Jon Joseph

A look at 2025's Tight End Room. 2025 Oregon Ducks Offseason Preview: It's now Sadiq's time to shine DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Previewing the Oregon Ducks football 2025 tight end position as we head into the offseason under Dan Lanning.

A Review of Tosh and the D. Analyzing the Oregon Ducks defense under Tosh Lupoi in 2024 DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Breaking down the Oregon Ducks’ defensive numbers under Tosh Lupoi in 2024 and providing analysis after the season comes to an end. Do you agree with the grade of 3.46?

10-2 and the champ game may not be in the mix but with 10-2 the 2025-26 PO is a certainty. OBD is in the B1G leagues and will not be Pac-12 dissed. Any 2L B1G team is in the PO. At Penn State and Iowa will be tough outs but other than these two where do you see the Ls? Love the comment but I look at the schedule and find it difficult to come up with more than 2Ls.

All right, children. Everyone under their desk! If you don't get this, congratulations. 😁

There will be no change in the format before 2026. Why would the Mountain West and Pac-12 😧vote for change? Ditto the ACC and the B12 and the rest of the G5. Notre Dame may tacitly approve suggested changes. I'm certain the Domers do not want to tick off the Power 2. The Irish want to retain its Most Favored Nation status. ND had a Champ Game Bye week and watched OREGON (sigh) and Georgia get out of the way of the Irish. And what would be the response if the B1G and the SEC attempted to schedule four G5 games? Perhaps in 2025, OBD will have the good sense not to win the B1G champ game? Hell of a format. 🦨

Little Saint Nick Agrees the PO Needs A Fix. Or, three, four? Nick Saban Upset With Oregon Ducks' College Football Playoff Path vs. Ohio State WWW.SI.COM Former Alabama Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban, who is widely considered one of the greatest coaches of all time, is upset with the Oregon Ducks' College Football

OBD will be a contender. Can Oregon Ducks Win National Championship in 2026? Schedule Analysis, Prediction WWW.SI.COM EUGENE – The Oregon Ducks’ hopes of securing a National Championship ended after a 41-21 loss to Ohio State in the Rose Bowl. Ducks coach Dan Lanning led Oregon

GO NITS! GO BUCKS! Let's see a B1G Champ Game! First impressions of the College Football Playoff semifinal matchups SATURDAYTRADITION.COM Penn State and Notre Dame will play at the Orange Bowl, and Texas will meet Ohio State in the Cotton with the winners advancing to the national title game.

Great question. O-line could be the next group up to be reviewed. Ducks Wire O-line take will be posted when it is published, by Moi or the Forum's more capable monitors. 😁

Condolences to the Smart family and our Georgia friends. Sonny Smart, father of Georgia coach Kirby Smart, passes away A person's passing always puts 'Things' in perspective.

Athlon's Take on Sag's Transfer. https://athlonsports.com/college/oregon-ducks/in-his-first-win-as-oregon-quarterback-dante-moore-scared-a-new-recruit-out-of-town

Sark: 'Ohio State is the Best Team in College Football' Five reasons Texas HC Steve Sarkisian's bold statement about Ohio State is spot-on WWW.YARDBARKER.COM Ahead of their showdown with the eighth-seeded Ohio State Buckeyes in the CFP semifinal at the Cotton Bowl on Jan. 10, Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian offered some high... I love the 'double gamesmanship.' Not only for the Cotton Bowl but for the 2025 opener when Texas trips to Columbus. 😁 Texas in Dallas? Man, I wish we had a PLAYOFF instead of an ESPN Bowl Extravaganza.

Before JJ and Whit Make the Decision to Stay or Go, the Running Back Review is Incomplete. Oregon Football 2025 Preview: Jordan James’ decision clouds RB room DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM The Oregon Ducks running back outlook in 2025 will largely hinge on Jordan James’ decision about the NFL or another year in college.

Here's to Tez's prophecy of Dante Moore being in the Heisman 1st Circle of Heaven and nowhere close to the 7th Circle of Hades, coming true. Oregon Football 2025 Preview: Dante Moore ushers in new era at QB DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Previewing the Oregon Ducks football 2025 quarterback position as we head into the offseason under Dan Lanning. Dante and Will, please make it so. 😎

A not kind to Kirby review of the Sugar Bowl. IMO, trying to equate Kirby with Lincoln Riley is laughable. Kirby Smart isn’t as bad as Lincoln Riley, but he blew the Sugar Bowl TROJANSWIRE.USATODAY.COM In the 12-team playoff era, a number of coaches have gotten noticeably worse. It’s not just Lincoln Riley, though the USC coach has been horrible in recent years. I'm not ready to join in with the SEC is no longer in a league of its own crowd. I am ready to say this was an off-year, no doubt. Much of this is self-inflicted by the schedules handed to some of the conference's top teams: Georgia, Bama, Florida, and Oklahoma. Especially when compared to Texas, Tennessee, Mizzou, and Ole Miss. I am still puzzled over the SEC handing out the same schedule in 2025. How does it serve the conference to do this? How many teams in the nation could have played Georgia's schedule plus a rematch with Texas and not lost two games? How many teams would defeat this Notre Dame team with a backup QB? Texas could win it all. But if not, I don't see two years without a championship erasing the success in the BCS and 4-team playoff.

