For the past the 25 years or so, the bitter border war between the Ducks and Huskies has been largely defined by three distinct things: “The Pick” “The Streak” “The Point” With “The Streak” serving as Oregon’s “Duckade of Dominance” over Washington, defined by a 12-year winning streak that spanned from 2004 to 2015, roughly book-ending […]
It wasn’t that deep into the 2017 season before Oregon’s depth at inside linebacker was severely tested. With depth at the position already a concern for the Ducks before the season even began, injuries to A.J. Hotchkins and Kaulana Apelu (plus Keith Simms, who was already set to miss all of 2017 with a knee […]
Oregon defensive coordinator Jim Leavitt is a damn miracle worker. In his first year directing the Duck defense, Leavitt not only drastically improved their performance in traditional statistical categories such as total defense (surrendering 518.4 yards/game in 2016 to 369.2 yards/game in 2017) and yards allowed per play (6.41 in ’16 to 5.07 in ’17), […]
