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One of the latest proposals before construction indicated 40,000 sq ft of building(s) in addition to the covered field. The original east end proposal doesn't have enough space for 40,000 sq ft; so, that description must also include the north side which I referenced in my earlier comment that appears to have been added since. Athletic dept info says: Weight rooms, locker rooms, student-athlete lounges overlooking the field and multi-purpose event spaces in that 40,000. I assume somewhere in that is also storage for practice related equipment. Or, space for other equipment if the "dome" is used as a multi-use facility. Oh, and then there is this proposal too: https://lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/ducks/2026/01/29/how-big-is-that-o-uo-football-plan-calls-for-eye-popping-o-sign/

It seems Carson Becks withdrawal from the 2025 draft for 4 Mil NIL may have cost him big time. A possible 1st rounder in 2025 to 3rd round 2026 and a four-year 7.4 Mil Carson Beck's financial setback puts a dark cloud over his move to Miami

Kirby's nightmare is Oregon's dream. 5-star Donte Wright confirms Kirby Smart’s worst nightmare

Lockley is a Rivals 4-Star, and besides Oregon was offered by Alabama, Penn State, Ohio State, Texas A&M, Michigan and LSU. You Lose!

Ducks win 5-0 as it got a little dicey in the 9th. Sophomore transfer from Weatherford College, Cooper Strawn, got an out, but put two on base. Leo Uelmen relieved him, and walked a batter to load the bases...but got two more outs. Whew! This was the best pitching from an opponent that had bad ERAs coming in. They held Oregon to just five runs per game all weekend.

Walking the perimeter on Saturday, the whole length of the north side (next to MLK/Centennial) is a two-story building. Assume it has to be offices, meeting rooms, not just equipment storage. As Waddler noted, I don't recall any of that in the original drawings.

5-0 Ducks after eight innings. It was a surprise to see true freshman Cooper Markham (6'3" 229 lbs.) pitching for Oregon, but he got the three outs with his 95-96 mph fastball, and a nice curve-drop ball from the highly heralded player from Washington. You can tell that Waz is trying to work in lightly-used pitchers like Howard and Markham to give them experience. We will need it in the season-end tournaments! Nothing on offense this inning.

A couple of observations that have maybe been touched on by others. The NC transfer DL Robinson is a Bear clone and pushed the interior O-line, including Pancho, backwards a couple of times. Combined with Breland and M Johnson, I think the D-line backups are set behind Bear and Amuri. Finney got posterized a couple times by DKM and has self identified the need to improve his quickness and speed off the break. But holy crapoly, Dakorien is really special and there won't be many DBs in the nation that will do any better than Finney did yesterday. Perhaps Perich and Finney did have a coverage misfire on the early TD pass from Dante to JJ. But the pass was thrown perfectly to Jamari's back shoulder and likely would have been a catch between the defenders even if the coverage was better. The RBs had a less than highlight reel day, not unrelated to some of the O-line struggles and the 'thud' nature of the tackling to avoid injuries. Runs by Colorado transfer Price and freshman TBall nevertheless showed some flash to supplement the lightning and thunder of #6 and #0. Speaking of #6, DHill will be kept fresh for backfield duties as it is unlikely he'll be fielding many punts unless the dropsies get fixed. I rewatched the Penn St game on B1G network Friday evening for fun. Dante was accurate, evasive and appeared to be processing quickly. While he still has two Indiana showings to live down, nothing he did yesterday showed a significant weakness. The spring game didn't allow him to showcase much by design. He came back to Oregon for a reason and I believe he still has room to reach his ceiling and should see significant growth this season.

5-0 Ducks after seven innings. Miles Gosztola got an out, but gave up a hit and a walk and looks like he ran out of gas. What a great day holding PSU scoreless, and he was relieved by sophomore Gabe Howard from West Linn. Howard got the two outs and kept the scoreboard empty for the 'Lions! Nothing on offense this inning...

5-0 Ducks after six innings. Miles Gosztola was back and after giving up a walk--he generated a grounder that turned into a sweet double-play! Then he finished the inning with a strikeout. He has 78 pitches...will we see him in the 7th? Burke-Lee Mabeus just destroyed a pitch and sent it over the RF wall for his second homer of the weekend.

4-0 Ducks after five innings. Geez...Miles Gosztola is feeling it--more with another 1-2-3 dispatch of 'Lion batters. Drew Smith hit a double into the RF corner with two outs, and then Angel Laya hit opposite to LF (again) with a liner that went deep enough to score Smith from second. Finally! A timely hit!

Question - missing from the original drawings is the structure with the curved facade to the left of the domed practice facility shown in the latest construction photos. Assuming that view is of the west end, does anyone know what that add-on is about?

3-0 Ducks after four innings. Oregon's Miles Gosztola made short work of the batters again. Great to see... Drew Smith got the scoring started with a dinger into the PSU bullpen. Angel Laya hits opposite field again (to LF), while Maddox Molony walks. Burke-Lee Mabeus hits a missile to RF that bounces off the wall, and sends Laya home to score and Molony to 3rd from first. Naulivou Lauaki hits a deep sacrifice fly to RF to score Molony, and we stranded a runner on third.

