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Marcus Mariota and Jevon Holland to guest coach Oregon spring game teams A pair of Oregon football legends will return to Autzen Stadium to lead the Ducks in their annual spring game later this month. On Friday afternoon, the University of Oregon announced that Marcus Mariota and Jevon Holland will act as guest coaches for this year's spring game — set for April 29 at 1 PM. The program made the announcements on its Twitter account, stating that Mariota would lead the green team, while Holland would head the yellow squad. This is a not a new practice for head coach Dan Lanning. A year ago, De'Anthony Thomas, LaMichael James, Arik Armstead and Haloti Ngata assisted in leading the teams with Thomas and James acting as "offensive coordinators" and Armstead and Ngata as "defensive coordinators". Marcus Mariota and Jevon Holland to guest coach Oregon spring game teams 247SPORTS.COM Former Oregon stars Marcus Mariota and Jevon Holland will coach the green and yellow teams respectively at this year's Oregon...

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D-I Council approves football recruiting calendar changes The Division I Council approved changes to the recruiting calendar Thursday, hoping to cater to more of a work-life balance for football coaches across all divisions. The new rules were proposed by the oversight committee in early April and will now go into effect for FBS teams Aug. 1. Among the larger changes in guidelines include creating a contact period from April 15 to May 29 that will consist of 140 total recruiting days for a program's coaching staff. Continue reading in the article as it goes over the many changes approved... D-I Council approves football recruiting calendar changes WWW.ESPN.COM The Division I Council approved changes to the football recruiting calendar aimed at improving work-life balance for coaches.

James Madison II Recaps Oregon Visit James Madison is one of the best wide receivers in Florida and placed the Ducks in his top five following a visit. 2024 Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas wide receiver James Madison II was on campus this week and placed the Ducks in his top five schools on Friday. The 6-foot-3, 192-pound wide receiver shared some highlights from his second trip to Eugene. "I've been up there before, but just going back up there, seeing the coaching staff again, being able to sit down and talk to Coach Lanning, Coach Adams and everything like that," Madison said. "Last time I didn't see practice, so getting a better glimpse of how they coach, how they operate and how they run their team. It was very insightful." Read more about James Madison's Oregon visit in Ducks Digest.

Oregon starting to catch fire on the recruiting trail Oregon is ripping and roaring on the recruiting trail, up to No. 8 in the 247Sports Composite Team Recruiting Rankings after a flurry of commitments here in April headlined by Top247 safety Aaron Flowers. Sitting on eight commits, Oregon is in great position for several other top targets moving forward. They are hoping Flowers is just the beginning of what could be one of the nation’s top defensive back classes. Gardena (Calif.) Junipero Serra Top247 cornerback Dakoda Fields is a coveted player on the board and he’s equally excited about a potential future in Eugene. “What excites me about Oregon the most is is where they will be in the next two, three years,” Fields said. “It was very impressive to see Coach Lanning go out and get 10 wins his first year as a head coach, knowing that he didn’t really recruit any of those guys." Oregon starting to catch fire on the recruiting trail 247SPORTS.COM The Ducks have 247Sports No. 8 recruiting class and are in good shape for several top targets moving forward.

A'Lique Terry believes the O-Line is in 'a great spot' midway through spring A'Lique Terry admits the program's offensive line is currently in a transitional period. Terry himself has been on campus just a few months after replacing Adrian Klemm in February, and four starters and program cornerstones from a year ago are gone too. Regardless, Terry's enthusiasm was hard to miss during his first media availability on the job on Thursday afternoon. Not only is the 27-year old an engaging speaker, but his optimism for this year's group, four starters lost or not, was evident too. ''I think we're in a great spot," Terry said of his group. "We've got a ton of guys working their butts off. I could sit here and name every single guy because of the grind they've had right now and in their winter training. They're competing their butts off every single day. If there's anything we ask of them, they're going to do it." A'Lique Terry believes the O-Line is in 'a great spot' midway through spring 247SPORTS.COM Oregon offensive line coach A'Lique Terry is confident in the progress he's seen from his group through the first half of spring.

Oregon OL coach A'lique Terry details his offensive line expectations Over the last seven seasons, we've seen essentially two variations of the Oregon football offensive line. Two groups of linemen manned starting positions for multiple years consecutively and those groups produced some of the best offensive line play in program history. Most recently that group was Alex Forsyth, Ryan Walk, T.J. Bass, and Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu starting in 2020. That group is now gone and a third new rendition of the Duck offensive line is on the hunt. All four seniors who moved on from Oregon have NFL aspirations and will have their chances to land on an NFL roster this coming summer. Their departure opens the door for Oregon's staff to look for the next group. "Physical, strong, athletic," said Terry when asked about the traits he's looking for to fill out the five spots on the field. "But if you're looking for non-negotiables: finishers, guys who strain, and guys who want to be extra. I like seeing guys push someone at the end of their highlight and maybe have a little scuffle because I know you've got a little edge to you. That means when you're out here competing with your guys you're going to protect them." Oregon OL coach A'lique Terry details his offensive line expectations 247SPORTS.COM What will Oregon's new offensive line look like?