David, please feel better. 👍👌😊

I should have mentioned this above. 2024-25 will see a team with a Blue Chip Roster (BCR) win the initial 12-team Playoff. Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn State, and Texas all have BCRs. Every team that won a BCS and 4-team Playoff title had a BCR. In the B1G there are five programs, if SC stops hemorrhaging 4 and 5* recruits with a BCR. OBD, tOSU, Michigan, PSU, and USC. Oregon will have the roster advantage in the majority of its B1G games. Teams in the B1G are recruiting better from top to bottom but no other B1G team is on the verge of having a BCR. Oregon and Ohio State lead the B1G parade in portal success and have the finances to continue the success. Mega-conference schedules will vary in difficulty. 2027 is the only season from 2024 - 2028 that OBD will play three of the four usual BCR suspects. SC is not on the schedule in 2027. When considering the next season's results, in addition to a roster review as to the players coming back and those lost, recruiting, and portal results, I think it helps to know the quality of the opposition that OBD will face in the coming season. If Dan keeps it going, OBD should have a roster capable of winning the B1G and making the PO every year. Great comments above, I sure learned a lot about OBD's roster now, and where the team is headed roster-wise.

With the exception of on the road vs. Penn State, in the preseason OBD will be favored in every game in 2025. Only two of Oregon's opponents will have Blue Chip rosters if USC is a 2025 BCR squad. Penn State will have a BCR. Oregon will be a favorite in three home OOC games. Montana State, Oklahoma State, and Oregon State. Conference home games: Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota, USC Conference away games: Northwestern, Penn State, Rutgers, Iowa, and UWho. Wide open free agency without a salary cap. The future is today. If you can bring in experienced players you believe you can mold into being good teammates (Bear Alexander?) you do so. On a team with a Blue Chip roster, very few players will be ready to play right out of high school. Jeremiah Smith (sigh) is one of the exceptions. Ohio State will have a new starting QB next season. All but one starter on the D Line will be gone. Both of the stud RBs are off to the NFL. Ohio State opens next season in Columbus in a Cotton Bowl rematch vs. Texas. The Buckeyes also play Penn State at home but are on the road at Illinois, QB Altmeyer returns, and at Michigan. Michigan's young pups on defense stymied Alabama for the second Wolverines win vs. the Tide in 2024. A 5* QB is headed to Ann Arbor and Michigan signed a very good QB out of the portal, Mikey Keene. I believe Michigan will be more formidable in 2025. Penn State will miss Ty Warren on O and Abdul Carter on D but besides these two most starters on both sides of the ball are back in 2025. The OOC slate is a cupcake fest. PSU travels to Ohio State but the game at Iowa is the 2nd hardest road game. PSU is OFF the week before OBD visits and plays Indiana, and Nebraska at home. There is no reason for Oregon in its second season in the B1G not to be in contention for a repeat B1G title and a return to the Playoff. In the schedules through 2028, Oregon plays the 'B1G 3' once, in 2027. Michigan in Ann Arbor and Ohio State and Penn State in Autzen. I'm hoping Dan can find one more O-line guy and another D-line guy, at least along with help at LB. Moore to Moore for another score?

INDEED! And These Changes Should Not Wait Until 2026-27. Now that the first 2 rounds are over, let's see these 3 realistic Playoff format tweaks - Saturday Down South WWW.SATURDAYDOWNSOUTH.COM The 12-team Playoff has been great, but it could use some minor changes that would improve the product moving forward.

Thank you, Dennis Dodd, for not forgetting 13 wins in a row before the tough closing act. Oregon's season ended in Rose Bowl stunner, but Ducks made instant mark on Big Ten with bright future ahead - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Coach Dan Lanning has all the tools at his disposal to keep Oregon at the top of the college football heap

Will Coach Franklin Come Up B1G in a B1G Game? More than a championship berth at stake for James Franklin, Marcus Freeman in Miami WWW.YARDBARKER.COM Seventy-eight years after Penn State's football team refused to play segregated Miami, history returns to South Florida. COME ON NITS!

OBD's Next Opponent. Far From a Cupcake. (Rob, 🙃 Portland State?) Only One Undefeated Division I College Football Team Remains After Oregon’s Rose Bowl Loss WWW.YARDBARKER.COM The No. 1 seed Oregon Ducks were the lone undefeated team in the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff. However, Oregon suffered its first loss of the year in a 41-21 disappointment... Good article but Montana State is NOT D1.

Put On Those Hard Hats and REBUILD!👍 https://247sports.com/college/oregon/longformarticle/oregon-football-enters-offseason-with-a-list-of-unknowns-to-solve-in-the-coming-weeks-243353672/

The QB room wasn't full when he "committed?" These young men seem to be getting NO or BAD advice.

MEH. Good luck. Who replaces Gabe? How Oregon will replace Dillon Gabriel: Why enigmatic QB Dante Moore is logical successor for Ducks - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM The former five-star recruit is likely enter spring as the logical favorite to win the starting job in 2025