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    Oregon welcomes Arizona State for important showdown of first-place teams in Pac-12 standings

    Oregon will welcome Arizona State for a marquee matchup of two teams tied for first place in the Pac-12.

     

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    Oregon will welcome Arizona State for a marquee matchup of two teams tied for first place in the Pac-12.

     

     

    Every 5-star recruit the Oregon Ducks have offered in the 2025 class

     

    So who are the "best of the best" in the 2025 class that Oregon is after whom Duck fans should start to familiarize themselves with?  We made a list of all the 5-star prospects that the Ducks have offered in 2025.

     
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    6554b6be8c0d829a8bf63ae0c82cf121_link.pn Oregon Recruiting: Every 5-star recruit the Ducks have offered in 2025

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    A look at all of the 5-star recruits who the Oregon Ducks have extended an offer to in the 2025 recruiting class.

     

     

    When Washington hired Jedd Fisch away from Arizona, some asked if this was the tippy top for the new Huskies leader.

    With Washington’s move to the Big Ten, there isn’t much more room to go up. That’s how Fisch put it at least. Conference realignment essentially changed the definition of what’s a destination job.

     

    So with that in mind, Fisch gave an interesting answer.

     

    “Well, I think that’s always a problem right? You can’t be right, you can’t be wrong, whatever you say. I know that comment is always gonna be made. Is it a destination job,” Fisch said. “I would answer it this way. The Big Ten, the SEC, right now is who’s leading the football pathways. The college football landscape is about getting to the CFP. There’s 12 teams that are going to compete every year starting next year in the college football playoffs.” 

     

    Fisch looked at recent history and how it projects at a place like Washington.

     

    “If you look at what teams traditionally compete, it’s about the same 12 or 14 teams,” Fisch said. “The University of Washington is one of those 12 or 14 teams. That’s why we coach, we coach to be able to take a seat at that table and to be able to give yourself a chance every single year with resources beyond belief.”

     

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    ESPN places two Oregon offensive players on its way-too-early 2024 All-American teamsOregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel and offensive tackle Ajani Cornelius were each placed on ESPN's All-American team predictions for 2024

     

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    Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel and offensive tackle Ajani Cornelius were each placed on ESPN's All-American team predictions for 2024.

     

     

    Spring practice hasn’t started yet, but there is already plenty of excitement surrounding the 2024 season. That includes tons of excitement for the 2024 Heisman Trophy race.

     

    There is still plenty of time for these Heisman Trophy odds to change. After all, Spring practice hasn’t even started yet and there are still going to be changes that come from the Transfer Portal. However, there is a great benefit to looking at the odds for the Heisman Trophy race. It allows you to see what the perception is of certain players at this particular moment in time.

     

    The folks at FanDuel have come out with updated odds for the 2024 Heisman Trophy less than a month after last season’s College Football Playoff came to an end.

     

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    When it comes to the landscape of college football in today’s day and age, one of the most important numbers to track doesn’t have to do with a team’s success on the field, but rather the number of eyeballs they garner off of it.

     

    In the world of conference realignment, the idea of TV ratings has become ever more important. With teams like Texas and Oklahoma leaving the Big 12 for the SEC, followed by USC, UCLA, Oregon, and Washington fleeing the Pac-12 for the Big Ten, the game has changed. You now have teams like Oregon State and Washington State — two successful football programs in the grand scheme of things — who have been left by the wayside largely because they don’t garner a ton of eyeballs.

     

    While the college football world has completely changed over the past year with the death of the Pac-12, it’s not hard to see the reasoning for it all when you look at the numbers and follow the money. If you pay attention to TV ratings, it makes sense that networks like FOX, ABC, CBS, etc. are willing to dish out large checks to the schools that garner the most eyeballs.

     

    So when looking at the new conference layout in the world of college athletics, what can we learn about the lay of the land when it comes to TV ratings? Take a look at the top-25 most-watched teams from last season and keep in mind the conference affiliation for each as you go along:

     

    All stats come from The Action Network and Sports Media Watch.

     

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    6554b6be8c0d829a8bf63ae0c82cf121_link.pn Where the Ducks ranked among most-watched football teams in 2023

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    A look at where the Oregon Ducks ranked among the most-watched teams in the nation during the 2023 college football season.

     

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    In the world of high school recruiting, it’s pretty fair to say that 247Sports has become the industry standard over the last decade, and their ratings of incoming players are often viewed as the best and most accurate. On Monday evening, 247Sports offered their final update of the year to the Top 247 — their 247 highest-ranked players in the 2024 class.

     

    Being that the Oregon Ducks have one of the best recruiting classes in the nation, currently sitting at No. 5, it makes sense that a number of their players saw rating adjustments, both moving up and moving down in the rankings. In total 14 Ducks saw their numbers move, with one additional massive Oregon target seeing a nice bump as well.

     

    Here’s a look at the latest numbers, and how they changed on Monday night for incoming Oregon signees and targets:

     
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    6554b6be8c0d829a8bf63ae0c82cf121_link.pn Oregon Recruiting Ducks see ratings adjustments in latest 247 update

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    Over a dozen Oregon Ducks players saw a ratings adjustment from the latest Top 247Sports release on Monday.

     

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