The last several weeks at WFOD have been spent dissecting the Oregon roster, asking critical questions, and examining everything that has taken place this offseason from every conceivable angle – an exhaustive, but necessary exercise in order to adequately set the table for the upcoming season. However, now that the plates have been set out […]
Fall camp is in its final stretch, meaning the agonizing offseason wait for football is in its final throes. Believe it or not, only 11 days separate us from Oregon’s season opener vs. Bowling Green on September 1, and HOO BOY are we ready for kickoff. As we grit our teeth and power through these […]
The “Is [insert athlete’s name] elite?” question is as time-honored as anything that has ever existed in sports. In fact, a variation of this question has likely been applied throughout human history, as one can easily imagine the chroniclers of Ancient Greece offering up Hellenistic period hot takes on whether Alexander the Great was really all […]
Kermit said it best – it’s not easy being green. It’s particularly true if you’re less than four months removed from high school and are expected to step in immediately to provide much needed depth at one of the most critical positions in all of football. Yet, for Oregon true freshmen Verone McKinley and Kahlef […]
Following a 2017 season in which the Oregon defense underwent a remarkable, if not inconceivable, 12-month turnaround between end of Mark Helfrich’s tenure and the conclusion of Willie Taggart’s fleeting time in Eugene, expectations are at an all-time high for Oregon defensive coordinator Jim Leavitt’s group. In total, the Ducks return 11 players who started […]
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. Tuesday marks the continuation of […]
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. Sunday 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 […]
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), […]
