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5 THINGS TO WATCH: CAL The No. 6 Oregon football team kicks off November at home Saturday, when the Ducks host California in Autzen Stadium at 2:40 p.m. Oregon is 7-1 overall and 4-1 in the Pac-12, while Cal is 3-5 overall and 1-4 in conference play. The two teams have a pair of common opponents — each has a loss to Washington, while Utah lost to Oregon but beat Cal. The Ducks lead the all-time series between the two programs, 42-41-2, including 19-6 in Eugene. Oregon has won eight of the last 10; the Ducks have only lost to the Golden Bears in regulation once since 2008, in Berkeley in 2020. The Pac-12 Network will televise Saturday's game, with Ted Robinson on play by play and Yogi Roth providing analysis. Some storylines to watch come kickoff… 5 Things To Watch: Cal - University of Oregon Athletics GODUCKS.COM The No. 6 Ducks will host California on Saturday (2:40 p.m., Pac-12 Network).

Locked on Ducks Podcast with Spencer McLaughlin Can Cal hang with Oregon Football on Saturday? It will be hard...Thomas Dunn of writeforcalifornia.com joins podcast -- What Cal can do, if anything, to keep it close for at least a while with the high-flying Ducks - Inverse of what Cal has been with new OC - Rain could help Cal -- Key matchups and players that Oregon fans should be aware of - Cal defense thin, especially the line - Cal offense better with Mendoza at QB, runs rpo well - Jaedyn Ott most important offensive player, may be injured, 50/50 if he plays - Jeremiah Hunter best WR -- Game predictions - Ducks win Join Spencer McLaughlin and Thomas Dunn as they talk Ducks vs Cal...

Lanning on defending Cal's RPO heavy offense: 'Everybody has to be gap sound' Run-pass options are not new to college football or the game in general. The baseline of each RPO provides two opportunities for the quarterback, a run or a pass, determined by how the defense is attacking the current play. The quarterback either elects to hand off to the running back at the mesh point or fake it and throw it. The concept is simple, but the results are effective. For a brief second, the defense pauses, unsure whether or not the quarterback has kept it or handed it off to the running back, who, by that point, will have a full head of steam running toward the line. In recent memory, the Cal Golden Bears, led by Justin Wilcox, have prided themselves on their defensive abilities. Wilcox, a former safety at Oregon in the late 1990s, is a defensive head coach by nature. This previous offseason, Jake Spavital returned to Berkeley to take over the offensive coordinator position, and the Golden Bears responded by upping their offensive production across the board and becoming an RPO-heavy offense. Lanning on defending Cal's RPO heavy offense: 'Everybody has to be gap sound' 247SPORTS.COM Cal's offense is coming off a 49-point performance against USC and their RPO offense dominated at points. Dan Lanning and...

Five keys to the game: No. 6 Oregon vs. California It's the day before the day, so it's time to identify some keys for No. 6 Oregon's conference tilt with California (3-5, 1-4). The Ducks (7-1, 4-1) will look to carry momentum from their impressive road win over the Utah Utes in Salt Lake City, while Cal look to end its three-game losing streak. All three defeats have come to ranked opponents (Oregon State, Utah and USC). The winner of this year's game will take control on the historical series, which is currently knotted at 42-42-2. Oregon has never controlled the series record. Oregon is currently 24.5-point favorites for this game. Kickoff is set for 2:30 PM and will be aired on the Pac-12 Networks. Each week I identify five things that will be key to Oregon pulling out the win. These are things we believe will be worth your time to follow on Saturday, and that when the smoke clears will prove pivotal to the game's final outcome. So, here are five keys for the Ducks picking up their eighth victory of the 2023 season over the California Golden Bears from Autzen Stadium on Saturday... Five keys to the game: No. 6 Oregon vs. California 247SPORTS.COM Here are five keys to ensure No. 6 Oregon exits Autzen Stadium with a 8-1 record