Josh Conerly Jr. wants opportunity to 'show people who I am' Josh Conerly Jr. is hard to miss on the Oregon practice turfs. Even as the team moves between drills, the speed and fluidity with which the 300 pounder maneuvers from one to the other stands out. It's that athleticism that made him the nation's top-rated offensive line prospect in the 2022 class, per 247Sports. New offensive line coach A'Lique Terry can't help but appreciate how rare his star sophomore's movement skills are. "He almost has feet like a safety or outside linebacker, and he's got the power of a lineman," Terry said on Thursday. "He's got the tools that are necessary to be another special force. We've seen some special tackles here in our short time here and in the past." Terry knows about "special forces". He helped bring Penei Sewell along during the 2019 season, when he was a graduate assistant working under Mario Cristobal and Alex Mirabal. Josh Conerly Jr. wants opportunity to 'show people who I am' 247SPORTS.COM Oregon sophomore offense lineman Josh Conerly Jr. is excited by opportunity to play bigger role in second year with the program.

Ducks pick up prediction to land commitment from 4-star WR Dillon Gresham On Thursday afternoon, 247Sports recruiting director Steve Wiltfong logged a prediction for Oregon to land 4-star WR Dillon Gresham, a rising prospect from California. Gresham is rated as the No. 61 WR and No. 414 player in the 2024 class. The Ducks already have a loaded WR room in the 2024 class, with 4-star Jordan Anderson and 4-star Tyseer Denmark already committed, both of whom are among the best WRs in the class. Gresham has yet to take a visit to Eugene, but we will see if the Ducks can land a verbal commitment from him soon. Oregon Recruiting: Ducks pick up prediction to land 4-star WR DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM The Ducks picked up a new projection to land a 4-star WR out of California this week.

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CHOCEK POSTS LIFETIME BEST AT MT. SAC RELAYS Taylor Chocek strengthened her spot as the No. 4 performer in program history with a lifetime-best score of 5,625 points in the Mt. SAC Relays heptathlon which concluded Thursday. Oregon also saw personal bests from Giuliano Scasso and Vincent Mestler in the steeplechase during the Bryan Clay Invitational distance carnival. Chocek posted her third personal best of the event with a measure of 5.94m/19-6 in the long jump on a third-attempt triumph. She owned a previous best of 5.70m/18-8.5 from last year's Pac-12 meet. In the second event of the day, Chocek got the javelin out to 38.29m/125-7 on another third-attempt effort in a mark just six centimeters off her season best. The Eugene, Ore., native capped the heptathlon with a run of 2:25.48 in the 800 meters to finish in sixth place overall and fourth among collegians. With the collective performance, Chocek added just over 100 points to her lifetime best. Based on marks entering the weekend, Chocek moves into the top 15 nationally in the heptathlon. Thursday also marked the beginning of the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, Calif. Running in heat four of eight, Scasso and Mestler dipped below the nine-minute mark for the first time. Scasso posted a time of 8:54.57 to take more than seven seconds off his event debut of 9:02.26 from the Stanford Invitational. Chocek Posts Lifetime Best at Mt. SAC Relays - University of Oregon Athletics GODUCKS.COM The Eugene, Ore., native finished the heptathlon with 5,625 points.

FOOTBALL PRACTICE REPORT: APRIL 13 THE DUCKS PRACTICED IN SHELLS THURSDAY, GEARING UP FOR A SCRIMMAGE ON SATURDAY. Years ago in Florida, A'lique Terry was one of those kids who grew up watching the Ducks dominate the Pac-12 Conference, and look good doing it. Oregon became his dream school. Terry ultimately played in college at Wake Forest, but he made it to his dream school in 2019, joining the UO football staff as a graduate assistant. After two seasons with the Ducks, he took a full-time position at Hawaii, then joined the Minnesota Vikings staff in 2022. It was during his tenure there that he had a conversation about his long-term goals, and how they included a return to Eugene. "I said in five years the plan was to be back," Terry said Thursday, following Oregon's seventh practice of this spring. "Less than 12 months later it happened. God is great, for real." Terry won two Pac-12 Championship rings in his previous two seasons at Oregon. He also helped groom a generation of offensive linemen from current pros like Shane Lemieux, Jake Hanson, Penei Sewell and Calvin Throckmorton, to 2023 NFL Draft prospects such as Alex Forsyth, to returning UO veterans Steven Jones and Marcus Harper II. Now, Terry's duties include recruiting future generations of UO offensive linemen. With his passion for the program, he's well-equipped to do so... Football Practice Report: April 13 - University of Oregon Athletics GODUCKS.COM The Ducks practiced in shells Thursday, gearing up for a scrimmage on Saturday.

Ducks host No. 7 Stanford starting Friday Ducks face ranked Stanford -- Oregon will entertain a ranked team for the second time this season when No. 7 Stanford comes to town. -- Meeting a ranked Stanford squad is nothing new for the Ducks. -- UO has played a top-25 Stanford team 21 times and boasts an 11-10 record in those games. -- The Ducks are 5-7 all-time against Cardinal teams ranked in the top 10. -- Last year, Oregon won two of three at No. 2 Stanford. Ducks host No. 7 Stanford starting Friday - University of Oregon Athletics GODUCKS.COM Oregon is 11-10 all-time vs ranked Stanford teams