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. Saturday marks the continuation of […]
You guys remember that scene in Home Alone when Kevin sneaks into Buzz’s room to nose through his things before stumbling across a picture of Buzz’s girlfriend? Admittedly, it’s a dramatic parallel to make when considering Oregon’s depth at cornerback, but I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t pretty much the first thing that […]
What a difference two years can make. At the conclusion of the 2016 season, no sane person would even dream of asking the question as to whether in two years, could it be feasible for Oregon to rest its hopes and dreams for success on a defense that was ranked as one of the worst […]
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 […]
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), […]