LOOK: Marcus Mariota gets revenge on Utah's Britain Covey for Duck fans everywhere If there’s any team that has been a constant thorn in the side of Oregon Duck fans over the past several years, it’s the Utah Utes. If there’s any Utah player who has been at the center of that, it’s wide receiver Britain Covey. Back in 2021, in the two losses for Oregon at the end of the season in which they were outscored 76-17 at the hands of the Utes, Covey went for 114 total yards, acting as one of the main cogs of Utah’s offensive machine. Covey’s great play against Oregon goes farther back than that, though. In his four career games against the Ducks, Covey combined for 19 total touches for 246 yards and 2 touchdowns, while also adding a punt return touchdown in 2021. It’s safe to say that Oregon fans aren’t big Covey supporters. Fortunately, Ducks’ legend Marcus Mariota got a little bit of revenge this year. Check in the article and see pic of what the revenge was... LOOK: Marcus Mariota gets revenge on Utah’s Britain Covey for Oregon DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM LOOK: Marcus Mariota gets revenge on Utah’s Britain Covey for Duck fans everywhere

Ranking Oregon's top 10 players vs. Utah according to PFF grades While the Oregon Ducks proved over the last weekend that they are indeed playing as well as any team in the nation, a handful of players on both the offense and defense showed that they are truly coming into their own as the season goes on. Whether it’s Evan Williams and Tysheem Johnson continuing to shine in the secondary, or Jeffrey Bassa and Jestin Jacobs holding it down in the middle of the field, Oregon’s defense looked as good as it has all season in a blowout win over the Utah Utes. Likewise, Bo Nix had one of the most complete games of the season on offense, while Bucky Irving, Jordan James, Troy Franklin, and Traeshon Holden all stood out at their respective positions as well. So which players performed the best in that game? As always, we turn to Pro Football Focus’ grades to see where everyone graded out... Ranking Oregon’s top 10 players vs. Utah per PFF grades DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM A look at the top performing players for the Oregon Ducks in the 35-6 win over the Utah Utes in Week 9.

Talkin' Ducks Podcast No. 6 Oregon Ducks throttle Utah, but obstacles remain between them and Pac-12 title game -- Ducks take down Utah in their most impressive win of the season. -- Bo Nix appears in line to receive an invite to New York for the Heisman Trophy ceremony. Maybe. -- What clear obstacles remain for UO to overcome? -- Oregon lands at No. 6 in the first CFP rankings. Fair? -- Will California present much of a threat on Saturday? -- Predictions. Join Jordan Kent, Joey Harrington, Aaron Fentress and Anthony Newman as they discuss topics above...

Oregon baseball hosting 2nd annual alumni home run derby Oregon baseball will host its second annual alumni weekend home run derby before the football game against Cal. Thirty-four former players are expected to attend alumni weekend with 13 former Ducks taking part in the home run derby, which will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at PK Park. Fans are invited to attend the free event and bring their own food and beverages. The home run derby participants include 13 players from 2015 to last season, who will compete in a solo first round to cut the field to eight, who will then pair with current players for the remainder of the derby. Find out the players who are attending in the article... Oregon baseball hosting 2nd annual alumni home run derby WWW.OREGONLIVE.COM Thirty-four former players are expected to attend alumni weekend with 13 former Ducks taking part in the home run derby, which will...

Game preview with James Crepea: Oregon Ducks vs. California Golden Bears

The A-Bomb: Is Oregon currently the best team in the conference? Looks like it. I’m going to preface this whole piece by acknowledging that Washington did, in fact, defeat Oregon one on one. They also remain the only undefeated team in the Pac-12. It’s their yard until someone takes it from them. Okay, with that out of the way, I’m also going to say this; Oregon is currently the best team in the conference. Following the classic up in Seattle, Oregon has emerged with increased fire and motivation…on both sides of the ball. Washington, on the other hand, looks like they’re playing not to lose. You see this happen all the time, a down-to-the-wire battle produces a loser that attacks with new gusto, and a winner that is suddenly tentative about their status at the top... The A-Bomb: Is Oregon currently the best team in the conference? Looks like it. WWW.ADDICTEDTOQUACK.COM Despite Washington remaining undefeated, the Ducks have been playing the best football the past couple weeks in the Pac-12.

