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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Tyler Shough’s rate of development critical to Oregon’s success in 2020


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As far as starting debuts go, there was plenty to be encouraged with when considering Tyler Shough’s overall performance this past Saturday vs. Stanford. The redshirt sophomore quarterback flashed great touch and accuracy on downfield throws, he exhibited poise and confidence in the aftermath of mistakes, and perhaps most notably, he demonstrated better-than-anticipated quickness and […]

November 10, 2020

Burning questions for Oregon entering Week 1 vs. Stanford


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Ask any college football fan, “What is the worst part about college football?” A likely answer you’ll receive is that the seasons feel too short, while the offseasons feel painstakingly long. In 2020, that gripe rings especially true for fans of college football programs in the Pac-12 footprint. The wait for the start of the […]

November 5, 2020

What are the Ducks getting in Dont’e Thornton?


Recruiting

Since Mario Cristobal was elevated to head coach at the conclusion of the 2017 season, there hasn’t been much for Duck fans to gripe about, particularly for those who closely follow the year-round recruiting intrigue. However, if there has been one nit to pick, it would be the fact that Oregon hasn’t quite figured out […]

October 20, 2020

What are the Ducks getting in Jeffrey Bassa?


Recruiting

Room at the inn is filling up quickly, as Ducks head coach Mario Cristobal more or less has his 2021 recruiting class sitting in wet cement with roughly two months between now and the early signing period in December; a timeline that, to this point, has yet to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. On […]

October 12, 2020

WFOD’s 2020 Fall Camp Preview – The Specialists


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Occupying a very small corner within one of the wildest years in modern human history has been a college football offseason and now season that has appropriately reflected our current day and age. The twists and turns have been numerous and well documented over the past several months, as COVID-19 continues to hang like an […]

October 8, 2020

WFOD’s 2020 Fall Camp Preview – The Defensive Backs


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Occupying a very small corner within one of the wildest years in modern human history has been a college football offseason and now season that has appropriately reflected our current day and age. The twists and turns have been numerous and well documented over the past several months, as COVID-19 continues to hang like an […]

October 7, 2020