Few things in recent memory were as protractedly loathsome across the board as 2020. And while the residuals of the past year linger to this day with COVID protocols remaining in place for most areas of the country, this spring offers a level of hope and optimism that simply did not exist at this time […]
De-commitments, particularly at this time of the year, are rather commonplace across college football’s recruiting landscape. For the Oregon football program, this natural order of recruiting is perhaps feeling a little more unnatural than usual given the fact they suffered their second de-commitment from their 2021 recruiting class in six days when three-star JUCO prospect […]
Occupying a very small corner within one of the wildest years in modern human history has been a college football offseason and now season that has appropriately reflected our current day and age. The twists and turns have been numerous and well documented over the past several months, as COVID-19 continues to hang like an […]
What was once a position group of immense strength for Oregon heading into the 2020 season has suddenly become one of the team’s biggest question marks with a month to go before the season opener November 7 vs. Stanford. Sunday afternoon’s announcement from senior safety Brady Breeze that he would be opting out of the […]
It’s been practically two full months since the 2019 season ended for the Oregon Ducks; a season that will be long remembered as a year of resurgence for the Oregon football program. A Pac-12 Championship. A Rose Bowl victory. A second consecutive star-studded recruiting class signed, sealed, and all but delivered. Those types of accomplishments […]
Just days after losing arguably its top recruiter to Pac-12 South division foe USC, the Oregon Ducks may see one of the longest standing members of its 2021 recruiting class follow former cornerbacks coach Donte Williams to the Land of Troy. On Wednesday afternoon, Harbor City (Calif.) Narbonne four-star defensive back Anthony Beavers announced he […]
The month of February in the world of college football recruiting is officially not what it used to be. Gone are the days of coaches and fans sweating out the decisions of 18-year-olds deep into the winter months. That stress and anxiety has been rewound to mid-December, as the early signing period has unequivocally solidified […]
The incredible defensive bounty that was inked by Oregon head coach Mario Cristobal during the early signing period a few weeks ago just got a little more bountiful Thursday when Kansas City (Mo.) Raytown four-star cornerback Dontae Manning announced his commitment to the Ducks during the fourth quarter of the Under Armour All-American Game in […]
Flock Thoughts is a sporadic series at WFOD that aims to offer opinion and analysis on a collection of timely, newsworthy items surrounding the Oregon football program. Think of it as going to Costco for the samples, but just replace the nice ladies in hairnets and plastic gloves with our thoughts on some of the […]
Don’t expect the Ducks to experience a crippling shortage of capable defensive backs any time soon. After adding four defensive backs to this year’s roster from the 2019 recruiting cycle, another major wave of help in the secondary is on its way, as Oregon added a sixth verbal commitment from a defensive back to their […]
