For the first time since 2014, the Oregon Ducks are winners of 10 regular season games and are now 14-1 inside Autzen Stadium under the direction of head coach Mario Cristobal following Saturday’s 24-10 win over Oregon State. That’s the good, as Oregon will have a shorter than normal turnaround period before preparing for Friday’s […]
Following a week in which there was very little palpable drama in the days leading up to Saturday’s game between 6th-ranked Oregon and Arizona, the game itself accurately reflected those vibes to a T. Motivated by last year’s 44-15 walloping in Tucson at the hands of the Wildcats, the Ducks wasted no time jumping out […]
Are you still with us? Have you stopped nervously rocking back and forth in your lucky game day spot? Have you stopped holding your breath? Has your heart rate returned to a healthy level? If you answered “no” to any, or all, of these questions, we totally get it. What was witnessed Saturday night in […]
For a full decade (plus a year) spanning either parts or the entire tenures of three head coaches (Mike Bellotti, Chip Kelly, Mark Helfrich), the Oregon Ducks ruled the roost when it came who led the Pac-10/12 in rushing offense. In fact, from 2006 to 2016, the Ducks not only led the conference in rushing […]
As I sat down and took some time to consider what to write in this space, one word kept coming to mind in my attempt to take an all-encompassing aerial look at Saturday’s season opener vs. Auburn in Arlington, Texas. “Opportunity.” The word has different meaning compared to the last time the Ducks and Tigers […]
The dog days of summer have arrived. And while there’s little cause for celebration during this portion of the calendar, there is good news to report: WFOD’s 2019 Fall Camp Preview has arrived as well! As fall camp fast approaches, WFOD will be rolling out an in-depth series of position-by-position previews to help you fully […]
With kickoff to the 2019 season a little over nine weeks away, there’s substantial buzz around the Oregon football program and the opportunity that lies before them entering Mario Cristobal’s second season as head coach. And the reasons for the optimism are valid. For one, the Ducks return Justin Herbert, who could very well be […]
Nearly two weeks ago to the day it was announced that the Ducks would be parting ways with ballyhooed defensive coordinator Jim Leavitt; a “mutual decision” arrived upon by both parties after it became painfully obvious that neither Leavitt, nor head coach Mario Cristobal, were interested in resolving whatever differences they had beyond the 2018 […]
By any measure, the second half of the season has not gone according to plan for Oregon. Yet, Saturday night’s game versus Arizona State is the perfect opportunity for the Ducks to exorcise some demons that have taken hold over the past month. The fact it’s the final home game of the season adds a […]
To paraphrase an old adage, “Sometimes you’ve got to get worse before you get better.” Plenty of first-year head coaches across the country are experiencing that first hand this season. For proof, look no further than the three first-year head coaches with former ties to Oregon. UCLA’s Chip Kelly (2-8 overall), Nebraska’s Scott Frost (3-7), […]
