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Don't want to be Debbie downer on this one but I will be more surprised if Akili ever breaks into Oregon's lineup than if he doesn't. Here is why. If you look back at his Elite 11 performance it was pretty underwhelming. Arm strength and ability to read defenses were not impressive. You don't hear any behind the scenes talk of him from players, coaches of him standing out in practice. When Mariota and Herbert were freshman (and not playing) you kept hearing from players, reports out of camp that these guys were special. I haven't heard a single word from anyone about Akili. If you weren't able to push Thomas, Novasad and Moga for some mop up playing time then that doesn't bode well for the future. I would so love to be wrong but not holding my breath on this one.

His weight and height 😊👍, great to have for a QB! He has great uptick, hopefully will be able to keep him in the fold.

Thank you Jordan, as it is so cool to see Akili Smith's son at Oregon! His father brought us some great memories...

Malik Benson has plenty of praise for Duck receivers this upcoming season! Oregon Ducks On SIWhat Malik Benson Said About Oregon's Future Receiver StarsEUGENE – Scouts from 31 different NFL teams filled the Moshofsky Center on Tuesday to watch Oregon Ducks stars participate in Pro Day drills. Malik Benson was o

Good day at the Ducks' Pro day. Oregon Ducks On SIThree Biggest Winners From Oregon Ducks Pro DayEUGENE – The stars of the Oregon Ducks’ 2025 season showed off in front of NFL scouts during the program’s 2026 Pro Day at the Moshofsky Center. While potentia

DEVELOPING: Oregon's recruiting BATTLES with Washington could continue as Lanning/Fisch try surge

Oregon Ducks Roster HYPED as National Title, Big 10 Contender—Dan Lanning's Group Should be READY

The name alone carries weight in Eugene. Akili Smith Jr. — 6-foot-5, 231 pounds, a consensus four-star recruit and one of the nation’s top 20 quarterbacks in the 2025 class — arrived at Oregon with pedigree, production and enormous upside. Ducks fans remember his father, Akili Smith, who starred at Oregon in 1998, throwing for 3,307 yards and 30 touchdowns ... Will Ducks QB Akili Smith Jr. Find Opening in a Crowded Room?

Also posted at the 2026 BIG info thread. Ducks and IU at 10.5 Interesting, ohio st comes in at 9.5 with ? Penn St. ?. Pretty sure these lines will change. Oregon Ducks' win total for 2026 among highest in Big Ten Conference

Ducks and IU at 10.5 Interesting, ohio st comes in at 9.5 with ? Penn St. ?. Pretty sure these lines will change. Oregon Ducks' win total for 2026 among highest in Big Ten Conference

Since I broke down for the first time after years of lusting--and got a subscription to D1Baseball to see all their extended coverage of College Baseball which is really helpful to learn about opponents, and see some Duck-Love. They broke Oregon into their top-25 this week at No. 21, and I'd to think we'll rise over the season. My goal for the Ducks is to make the top-16 so they host a Regional again. D1Baseball's Top 100 Pitchers of the Week: Collin Clarke of Oregon! Opponents: Santa Barbara has one, and we play them in a week and a half. The bastard Huskies had one, and we play them in Seattle near the end of the season. No. 1 UCLA had two pitchers on this list,--no surprise. But USC had THREE pitchers on this list...in one week?! Damn... D1Baseball's Top 100 Hitters of the Week: None from Oregon this week, but that'll change. Beavis had one. The bastard Huskies had one. Gonzaga had one. UC San Diego had two on the list, and we play them mid-week, next week! I Know...I'm Easily Entertained

