Jon Joseph

That's why they call it a sweep, Penn State turned the other cheek The Nittany Lions showed up weak - It's Unhappy Valley, so to speak😁 Thanks again for the great coverage of the Diamond Ducks 🦆 And, have a really nice day 👌👍😍

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=

Thank you, Another OD. A few more takes on the draft. - 18 of the top 100 players taken transferred from the G6 to the P4. - 5 years since Riley took over at SC and since Dan Lanning took over at Oregon. Riley - 17 draft picks, 5 linemen. Dan - 24 draft picks, 12 linemen. - Recency Bias? The SEC sets a record with 87 draft picks, 5.4 per program. The B1G finishes 2nd with 68 draft picks, 3.8 per program. The SEC is top-to-bottom better at recruiting than the B1G, but when it comes to coaching ... - The Power 2 combine for 60.5% of the players drafted. - A Tale of Two Programs - Clemson, 9 players drafted; Miami, 9 players drafted. - Texas Tech also had 9 players taken. The Orange Bowl shutout was the apogee of the Ducks' season. TT beat up OBD. Bama fell to Indiana with a whimper. It showed in the next game. - Remember when these guys were the belles of the QB crop: Cade Klubnik, Drew Allar, LaNorris Sellers, Archie Manning, and Garrett Nussmeier? - The guy who was screwed out of the Heisman by Mendoza, Diego Pavia, was not drafted. In 2026, Fernando heard the beat of the No. 1 drums: National Champ, Heisman winner, No. 1 draft pick. - Seven Oregon players picked. World fell off the draft map. If all Oregon players eligible for the draft had been picked, OBD would have surpassed Ohio State's 11 picks. - Ohio State led all programs with 11 players drafted. 10 - Alabama, Texas A&M - IMO, DeBoer's raise and contract extension were premature. A&M scored in the portal, but unlike 2025, in 2026, the Aggies' first seven SEC opponents will not all finish with six or more losses. 9 - Clemson, Miami, Texas Tech - Easy schedules and excellent portal picking mean the Canes and the Red Raiders will be in the 2026-27 playoff. But Clemson? Open at LSU. October 3rd, when Miami visits Clemson, could be a critical game for Dabo and the program. 8 - Georgia, Indiana, Penn State - Georgia wins the SEC, again. Indiana reloads. Penn State? An easy schedule, but how will Iowa State players perform in the Big Ten? (Last season, State defeated Iowa in Ames.) 7 - Iowa, LSU, Oregon, UW, Florida, Oklahoma - IMO, OBD returns to the playoffs in 2026, and from this group, I think UW has the best chance to join the Ducks. The 2027 NFL draft should be Just Ducky for Oregon. 🤑

Yes, both misses were from 50+ yards. The 1st attempt had no chance, the second drifted left but was close to going through the uprights. There were a few big plays in the game, but for a Spring Game to be exciting, both Ds have to stink, right? I recall one trick play in the game that was unsuccessful. With the talent on D Dan has assembled, and the D almost always ahead of the O early in the Spring and early in the season, and with split units, I would be surprised, and somewhat concerned, if both Ds had been lit up. BURY BOISE!

Picks by Teams and Conference - The SEC sets a record for the number of players drafted - The SEC is very much alive and kicking CFB booty 2026 NFL Draft picks by college team, conference: SEC sets new record with 87 selections - CBS Sports

7 Ducks chosen - Isaiah World did not come close to the preseason predictions that had him going in the 1st round - https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/analyzing-best-picks-day-3-190100249.html

The portal is closed. There is no longer a Spring portal.

The game is being broadcast on the Big Ten Network - BTN

Taking a limo-long back seat to the Spring Game, but 63% of the starters in the NFL are Free Agents or picked in rounds 4-7.

Good point. But then, there is a DeAngelo Ponds.

I do not want to see any OL player 'Over the Line!' before the ball is snapped. 😁Three good calls. Like Charles, I hope Stewart and Dak are all the way back, and I want to see what Gatlin Behr brings to the O. As Sir Notalot has posted, speed kills; let's see it on the field. I want to see more of Charles Bird Bombs. It's the Spring Game, so the O is likely to be vanilla, but I'm hoping Mehringer will let the dogs out. Raiola? How much will he play, and is he healthy? I watched a redated one-hour replay of the Michigan at Nebraska game the other day. Behind 30-20 late in the 4th Q, Raiola led a great drive to bring the Huskers within 3 points, 30-27, before Michigan recovered the onside kick and ran out the clock. He is now surrounded by better athletes than he played with at Nebraska. Will the talent and coaching help lift his game? Best of luck to Kenyon Sadiq in the NFL. It was a great gesture on the part of Dan and his tight end coach, Mehringer, to be with Kenyon and his family in Idaho to watch him go in the first round. Has Jamari Johnson continued to improve? He was a terrific under-the-radar portal pick-up in 2025. What do Kendre Harrison and Andrew Olesh bring to the TE table? I hope to see athletic play out of the players vying to start on the O-line. It would be sweet to see if we have an OT close to Josh Conerly in athletic ability. There are many quality edge rushers in the B1G. Can they handle the quickness and also run block? The DL starters? Perhaps the best starting group in CFB. What do the backups look like? Of the greatest importance: no injuries, please. This is IT before September 5th, I'm fired up. Bust the Broncos!

Rounds 2 and 3 are a wrap. Four compensation picks for a total of 100 players drafted through the 3rd round. Yahoo has a detailed summary through 3 rounds by conference and school - SEC 37/ Big Ten 29 - 66% of the picks from the Power 2 As expected, the SEC has taken the lead and will finish in the lead. Through 3 rounds, these schools outside of the Power 2 are showing themselves of being Super Conference worthy - Miami 6, Clemson 5, Texas Tech 5, Notre Dame 4 Top 4 schools - Ohio State 8, Texas A&M 7, Georgia, and Miami 6 3 picks to date have OBD tied for the 5th most picks https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nfl-draft-picks-college-tracker-031106951.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall

2nd and 3rd round picks. As expected, The Empire strikes back. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/draft/2026/04/24/nfl-draft-picks-second-third-round-tracker-2026-live-updates-analysis/89777562007/

Sadiq was not alone; Coach Dan and OC Mehringer were on hand. Oregon Ducks On SIDan Lanning’s NFL Draft Gesture Speaks Volumes About OregonThe first night of the 2026 NFL Draft brought plenty for the Oregon Ducks community to celebrate, including star tight end Kenyon Sadiq heading to the next leve