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Ever since Mike Bellotti was able to recruit mega-donor “Uncle” Phil Knight 30 years ago into the Oregon fold, no “outsider” has won the national championship. When I say “outsider,” I mean a program that is either not a traditional blue-blood program, or at least lacking a rich football history. Tennessee in 1998 is maybe the low man on the ... Oregon's Biggest Nightmare: Indiana Winning It All

Unfortunately, there’s no getting around it: Our Oregon football program had a lackluster performance against the Badgers over the weekend. Wisconsin’s defense held the Ducks to only 21 points, where Oregon entered as a 31.5-point favorite at home, and this was just a poor showing overall. The Badgers were thin in the secondary, down to their third quarterback on the ... Oregon Football: Time for the Ducks to Panic?

The Duck offense has done fantastic against bad defenses this year and even better against all around bad teams. Oregon’s offense has struggled against teams that have competitive athletes to their own. We saw this at Penn State (yes Penn State, still has some quality athletes), against Indiana, and now Wisconsin. The Badgers’ greatest weakness seems to come more from ... Oregon RB Rotation Needs to Change

While the above title shouts “Ripoff!” of the 1982 Rocky movie with Clubber Lang, it has serious relevance for how Oregon head coach Dan Lanning is preparing his team for its five-game season-finishing run. It is a crucial set of games that will determine whether or not Our Beloved Ducks make the College Football Playoffs. I had to take a ... Duck's Season Finish: "I Predict PAIN for Opponents"

It’s early, but it’s already worth asking: Does this 2025 Oregon football team have what it takes to make a legitimate postseason run? Just eight weeks in, has this roster and staff shown enough to prove they’re ready for a real shot at the National Championship? Head coach Dan Lanning has Oregon sitting at 6-1, a record that some might ... Oregon Football: Are the Ducks Postseason Ready?

The BIG. Outside of having three teams ranked in the Top 6, the rest of the conference is mediocre to bad. The conference is currently the very definition of “top-heavy.” Michigan and Illinois are flirting at the bottom of the Top 25, but they have a low ceiling. The BIG Blows

It is amazing what a week after a tough loss can do, as the Ducks didn’t let Rutgers get close to handing them a second loss. Sure, Rutgers doesn’t sit atop the Big Ten rankings; they aren’t even a ranked team, but they are certainly a better team than Oregon State and Oklahoma State (which Oregon disposed of with relative ... The Duck Defense Flies In Sync

EUGENE, Ore. — Losing raises questions. Just ask The Oregonian reporter James Crepea. But don’t ask Oregon coach Dan Lanning about simulated pressures. First things first. The No. 3 Indiana Hoosiers ... Oregon Ducks Take Lumps, Luggage for Rutgers Reckoning

Oregon Consistently Gets Better, A LOT BETTER, After Losses The Facts from 37 months Under Dan Lanning You saw Penn State lose a close game to Oregon this year and then watched the Nittany Lions turtle their next two games, brutal defeats, coach fired, dreams obliterated, season over. In 2024, Ohio State lost at home to an unranked Michigan team. ... Lanning: Little Bit Softer Now, Little Bit Louder Now...

Hopefully, when you first gazed upon the featured photo above of the Indiana Hoosiers partying it up at Autzen Stadium, it has fueled something within your soul. Oregon’s loss to Indiana last Saturday better dang well be fueling the Oregon football team. Sometimes Losing is Winning

Our Oregon football program suffered a disappointing and stunning loss in Eugene against Indiana. Oregon got all-around beaten in their own place, and it was hard to watch for Duck fans. Fortunately, the season didn’t end this weekend, and one shining star elevated MASSIVELY in the moment. Brandon Finney didn’t play a perfect game by any means. However, he did ... Week Seven's Shining Star

Going into last Saturday’s match-up against Indiana, the Ducks had one of the most dominant offensive lines in the country. That is no longer the case. On the very first play of the game, the Ducks gave up a sack, and the sacks kept coming. The Oregon offensive line was porous and had no answer for Indiana’s pass rush. To ... Oregon's Offensive Line Folds to Indiana

An up-and-coming program, little to no historical success, riding high on the strength of a high-powered offense. Just put some flashy (sometimes ugly) uniforms on the Indiana Hoosiers, and the Oregon Ducks are looking at the late 2000s version of themselves. 2007 was Chip Kelly’s first year as the Oregon offensive coordinator, and he took the Ducks’ offensive from very ... In Hoosiers, the Ducks See Their Former Selves

Our Oregon football program has sported some of the best offensive minds in the game, and now (almost poetically), Dan Lanning’s defensive prowess & passion have elevated Oregon into a true blue-blooded powerhouse. They rank 3rd in the country in this week’s dreaded AP Poll, after beating Penn State in a Whiteout matchup where the Ducks were rarely in doubt, and ... Oregon Football: Where Does Dan Lanning Rank Today?

