of the number of […]

September 20, 2019