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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What are the Ducks getting in Lance Wilhoite?


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The momentum from what was an exciting recruiting weekend has continued deep into the the week for Oregon head coach Mario Cristobal and the Ducks. After securing two four-star commitments from Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu and Josh Delgado this past Sunday, the Ducks have now made it three following the verbal commitment of Nashville (Tenn.) Franklin Road […]

June 28, 2018

Has Oregon improved? – Defense Edition


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Oregon defensive coordinator Jim Leavitt is a damn miracle worker. In his first year directing the Duck defense, Leavitt not only drastically improved their performance in traditional statistical categories such as total defense (surrendering 518.4 yards/game in 2016 to 369.2 yards/game in 2017) and yards allowed per play (6.41 in ’16 to 5.07 in ’17), […]

June 27, 2018

Has Oregon improved? – Offense Edition


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Following a 2017 campaign that began with great promise and excitement accompanying Willie Taggart’s arrival, and ended with great uncertainty and angst following his hasty departure for Florida State, the Oregon football program finds itself in an oddly familiar place as it enters the 2018 season. Like Taggart, head coach Mario Cristobal approaches the upcoming […]

June 25, 2018

What are the Ducks getting in Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu?


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Sunday was quite a day around the Hatfield-Dowlin Complex in Eugene. Not only did the Ducks pick up their second wide receiver commitment for the 2019 recruiting class in four-star Josh Delgado, but they also added another massive piece to their offensive line for 2019 in four-star lineman Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu. Ranked as the nation’s No. 1 […]

June 24, 2018

The nation’s No. 1 JUCO prospect is headed to Eugene


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To say Oregon head coach Mario Cristobal is placing an emphasis on the trenches would be a gross oversimplification of what’s actually taking place. No, what Cristobal is building is an awe-inspring human citadel; stockpiling offensive linemen like a doomsday prepper does non-perishable food items. The latest addition to Cristobal’s super-sized survival kit: four-star offensive lineman Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu, currently […]

June 24, 2018

What are the Ducks getting in Josh Delgado?


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A little over a week after Oxnard (Calif.) three-star prospect JR Waters became the Ducks’ first verbal commitment at wide receiver for the class of 2019, Oregon head coach Mario Cristobal and his staff of relentless recruiters notched their second wide receiver commitment Sunday when Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy four-star Josh Delgado made the call […]

June 24, 2018

Ducks land four-star WR Josh Delgado


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Of all positions first-year Oregon head coach Mario Cristobal and his staff aim to fill during the 2019 recruiting cycle, wide receiver is arguably the position of greatest need for the Ducks. On Sunday, Cristobal and company took another step towards addressing their relative shortcomings at the position by landing a verbal commitment from Josh […]

June 24, 2018