Oregon has two incredible freshman running backs in Dierre Hill and Jordon Davison, both of whom have outstripped expectations and are pushing for more carries. These two running backs should be getting the bulk of the reps moving forward, as they are far better than rest of Oregon’s already loaded RB room. Davison’s Tight Squeeze We all love it when ... The Case for Oregon's Freshmen Running back Duo to Start

Put down that winter lawn fertilizer? Complete that final outdoor home improvement project before the weather changes? Costco it up? Take your dog on that hike you have been promising? Finally, unplug the toilet in that pesky half-bath add-on? Locate your old Groucho Marx disguise in the attic so you can “discreetly” purchase hemorrhoid cream? Or, just lounge around watching ... Oregon Football: The Bye Week Blues

My favorite part of this question about our Oregon football program? You’re probably asking, “Which one?” While the header image might be a giveaway, I’m going to pick the quarterback that I was DREADFULLY wrong about this offseason: Dante Moore. I had reservations in the spring about whether Dante could get it done as a first-year starter with Oregon, even ... Oregon Football is Moore the Best in the Country

In one of my preseason articles I discussed candidates for Oregon’s new B1G Rivials, and on my list of five potential rivals, Penn State came in at No. 2. After Oregon’s 30-24 win in their house during their most celebrated tradition, it’s clear that the Oregon-Penn State rivalry is taking form. For the second time in less than a year, ... The Oregon-Penn State Rivalry is Here

The No. 6 Oregon Ducks are walking into one of the biggest stages in college football on Saturday to tackle No. 3 Penn State before a raucous White Out crowd at Beaver Stadium. The College Gameday crew, including a likely shirtless Pat McAfee, will do their level best to draw all eyes to Happy Valley for a heavyweight rematch of ... Oregon, Penn State Faceoff in Battle of Unknown Quantities

After beating weaker opponents to go 4-0, the Ducks now face what could be their toughest game of the year at Penn State. Some keys: Defense As we painfully remember, Oregon’s defense was far from championship caliber in their final two games last season, the Rose Bowl and B1G Championship Game. Ohio State did anything they wanted offensively against the ... Time to Wipe Out the White Out

Our Oregon football program faces its biggest test of the season in week five: Penn State. The Nittany Lions are third-ranked in the country in AP voting, and the Ducks aim to take their spot from the sixth slot. Dan Lanning and company are tasked with game planning for a HUGE win on the road with a rock-solid offensive scheme, elite ... Oregon Football Player of the Game in Week Five

The Ducks are 4-0 but far from perfect, and the warm-up games are over. Penn State is coming up Saturday. The Nittany Lions are going to be the first real test for the Ducks this season, and the Ducks the first competitive team Penn State will face. For the Ducks’ Offense to find success against a top B1G team, they ... To Become an Elite Offense the Ducks Must Learn Patience

On a Monday morning in November of 1957, I, Bob Prall, was told, “Last night some Oregon State University Aggies used a chain saw to cut up our wooden “O” on Eugene’s Skinner’s Butte. They are going to burn it in their homecoming bonfire on Friday night.” I was an officer in the Order of the “O,” and was asked, ... When Oregon Kidnapped the Oregon State Homecoming Queen

Our Oregon football program has been firing on all cylinders since day one of the season, and a ton of young talent has started to rise up the depth chart. Alongside the young Ducks, there’s one player who’s shock-and-awed all three games of the season so far. My personal “Best Defender of 2025” entering week four is Bryce Boettcher. Oregon Football: 2025's Best Defender So Far

They may not match the record 15 players that the Georgia Bulldogs had drafted as part of the 2022 NFL Draft but give credit to the Oregon Ducks for trying! This past spring, the Ducks set a new school record with ten players as part of the 2025 NFL Draft class, and there are thoughts that number will be surpassed ... A Look Ahead To Ducks' 2026 NFL Draft Class