FanDuel has released its 2026 Power 4 Regular Season Win Total rankings, with odds set for a team going Over or Under the total. Preseason college football (CFB) rankings are ubiquitous. And why not when the source of a ranking has no skin in the game? FanDuel has skin in the game. In 2025, predicting that Penn State, Texas, and Clemson would win 10.5 games and finish in the top-5 cost the experts nothing but a mea culpa, we'll try better next season. If you bet the Under on these three on FanDuel, FanDuel did not have to say 'sorry,' FanDuel had to show you the money. Is there anything to be gleaned by taking a deeper look at the win totals? Maybe, but we won't know for certain until the final CFB Committee ranking on December 6, 2026. With that in mind ... [Rankings below are from The Sporting News 2026 composite Top 25, plus other teams ranked in the top 30.] No. 6 Notre Dame and No. 7 Texas Tech are at the top of the ranking with 11.5 wins. And why not? The Irish and the Red Raiders' 2026 schedules are not merely manageable; they're an outright, LOL, jest. Both teams will be favored in all 12 regular-season games. Yes, Texas Tech has a tough out-of-conference (OOC) game at the reinvented Pac-12's Oregon State, but the only ranked team Texas Tech has on the schedule is No. 23 Houston. The Raiders play the Cougars in Buddy Holly country. 24 Power 4 teams won five or fewer games in 2025. Notre Dame plays seven of these losers plus a side order of 5-7 Rice. The Domers play 2025 9-2 Navy in Foxborough, Massachusetts, close to a few Irish folk and fans in Boston. The Irish have a modest 82-13-1 lead in the long-running series vs. the Midshipmen. Notre Dame does play 10.5 wins, No. 9 Miami, and 8.5 wins, No. 17 SMU. Both games are in South Bend. Since 2021, Notre Dame is 12-0 against the ACC in games played in front of the TD Man, and 34-7 all-time vs. the ACC. On the road against No. 11 BYU, 8.5 wins, could be a tough game, but with a distinct roster advantage, Notre Dame will be favored. In addition to Miami, two teams come in at 10.5 wins: No. 4 Indiana and No. 5 Oregon. The Big Ten team with the most difficult schedule in 2026, No. 1 Ohio State, and the team with one of the easiest schedules, No. 20 Penn State, have an Over of 9.5 games. Indiana, Ohio State, and Oregon all have difficult schedules: https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/2026-big-ten-football-schedule-rankings-easiest-toughest/ Here are the win totals for other ranked Big Ten Teams: 13 USC - 8.5, 14 Michigan - 8.5, 21 Iowa - 7.5, 22 Washington - 7.5, 29 Illinois - 7.5. In 2026, OBD plays five of the nine ranked Big Ten teams, with the USC, Ohio State, and Illinois games being played on the road. ... Will playing nine conference games in 2026 make a difference in the SEC? FanDuel's win totals for the SEC say, 'Yes.' No. 2 Texas and No. 3 Georgia have the highest It Just Means More win totals at 9.5. Other SEC-ranked teams' win total: - 8 Texas A&M - 8.5, 10 Oklahoma 7.5, 12 LSU - 8.5, 16 Alabama - 8.5, 24 Missouri 6.5, 25 Tennessee - 7.5, 29 Florida 7.5. If these totals are close to how SEC teams finish in 2026, far more SEC coaches than Georgia's Kirby Smart and Tennessee's Josh Heupel will come out in favor of Tony Petitti's 24-team CFB Playoff format. It seems to me that FanDuel is taking an SEC team going Over risk. ... . Conference Champ Games based on Win Total: ACC - Miami vs. SMU B1G - Oregon vs Indiana B12 - Texas Tech vs BYU/Utah SEC - Texas vs Georgia G6 win totals are not available. Oregon opponent Oklahoma State has a win total of 5.5. Totals for all of the Big Ten teams - https://duckswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/ducks/football/2026/03/17/oregon-football-big-ten-win-totals/89184898007/?utm_source=smg-duckswire-strada&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=SMGb Beat Boise!

