With five games down and seven more to go, the 18th-ranked Oregon Ducks will get an opportunity this week to take a step back, take a deep breath, and assess the progress they’ve made through the early portion of their schedule. Sporting an imperfect 4-1 record, optimism around the program is understandably high heading into […]
It’s been nearly two years since the Ducks picked up their last Pac-12 road victory. That drought is now officially over, as no. 19 Oregon cruised to a 42-24 win over no. 24 Cal Saturday night in Berkeley to move to 4-1 overall and 1-1 in conference play. Coming off last week’s heartbreaking loss to […]
There’s good news and bad news for Oregon coming out Saturday’s game versus San Jose State. The good news: the Ducks got the win and seemed to stay relatively injury-free, moving to 3-0 following their 35-22 victory over the Spartans inside Autzen Stadium. The bad news: it was undeniably Oregon’s worst performance of the young […]
Aside from a few tense moments when the Ducks fell behind 10-0 in the first quarter of Saturday’s season opener vs. Bowling Green, the 58-24 outcome in favor of Oregon was about what was expected in the months leading up to the game. There are certainly things to work on, but a convincing victory at home […]
Months of speculation surrounding who may or may not start for Oregon when they tee things up for real on September 1 vs. Bowling Green is finally over. On Monday, Ducks head coach Mario Cristobal made available the official depth chart (reflected here) for Saturday’s season opener, giving us a crystallized glimpse at the players […]
In football, injuries are as inevitable as death and taxes. Attrition affects every team. Ask any coach, any player, anyone who closely covers or watches the game, quality depth throughout your roster is critical to sustained success – over the course of a season, over the course of a coaching tenure. For Oregon, the 2016 […]
Competition and fall camp walk hand-in-hand, but in Eugene, there is one position battle being waged that may well produce unexpected results. Entering the month of August, redshirt junior Jacob Breeland was the obvious bet to line up as the starting tight end for the Ducks when the season kicks off September 1 versus Bowling […]
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 […]
Behold! Football season is nigh! Believe it or not, mere weeks separate us between now and the start of fall camp for the Oregon Ducks. As preseason camp fast approaches, we at WFOD will be rolling out a series of previews to help fully prepare you for the upcoming season. Tuesday marks the continuation of […]
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 […]
