It wasn’t that long ago that the Ducks were sitting pretty as it relates to how their 2019 recruiting class was shaping up in the defensive backfield. As the calendar turned to June, Oregon laid claim to verbal commitments from four highly-touted defensive back prospects; a group that included three-stars Marques Caldwell and Cameron Williams, […]
Willie Taggart is no longer in Eugene, however the reverberations stemming from his brief stint as the head coach at Oregon linger to this day. One significant change that came with Taggart’s time as the Ducks’ headman is the radical change in mentality and approach when it comes to recruiting. To his credit, Taggart assembled […]
The Ducks have been spinning recruiting gold in 2019, building what is on pace to be the best recruiting class in school history by a wide margin. With 14 prospects known to have given the Oregon coaching staff a verbal commitment, the Ducks currently have the nation’s 4th-ranked recruiting class per 247Sports’ Composite Team Rankings, […]
During his tenure at Oregon, former head coach Mike Bellotti coined what became a relatively popular refrain when it came to imploring members of the Ducks’ special teams units. “SPECIAL TEAMS: BE SPECIAL!” However, beyond kicker Aidan Schneider, who graduated as one of the best kickers in school history at the end of last season, […]
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 […]