Injury Report: Updated look at injury news for No. 6 Oregon and California Heading into Week 10 and the month of November, the Ducks are relatively healthy, knock on wood. There are only a couple of minor injuries that shouldn’t impact the outcome of the week’s game, one way or the other. It’s a different story for California, however, as they have several key players who are banged up and are ruled out completely for this week’s game at Autzen Stadium. The injury report usually resembles Santa’s naughty list at this time of year, but thankfully the Ducks can head into the last quarter of the season with nearly the entire roster intact with several big games still waiting to be played. Here’s the injury report for both the Ducks and the Bears for the Nov. 4 contest... Injury Report: Availability of Taimani and Jones is in question DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Injury Report: Updated look at injury news for No. 6 Oregon and California

November 2, 2024 Will Be An Epic Day In The Big Ten Fans of the Big Ten will be in for a treat on Nov. 2, 2024. That's because the conference's football schedule is absolutely loaded with marquee matchups. For starters, Ohio State will face Penn State at Beaver Stadium. Usually, this rivalry matchup lives up to the hype. Later that Saturday, we'll get to see UCLA and Nebraska square off. Chip Kelly and Matt Rhule have done great jobs of rebuilding their respective programs. Around 7:30 p.m. ET, Oregon and Michigan will go head to head in Ann Arbor. There'll be a ton of hype surrounding this game, especially since both teams are starting to become perennial contenders. Toward the end of the night, USC and Washington will face off in what'll be labeled an old fashioned Pac-12 matchup... To access the details of this article, click here.

Oregon-Washington game will end regular season for first time since 1939 as part of inaugural season in Big Ten Oregon and Washington will meet in their final regular-season game for the first time since 1939 as part of their inaugural season in the Big Ten. The Pacific Northwest rivals will meet on Nov. 30 at Autzen Stadium, the latest meeting of the teams since 1923. Oregon’s first Big Ten Conference game will be Sept. 28 against UCLA at the Rose Bowl. Oregon-Washington game will end regular season for first time since 1939 as part of inaugural season in Big Ten WWW.OREGONLIVE.COM The Pacific Northwest rivals will meet on Nov. 30 at Autzen Stadium, the latest meeting of the teams since 1923.

Welcome to the Big Ten: Major takeaways from Oregon's 2024 schedule release On Thursday afternoon, the official Big Ten schedule was finally released for the 2024 season. While earlier in the year we got a look at which teams everyone would be playing for the next several year, we now have an actual set of dates for when each game in the 2024 season will take place. As you would assume, this is some very important information to process. Bye weeks, tough matchups, and rest advantages all come into play now that we can see when each school will be taking their biggest road trips and playing their most important games. There are a ton of takeaways to get into, so let’s go ahead and dive right in... Welcome to the Big Ten: Major takeaways from Oregon’s 2024 schedule DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM On Thursday afternoon, the official Big Ten schedule was finally released for the 2024 season. While earlier in the year we got a...

Cal QB Fernando Mendoza confident in his ability to handle wet playing conditions Weather forecasts don't project dry playing conditions for Saturday's game with California. Visiting quarterback Fernando Mendoza isn't fretting though. He told local media in Berkeley on Wednesday that his experience playing in his hometown of Miami have him ready for what's ahead. "I think we're going to be able to have an attack through the air," he said. "My hometown of Miami is a very humid area, and around every 3 PM during fall at football time there's always rain and thunder storms... Cal QB Fernando Mendoza confident in his ability to handle wet playing conditions 247SPORTS.COM Autzen Stadium expects to be wet this Saturday with rain forecasted. Cal quarterback Fernando Mendoza is confident in...