Oregon Ducks' 2026 Spring Game: Highlights, live score, and analysishttps://duckswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/ducks/football/2026/04/25/oregon-football-2026-spring-game-live-updates/89793628007/

As a rule, the only spring games that leave you impressed with the OL is when you have five returning starters that have been together for a minimum of two years. Otherwise, it’s just feast time for unleashed D linemen. When it didn’t matter because no one else but us were paying any attention to Oregon spring games, coaches could open up the play book. With all eyes onboard, boring has become the new normal. Can’t ever remember feeling this good about our QB room - top to bottom - nor its promise for the future. Portal can change all that in the time it takes to write a check ( or tap a transfer), but right now - wow

0-0 after three innings. Oregon's Miles Gosztola is feeling it, as he put the 'Lions down 1-2-3. It's a good thing, as this freshman pitcher we are facing is pitching lights-out against us.

0-0 after two innings. Miles Gosztola got two strikeouts, and gave up a hit, but Burke-Lee Mabeus threw a perfect strike to second to allow Ryan Cooney to apply the tag easily for the third out. Oregon stranded a runner on third...

Oregon adds commitment from Brandon Lockley to recruiting runPhiladelphia (Penn.) St. Joseph's Prep composite four-star linebacker Brandon Lockley becomes the third Oregon Ducks commit in five days.Lockley stands at 6-foot-2 and 216 lbs. He is rated as a three-star recruit by 247Sports with an 89 rating, and has a four-star industry-generated 247Sports Composite rating with a .9018 score. Lockley ranks as the nation's No. 26 linebacker in the '27 class per the composite rankings. https://247sports.com/college/oregon/article/brandon-lockley-oregon-ducks-football-recruiting-commitment-recruiting-run-283229333/

0-0 after one inning. Oregon's Miles Gosztola gave up a couple of hits and had runners on first and third, but then got three straight outs to preserve the inning. We have some defensive changes, as I imagine Jax Gimenez is hurt, as Elijah Cook replaces him at LF. On 1st base, we have Brayden Jaksa instead of Dominic Hellman or Gabe Miranda. With Jaksa's hot bat lately--that makes sense. On offense....the Ducks strand two on base.

Oregon picks up 2027 commitment from 4-star Philly Oregon’s 2027 class is just outside the top 5 nationally. On Sunday, it received some good news from one of the top linebackers in the class. Brandon Lockley Jr., from St. Joseph’s Prep in Philadelphia, has committed to Dan Lanning and the Ducks. Lockley revealed his pledge to Oregon to On3’s Hayes Fawcett on Sunday. He becomes Lanning’s second LB commit of the class, joining Salt Lake City’s Sam Ngata. Saturday TraditionOregon picks up 2027 commitment from 4-star Philly LBOregon gained a verbal pledge from a talented linebacker from Philadelphia, the latest 2027 recruit to commit to the Ducks.

Felt the size and athleticism of Moore, Raiola, Smith with run/pass option plays on the perimeter could create 2026 problems for opposing defenses. Not so much from Thomas. Line play difficult to make a judgement with players split between two squads. If the "official attendance" was 46,500 that surpasses any other Spring Game this season. https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ohio-state-oklahoma-spring-game-043637822.html

Today we have Oregon's Miles Gosztola on the hill, (4.85 ERA) vs the 'Lions Isaiah Shayter at a 12.48 ERA. Again...the last two starting pitcher for Penn State had ERAs of 7.00 and over 8.00 but they pitched GREAT against us. I expect the same today... The rumor is that Cal Scolari was injured, and Gosztola was replacing him on Sundays, but that may not be the case today. We play Gosztola's old team in a mid-week game, Gonzaga, and if anyone would know his pitching--they do. Smart to play him today, and Scolari during the week if available. Let's break out the bats today! Miles Gosztola

Gimme 5 Game Takeaways - https://duckswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/ducks/football/2026/04/25/oregon-football-spring-game-major-takeaways/89802588007/?utm_source=smg-duckswire-strada&utm_medium=email&utm_cam

Some of these grades are straight out of the Delta House - 😁 https://duckswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/ducks/football/2026/04/26/oregon-football-spring-game-report-card/89797125007/?utm_source=smg-duckswire-strada&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=

I quickly went over the game on YouTube. I don't think we really got to see the defense. But I do think the secondary is going to be special. The Elite WRs will challenge them (osu2 comes to mind). I think this will be as good a defense as my favorite (and what I consider the best defense), Mario's 2019 unit. If the LBs play as well as they did yesterday, we might have a very special unit. Brock Thomas can start for anybody. He is even better than last year. He now can connect with the elite WRs downfield. Raiola is the real deal also. Smith Jr. is still struggling. No matter. We have the best QB room in the nation by far. It isn't even close. We'll have to see about the OL. Moore is going to need a strong unit-that is vital. I believe the other QBs have a better sense of timing and rhythm than Moore and I am concerned about his effectiveness overall. I hope he proves me wrong. I just see too much hesitation, and he seems to have reached his ceiling. I don't feel that way about Raiola and Thomas. Overall, this is probably Oregon's most talented team ever. Like any year, there are weaknesses. But this group is so talented, it can overcome those weaknesses and stir up trouble for any other elite team. It's great to be a Duck.