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And the hits keep on coming. According to Coach Altman, Devon Pryor has a groin injury and could potentially miss the rest of the season. Ege Demir's shoulder injury required surgery that will sideline him for the remainder of the season. What a nightmare scenario. Baseball coach Mark Wasikowski said the program's growing NIL infrastructure credited the Ducks for keeping the team competitive in the modern era. Without it, we don't have a chance. And the same can be said to Coach Altman and the basketball program. Without the proper funding, the outlook is bleak.

Silence is golden.

Hopefully these guys contribute, proud to see players from my old alma mater.

Good points, keep on dumping! There are always going to be exceptions to any rule. Oregon reached outside to get Chip Kelly after the 2006 season ended in four straight losses, and when the anxiety caused by the Helfrich melt-down incited a national search in order to right the ship and regain fan and media confidence. When head coaches replace coordinators, I think they have to take into consideration the current group of players they’ll inherit and their needs. Is the group primarily young, requiring an experienced, guiding hand, or focused veterans just needing fresh ideas? I can’t think of a time when I wasn’t concerned with any new appointment - young or old - until games got played. Wait and see is always tums time. While our recent success has offered that national platform mindset you speak of, it remains as much a gamble as hiring from within. Do you get a Chip Kelly or a Willie Taggart? Free-forming is a good descriptor for this sort of thing. As I wander around this, I keep ending up on the word ‘family’ as the best concept to hold onto when attempting to discern what, or what not makes the engine run smoothly at Oregon. From within or out, you’ll know soon enough whether or not the new guy is a part of what makes us - us.

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Oregon baseball opens season ranked inside Top 25 of coaches pollFebruary is here, so naturally, college baseball is right around the corner. The Oregon Ducks baseball has a promising season ahead of it as coach Mark Wasikowski and his staff try to once again help the program reach the College World Series in Omaha, Neb., in June. The other baseball coaches from around the country seem to think the Ducks have a decent shot at reaching Omaha as Oregon begins the season ranked 23rd in the first USA TODAY Coaches poll of the season. The poll is somehow missing its share of Big Ten Conference teams. Besides the Ducks, UCLA at all the way at No. 2, is the only other Big Ten team in the initial poll. Oregon will start the season with an eight-game homestand at PK Park. The Ducks host George Mason for a four-game series, including a doubleheader on Valentine's Day, Feb. 14. The next weekend, Oregon hosts Youngstown State in a four-game set that begins on Thursday, Feb. 19. Last season, the Ducks were close, but yet so far away, to making it to the CWS as they finished the year 42-16 in the regular season before being bounced out of the NCAA Regionals. Oregon was stunned after losing to Utah Valley and Cal Poly.

Ducks fill out roster with a pair from Central CatholicAutzen ZooDucks fill out roster with a pair from Central CatholicThe coach at Central Catholic is Charlie Landgraf, a walk-on offensive lineman from Jesuit High School in Portland who played on the 2019 Rose Bowl team.

And when it comes to The Strength of Schedule, the B1G isn't backing down. Example: Compare Georgia's 2026 conference schedule with Ohio State's. The SEC is a Gauntlet Like No Other, right? https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2026/02/03/big-ten-2026-schedule-must-see-games-sec-college-football-tv-ratings-war/88480976007/?utm_source=usatoday-sports-strada&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=usatbaseline&utm_t

"Out coached, out schemed, out played." My observation is that it sometimes appears Oregon's staff watches too much video of opponent's prior games and assumes that is what they are going to see. Opponents make adjustments. It was particularly true in the Rose Bowl, and Oregon hadn't prepared adequately for the possibility. In high stakes games you can't wait until the second half to make adjustments, it will probably be too late.

Greta comment, Gat. But if the goal is to send the most teams to the postseason, and it is, why can't Sankey look at the final PO Committee rankings and see that under Tony Petitti's 16-team AQ PO format, the SEC would have had more teams in the mix? Sankey's OK with Notre Dame in if ranked No. 12 or higher, but not with Vanderbilt, and possibly Texas, being in the 2025-26 PO field? Ditto for the ACC's Jim Phillips and the B12's Brett Yormark. The ACC and the B12 would have had two, not one, teams in the field. Sankey, Phillips, and Yormark allowed two G6 programs to be in the field. Sense, meet Less.

