Months of speculation surrounding who may or may not start for Oregon when they tee things up for real on September 1 vs. Bowling Green is finally over. On Monday, Ducks head coach Mario Cristobal made available the official depth chart (reflected here) for Saturday’s season opener, giving us a crystallized glimpse at the players […]
In football, injuries are as inevitable as death and taxes. Attrition affects every team. Ask any coach, any player, anyone who closely covers or watches the game, quality depth throughout your roster is critical to sustained success – over the course of a season, over the course of a coaching tenure. For Oregon, the 2016 […]
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. Friday marks the continuation of […]
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 […]
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), […]