Five Questions With a Cal Writer Ahead of No. 6 Ducks vs. Golden Bears The No. 6 Oregon Ducks (7-1, 4-1) are just over 48 hours away from kickoff against the California Golden Bears. Oregon looks to continue controlling its destiny after a blowout win over Utah in Salt Lake City, while Cal continues working to right the ship. To get you ready for this game we sat down with Cal Sports Report's Jake Curtis to ask five questions about the Golden Bears... To access the details of this article, click here.

Oregon Ducks 2024 Big Ten schedule officially released We’ve know for a while what teams the Oregon Ducks were going to face in the 2024 season, their first as members of the Big Ten Conference, but now we officially know which order the games will come in as well. On Thursday afternoon, the Big Ten officially announced their 2024 schedule for all teams in the conference. The conference released the schedule months ago, but had to rework things once it was announced that both the Oregon Ducks and Washington Huskies would be joining the conference as well. We knew that some big games would take place for Dan Lanning and the Ducks next year, such as a home game against Ohio State, and a road game at Michigan. Now we know when those games will take place. Take a look at the full schedule below Oregon Ducks 2024 Big Ten schedule officially released DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM The official schedule and dates for the Oregon Ducks’ first year in the Big Ten has officially been announced. Oregon fans react to release of 2024 Big Ten schedule Oregon fans react to release of 2024 Big Ten schedule DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Oregon Duck fans and media members reacted to the release of the Big Ten schedule on Thursday afternoon.

Autzen Audibles Podcast Previewing and Predicting No. 6 Oregon vs. California -- Injuries - Steven Jones returned - Taki Taimani not at practice Tuesday and Wednesday - Austin Novosad has leg brace was at practice, no activities -- Key storylines and hot topics - Cal runs tempo offense, runs rpo -- Bold predictions for what we think will happen in this football game -- Score predictions -- Will Oregon make a college football playoff statement and Heisman statement for Bo Nix? Join Matt Prehm, Erik Skopil, and Jared Mack as they talk Oregom vs Cal..

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Urban Meyer circles Oregon as the team that could make the most noise in November At least to Urban Meyer, Oregon is way better than the No. 6 team in the country. Of course, the loss is going to knock them down in the rankings. It’s how the College Football Playoff works, especially this early in the cycle. However, when looking at the tape, you would have a tough time convincing Meyer that anybody is playing better at the moment other than Oregon. “Oregon might be the best team in the country,” Meyer said via Urban’s Take with On3’s Tim May. “Just on videotape. Offense, defense, kicking. That’s the way they play. They play really hard, they’re really well coached but they lost. So, I’m a head coach, going to say ‘Just don’t lose because we have a great team. But you did lose.’ “On video tape, Oregon might be the best team in the country.” Urban Meyer circles Oregon as the team that could make the most noise in November WWW.ON3.COM .

Brandon Dorlus' versatility allowing Duck defensive front to play its best Senior defensive lineman Brandon Dorlus has saved the best of his career for last in 2023. His versatility has allowed the Ducks to play their best up front all season. "I think what you'll see is his versatility is really showing up this year," head coach Dan Lanning said at Monday's press conference. "We've moved him all across the front. Sometimes he's playing three technique. Sometimes he's gonna be standing up in the game like a linebacker." Per Pro Football Focus' snap counts, Dorlus has lined up at six different spots along Oregon's front. His snap counts are highest at defensive tackle, but he's also played both defensive end positions, nose tackle, along with both outside linebacker positions. Dorlus says he's a changed man. His preference is to line up directly over the center now... Brandon Dorlus' versatility allowing Duck defensive front to play its best 247SPORTS.COM Senior defensive lineman Brandon Dorlus has saved the best of his career for last in 2023. His versatility has allowed the Ducks to...