At Kentucky (???), Will's off to a good start, filling the Stein with a fine brew of portal players. Notre Dame QB, CJ Carr, was in a tough battle for the starting job with Kenny Minchey, who flipped his 'commitment' from Nebraska to Kentucky. No dummy is Will. Without an adequate War Chest, Will wasn't leaving OBD. Bear Bryant won an SEC championship at Kentucky, so ...

Fantastic article Jon, as you featured the coaching chops of these coaches like none other. I love some of the word-play you had fun with, but boy--you demonstrated how the price of poker just went up B1G-TIME in the conference with these coaches. The new coaches are all very hard workers....grinders, who are going to make our schedule even more challenging and entertaining. Thanks Jon.

Thank you, Charles, for another fantastic editing job. 👍👌❤️ No surprise with Smitty's comment being spot on. The B1G is no longer content with being No. 2 in football. In today's college football world, you can break the bank trying to win a title, but a group of people, starting with the head coach, have to meld the new players with the old and have them play as a cohesive unit. Have them play as a team and for one another, not just for the money. Mike Norvell has assembled terrific talent at FSU. In year one, the Seminoles went 13-0 before being scalped by the PO Committee. But the last two seasons? LSU was one of the biggest spenders in 2025, and things started so well with a win at Clemson's Death Valley. Coach Brian Kelly was fired before the end of the season. Under Lane Kiffin, LSU is spending more dough this season than any other program, and breaking its academic rules in the process. Jordan Seaton was allowed to enroll two weeks after the enrollment period ended. It's all good. Jordan's studying will occur in the football facilities, not in the classrooms. Kiffin, in job number three in the SEC, has a Natty grace period about as long as a gnat's life cycle. Everyone on the Bayou is hoping Lane wins it all. Everyone else, especially folks next door in Mississippi, is hoping Kiffen comes up lame. Saint Nick's coaching rehabilitation facility is no longer open. After rebounding at FAU, Lane may have to try his luck at FIU. Please! And Texas Tech is doing it again, with the understanding that both sides of the ball matter 😁. And there's a Hurricanes warning in Miami: Rules, we don't need no stinkin' rules. Don't try to Duke it out with us! Campbell, Chesney, Fitzgerald, and Whittingham are now on a B1Gger stage with a B1Gger bankroll; watch out!

I think I was referring to Ka'ai and Araghi both look very young. Probably upper 20s or low 30s. I have no qualms about Hampton and Mehringer in terms of experience only potential execution.

Thanks for clarifying Will 😆

The question is did he and or Lanning learn from it?

No kidding.

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Will Stein Doesn’t Hold Back On Indiana And Curt Cignetti Out coached, out schemed, out played. Pretty good game plan.

Cole Thomas, although a walk on, returned 4 kickoffs and 1 punt for touchdowns last season for Central Catholic in Portland. Oregon Ducks On SIOregon Ducks Secure Commitment From In-State RecruitWhile the Oregon Ducks and Dan Lanning are beginning to work on recruiting the class of 2027, a few 2026 commitments continue to trickle in for the Ducks, and c

Thanks, Jon Joseph, for all the information about these new head coaches. That was a great amount of well researched info! I agree that the BIG conference just got more competitive. Wow!

There is room to argue whether or not the B1G or the SEC is college football’s (CFB) top conference. However … In 2025, an unprecedented 32 new head college football (CFB) coaches were hired, 17 in CFB’s Power 4 conferences. The Big Ten won this head coach hiring frenzy; argue if you like, but it wasn’t that close. In the ... The BIG Won the 2026 Coaching Carousel...Big Time!

Greg works for the SEC. He isn't going to do a darn thing about Ole Miss tampering in football, or Alabama being allowed to use a G league dropout. He's too concerned with getting as many programs into the NCAA tournament, and getting the CFP to 16 with at least half going to the SEC. We need an actual commissioner, actual rules, and actual guidelines to oversee this mess right now. Somebody not associated with the B1G or SEC. College football funds everything, so let's get somebody the two controlling leagues both hates, but respects enough to give the pen to.

Vellum on the heals of Hoke ended badly. IMO, Helf was a good OC and QB coach, but not a good GM. Much of the blame may well have been in a lack of evolving in a changing college football landscape, similar to how some teams got left behind by not embracing the portal.

As I wrote in the article....one is 38 and the other is 39. Lanning is 39...