Oregon Ducks offers QB Jake Nawrot, set visitThe Oregon Ducks might be shifting gears on the quarterback front in the 2027 recruiting class. The Ducks offered quarterback Jake Nawrot on Monday night. Nawrot is the No. 2 quarterback and No. 32 overall player in the class. The 6-foot-4 signal-caller from Hersey High School in Prospect Heights, Illinois, told Rivals' Steve Wiltfong that he will be visiting the Oregon campus in Eugene on March 31. He received a call from new Oregon quarterbacks coach Koa Ka'ai, alerting him of the offer. “We discussed the complexity of the Hersey playbook that Coach Nelson runs,” Nawrot told Rivals. “Oregon has a strong reputation for developing QBs.” https://duckswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/ducks/recruiting/2026/03/17/oregon-ducks-football-jake-nawrot-recruiting/89190117007/

Chris Hampton sees Oregon’s defensive line as strength built on talent and development-Oregon returns four defensive line starters with NFL futures, but Chris Hampton says the Ducks’ ceiling depends on rising young depth and improved pass rush. https://247sports.com/college/oregon/article/chris-hampton-sees-oregons-defensive-line-as-strength-built-on-talent-and-development-278001255/

Final KenPom Men's CBB Pre-Tournament Rankings - The CBB Committee not only discloses the metrics they use, but refer to the metrics when interviewed. On the other hand, we have the opaque ESPN CFB Bowl Extravaganza Committee 🤬 At No. 99, OBD sneaks into the top 100 - 🤪 https://kenpom.com/?campaign=17274187&source=athletic_untilsaturday_newsletter&userId=15891289

11/14 - Wolverines are coming to Eugene Citee. 😁 Maize n Brew4 storylines to watch as Michigan Football begins spring...Spring practice begins today for Michigan Football! Here are 4 of the biggest storylines we’ll be watching this spring:

Oregon Ducks NIL Collective Releases Nike Sneaker CollectionInspired by the iconic Matthew Knight Arena court design, the newest sneaker release from the Oregon Ducks' NIL merchandise brand "Ducks of a Feather" references Pacific Northwest greenery and highlights the brands' national relevance. Oregon Ducks On SIOregon Ducks NIL Collective Releases Nike Sneaker CollectionIt feels like this spring season, the theme for the Oregon Ducks is sneaker releases. With the recent "Mummy Duck" Nike Air Foamposite Pro rumors circulating on

Dan Lanning and his team have dreams of bringing that elusive national championship to Eugene. According to FanDuel Sportsbook, they've got a pretty good shot at it, too. This past week, the sports book released win totals for the Power 4 conferences, setting Oregon's total at 10.5. https://duckswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/ducks/football/2026/03/16/oregon-football-win-total-fanduel-2026/89174842007/

Duck offense looking for player to fill Malik Benson deep-threat role https://duckswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/ducks/football/2026/03/17/duck-offense-looking-for-player-to-fill-malik-benson-deep-threat-role/89103151007/

After Oregon's spring practice on Saturday, Hampton raved about Washington: Oregon Ducks On SI5-Star Safety Jett Washington Standing Out At Oregon Prac...The Oregon Ducks signed five-star safety Jett Washington in the recruiting class of 2026, and his early arrival onto campus is already paying off. According to

Oregon Recruiting VICTORY Over Washington Can Extend Dan Lanning On-Field Advantage Over Jedd Fisch

Poised for a breakout, Nasir Wyatt is a ‘dynamic threat’ off the edgePoised for a breakout, Oregon edge player Nasir Wyatt is a ‘dynamic threat’ off the edge https://247sports.com/college/oregon/article/poised-for-a-breakout-nasir-wyatt-is-a-dynamic-threat-off-the-edge-277935480/

The Truth About Dan Lanning

As the song goes from James Brown...“I Feel Good" Oregon Ducks & Dan Lanning SHOULD Feel Confident

Oregon Ducks, Dan Lanning Host Major Recruiting WeekendThe Oregon Ducks are coming off of one of their busiest recruiting weekends of the year in Eugene. Oregon Ducks On SIOregon Ducks, Dan Lanning Host Major Recruiting WeekendThe Oregon Ducks are in full swing recruiting mode as coach Dan Lanning and his staff try to build off of a 2026 recruiting class that ranked No. 4 in the count