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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Burning questions for Oregon entering Week 9 vs. Arizona


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In many respects, Oregon’s performance last Saturday on the road at Washington State was an outlier based on what we’ve seen throughout the season. In the first half against the Cougs, the Ducks appeared unorganized, undisciplined, and unprepared, which played no small part in Oregon’s stunning 27-point deficit heading into halftime; a deficit that ultimately […]

October 25, 2018

Analyzing the Adversary: Arizona


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With five games left, the Ducks can see the light at the end of the long regular season tunnel. At 5-2 overall, and 2-2 in Pac-12 play, Oregon has an uphill climb if they are to scratch and claw their way to a Pac-12 North division title and a berth in the Pac-12 Championship Game. […]

October 24, 2018

Oregon’s Pac-12 title hopes remain alive, but should it matter?


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Following a wild and woolly first half of the football season, teams across the country are gearing up for a final stretch run that they hope either cements their place atop the conference standings, or at a minimum, secures bowl eligibility. For the 19th-ranked Oregon Ducks, bowl eligibility is all but confirmed, though they do […]

October 23, 2018

WFOD’s 2019 Recruiting Big Board 12.0


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To make sense of Oregon’s recruiting landscape over the coming weeks and months, WFOD will be rolling out its 2019 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 […]

October 22, 2018

Oregon’s keys to victory over Washington State


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In terms of what remains on the schedule for the 12th-ranked Oregon Ducks, Saturday afternoon’s showdown in Pullman versus Washington State is as pivotal a game as there is between now and the end of the season. This game, for both teams, represents an opportunity to assume even greater control over the race for the […]

October 19, 2018

Burning questions for Oregon entering Week 8 vs. Washington State


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We may still be a few days away from the showdown in the Palouse between no. 12 Oregon and no. 25 Washington State, but it appears that Cougar fans are already in Saturday form given the way they welcomed the College GameDay production trucks to town Wednesday afternoon. Welcome to Pullman!!! @CollegeGameDay #GoCougs #GameDayPullman pic.twitter.com/FQwWYTBX4H […]

October 18, 2018

Analyzing the Adversary: Washington State


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Have we caught our collective breaths yet following Oregon’s heart-stopping 30-27 overtime victory over Washington last Saturday? If not, you have some catching up to do, as there is no time for fatigue and emotional hangover with perhaps the most difficult road test of the season on the immediate horizon for head coach Mario Cristobal and […]

October 17, 2018

What are the Ducks getting in Seth Figgins?


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As if things couldn’t get any better in the aftermath of Oregon’s thrilling 30-27 overtime victory over Washington this past weekend, the Ducks continue to feel the positive reverberations emanating from an unforgettable Saturday afternoon inside Autzen Stadium. On Monday night, Oregon’s weekend received a final exclamation point, this time on the recruiting front, as […]

October 15, 2018