What are the Ducks getting in Kayvon Thibodeaux?


Recruiting

There was no game on Oregon’s schedule Saturday, but there’s no doubting the fact the Ducks scored a major victory that could have a resounding impact for the football program for years to come. Before a national television audience during halftime of the New Mexico Bowl on ESPN, Thousand Oaks (Calif.) Oaks Christian five-star defensive […]

December 15, 2018

Uhhh…Where is Jim Leavitt?


Commentary

The question has as much to do with his existential state of being as it does his physical.  As Oregon’s coaching staff makes its way into the homes of some of its most coveted verbal commitments and targets from the 2019 class in the lead up to the start of the early signing period (Dec. […]

December 12, 2018

The contrarian’s take on Justin Herbert


Team

The “Is [insert athlete’s name] elite?” question is as time-honored as anything that has ever existed in sports. In fact, a variation of this question has likely been applied throughout human history, as one can easily imagine the chroniclers of Ancient Greece offering up Hellenistic period hot takes on whether Alexander the Great was really all […]

August 14, 2018

WFOD’s Preseason Superlatives: Wide Receiver Preview


Team

The anticipation in the air can only mean one thing: The onset of fall camp is upon us! August 3 is the date circled on the calendars of Duck fans near and far, as that is the day fall camp officially opens at the University of Oregon. The month of practices that follow will not […]

July 27, 2018

What are the Ducks getting in Trikweze Bridges?


Recruiting

The Ducks may have lost two defensive back recruits in June following the de-commitment of Cameron Williams and Marques Caldwell, but that seemingly hasn’t proven to be much of an obstacle as they look to fill those voids in the 2019 recruiting class, as Monday, Oregon head coach Mario Cristobal received a verbal commitment from […]

July 23, 2018

Defensive back headlines Ducks’ biggest need in 2019 class


Recruiting

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, […]

July 3, 2018

Should Duck fans make the emotional investment in Jalen Hall?


Team

From the time he announced his verbal commitment on January 26, to this present moment, Jalen Hall has remained as perhaps the biggest enigma surrounding the Oregon football program as the 2018 season peaks out over the horizon. Standing 6-foot-4 and 192 pounds, Hall has all the physical traits you could ever want in a […]

July 2, 2018

What should the expectations be for Oregon’s grad transfers?


Team

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 […]

July 1, 2018

Assessing Oregon’s place in Kayvon Thibodeaux’s Top 5


Recruiting

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, […]

June 30, 2018