How will Oregon’s spring stars fare come fall?


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After months of trudging through the bleak hinterlands on the sports calendar, we can finally, and without reservation, begin turning our attention to the onset of autumn and the start of football. For Duck fans, the beginning of fall camp is roughly three weeks away, which means the span of time is just enough to […]

July 11, 2018

Can Sampson Niu breakthrough the growing log jam at linebacker?


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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 […]

July 10, 2018

Could Oregon’s depth at safety buoy their lack of depth at corner?


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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 […]

July 9, 2018

Where might Demetri Burch make his first impact?


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Fall camp officially opens August 3 for the Oregon football team, though at the earliest, several frequently-asked questions about the 2018 edition of the Ducks won’t be answered until the team kicks off the season for real September 1 vs. Bowling Green: “What will the Oregon offense look like with Marcus Arroyo installed as the full-time […]

July 6, 2018

What will be the tune to Taj Griffin’s swan song at Oregon?


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The career arc that has plotted Taj Griffin’s time at Oregon has been one marked by ever-changing roles and undoubted injury frustration, sprinkled with occasional moments of brilliance. A four-star recruit who was rated as the nation’s No. 1 all-purpose running back in the class of 2015 by 247Sports, Griffin was considered a signature piece […]

July 5, 2018

Defensive back headlines Ducks’ biggest need in 2019 class


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It wasn’t that long ago that the Ducks were sitting pretty as it relates to how their 2019 recruiting class was shaping up in the defensive backfield. As the calendar turned to June, Oregon laid claim to verbal commitments from four highly-touted defensive back prospects; a group that included three-stars Marques Caldwell and Cameron Williams, […]

July 3, 2018

Should Duck fans make the emotional investment in Jalen Hall?


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From the time he announced his verbal commitment on January 26, to this present moment, Jalen Hall has remained as perhaps the biggest enigma surrounding the Oregon football program as the 2018 season peaks out over the horizon. Standing 6-foot-4 and 192 pounds, Hall has all the physical traits you could ever want in a […]

July 2, 2018