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 […]
Not totally unlike Oregon’s recruiting surge in the spring, when verbal commitments were as regular as scattered showers in the Willamette Valley, the Ducks have seen the recruiting pendulum swing in the exact opposite direction in recent weeks. De-commitments from the program have created the most buzz on the recruiting front in recent weeks, as […]
As Oregonians know so well, sometimes when it rains, it pours. That’s the general feeling in Eugene these days, as the Ducks – still licking their wounds from a crushing loss at Oregon State this past Friday – were dealt another dose of souring news Monday when Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei four-star wide receiver […]
Since Mario Cristobal was elevated to head coach at the conclusion of the 2017 season, there hasn’t been much for Duck fans to gripe about, particularly for those who closely follow the year-round recruiting intrigue. However, if there has been one nit to pick, it would be the fact that Oregon hasn’t quite figured out […]
Room at the inn is filling up quickly, as Ducks head coach Mario Cristobal more or less has his 2021 recruiting class sitting in wet cement with roughly two months between now and the early signing period in December; a timeline that, to this point, has yet to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. On […]
Though the Ducks have been slowed in their ability to take the field this fall, it certainly hasn’t impacted the fervor with which head coach Mario Cristobal and the Oregon coaching staff have pursued the remaining prospects on their 2021 recruiting board. Less than a week after picking up a verbal commitment from three-star linebacker […]
Oregon’s 2021 recruiting class is unequivocally one of the nation’s best, but with just a handful of open spots remaining and roughly three months to go before the start of the early signing period, Ducks head coach Mario Cristobal has diverted more and more of he and his staff’s attention towards addressing the 2022 class. […]
In the modern era of college football, the words “offense” and “Oregon” have often been more or less synonymous. And though the Ducks’ 2021 recruiting class reflects this sentiment, it’s the defense the past two seasons that has injected the most life into the program under the direction of head coach Mario Cristobal and defensive […]
In case you haven’t noticed, Oregon is making a habit of attracting some of the West’s top offensive linemen to Eugene. In 2018, it was Penei Sewell who made the call for the Ducks after strongly considering Alabama during his recruiting process. That gave Mario Cristobal both his first headline recruit as the head coach […]
Twelve days between commitments feels like it qualifies as a cold snap if you’re an ardent follower of Oregon football recruiting. Sure, the Ducks picked up an in-state commitment from 2022 four-star prospect Emar’rion Winston last Thursday, but it’s been 12 days since a 2021 prospect made the call for Oregon. In the world of […]
