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One of the best pieces of news that Dana Altman and the Oregon Ducks could hope to see finally came out on Monday morning. Veteran big-man N’Faly Dante announced via social media that he would officially be returning for the 2023-24 season in Eugene and looking after some “unfinished business.” Oregon Basketball: N’Faly Dante announces return for 2023 with Ducks DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM N’Faly Dante is giving it one more year in Eugene. Huge win for Dana Altman and the Ducks.

Oregon makes strong impression on four-star DB Dakoda Fields following recent visit Gardena (Calif.) Serra defensive back Dakoda Fields spent three days in Oregon last week and the Ducks have some momentum in his recruitment. The Ducks are doing well with several players in the SoCal area including Fields. He visited Oregon for the third time last week (April 10-12) and really raved about his time in Eugene. Oregon makes strong impression on four-star DB Dakoda Fields following recent visit 247SPORTS.COM Gardena (Calif.) Serra defensive back Dakoda Fields spent three days in Oregon last week and the Ducks have some momentum in his recruitment.

Ducks land in top-5 for WR Gatlin Bair, No. 1 rated player in Idaho The Oregon Ducks landed the top-ranked player from Idaho during the 2023 class with ATH Kenyon Sadiq, one of the 100 best players in the nation. It appears that they are going back to the well, and recent news shows that they are in a good spot to get Idaho’s best once again in the 2024 class. On Sunday night, 4-star WR Gatlin Bair revealed his top five schools, keeping the Ducks in the mix along with a handful of others. Bair is rated as the No. 1 played in Idaho, as well as the No. 40 overall player in the nation, and the No. 9 WR in the 2024 class. Bair took a visit to Eugene earlier this year, and will likely find his way out to Oregon again this summer before making his ultimate decision. Oregon Recruiting: Ducks land among top schools for 4-star Gatlin Bair DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM The Ducks landed the No. 1 player in Idaho during the 2023 cycle. They’re trying to do it again in 2024. Top 10 WR Gatlin Bair breaks down his top five Top 10 WR Gatlin Bair breaks down his top five 247SPORTS.COM Burley (Idaho) receiver Gatlin Bair broke down his newly named top five...

Early transfer portal options for the Ducks to consider at TE position At this point in the offseason, we can feel confident that the Oregon Ducks are going to add a player or two at the tight end position via the transfer portal. Going into spring ball, the Ducks had just three scholarship players in the TE room, and the top player on the depth chart — Terrance Ferguson — was just declared out for the rest of the spring season with an injury. So what started as a position of need has now turned into a near-emergency situation for Dan Lanning and his staff. On Saturday when talking to TE coach Drew Mehringer, he all-but confirmed that the team would look to the transfer portal to find a player or two that can contribute at the position. “Obviously, we’re going to have to figure something out with that,” Mehringer said. “I’ve been talking with Lanning and Will [Stein] and have a really good plan going forward for that, but we’d like to get somebody else in who can help us, if you know what I mean.” As more tight ends become available in the portal, we will keep an eye out and add them to the list. Here are some names to know at the moment. Oregon Football: Tight ends in transfer portal for Ducks to consider DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM The Ducks need to add at least one TE via the transfer portal. There aren’t a ton of great options available, but here are some guys Oregon could look at.

Oregon Ducks projected depth chart entering fourth week of spring practice Oregon has reached the midway point of spring practice. The Ducks held their first spring scrimmage and still have seven practices, including another scrimmage Saturday and the April 29 spring game. Here is a look at the projected Oregon depth chart entering the second half of spring practice: For mobile users, tap the 3 dots on top right and select open in browser or tap the share icon and select “request desktop site” to view depth chart Oregon Ducks projected depth chart entering fourth week of spring practice WWW.OREGONLIVE.COM How the Ducks look on paper entering the second half of spring practice

Ducks extend offer to Wyoming transfer OL Emmanuel Pregnon The offensive line is not a major position of need for the Oregon Ducks this off-season. After four starters from the 2022 season graduated, Dan Lanning and the team brought in both Ajani Cornelius and Junior Angilau from the transfer portal, and they boast an incredibly talented group of players at that position. However, that did not stop the team from offering a scholarship to former Wyoming Cowboys OL Emmanuel Pregnon, who recently entered the transfer portal. Oregon Recruiting: Ducks offer Wyoming transfer OL Emmanuel Pregnon DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM The Ducks are one of over a dozen teams to extend an offer to former Wyoming OL Emmanuel Pregnon, who entered the portal on Saturday.

Camden Lewis mentoring younger kickers, hopes to one day become kicking coach Following Saturday's scrimmage, Dan Lanning praised the consistency with which Camden Lewis has split the uprights this spring. Through eight spring workouts, the fifth-year senior has done what those around the program have grown accustomed — make kicks. "Camden has been really consistent and done a good job," Lanning said. This will act as the fifth and final season of Lewis' roller coaster collegiate career. After two challenging seasons in 2019 and 2020, Lewis has connected on 27-of-32 field goal tries the past two seasons, earning All-Pac-12 recognition each season. This final chapter provides Lewis the opportunity to not only solidify his place among the school's best place kickers — he is 15 kicks shy of breaking the school record for most made field goals in a career — but to also lift up the specialists around him. The fifth-year veteran is the unquestioned elder statesman of the specialists. True freshmen Grant Meadors and Luke Donne are among the names to know this year along with sophomore Ross James and junior Andrew Boyle. Camden Lewis mentoring younger kickers, hopes to one day become kicking coach 247SPORTS.COM Fifth-year senior kicker Camden Lewis hopes to give back as a kicking coach following his playing career.

Drew Mehringer indicates Ducks will look to add tight ends from the portal Based upon comments from head coach Dan Lanning and tight ends coach Drew Mehringer, the Ducks will also be buyers during portal season. "I've been talking with Lanning and Will [Stein] and have a really good plan going forward for that," Mehringer said of the tight end room, which is down to just two available scholarship players for the remainder of spring. "But we'd like to get somebody else in who can help us, if you know what I mean." The comments were made moments after Lanning announced top returning tight end Terrance Ferguson would miss the final seven spring practices due to an unspecified injury. "The good thing for us is we have a lot of guys on our roster who have played tight end as well at times. They might not be listed at tight end on our roster but that doesn't mean that they can't play tight end. So we have some position versatility with the guys we have on our team," Lanning said of the short-term tight end plans. "We're always, always, always, going to look for opportunities to enhance our program if the right people present themselves." Drew Mehringer indicates Ducks will look to add tight ends from the portal 247SPORTS.COM Oregon tight ends coach Drew Mehringer made it clear that the Ducks will continue to look to add tight ends during the spring portal window.

Drew Mehringer talks Terrance Ferguson, Kenyon Sadiq, and Oregon's talented TE room As spring practice continues on in Eugene, we’ve had the opportunity to talk to more coaches on the roster outside of head coach Dan Lanning. On Saturday, it was time to talk to tight ends coach Drew Mehringer, who was made available for the first time since last fall. There was a lot to talk about, including what took place in the scrimmage that the Ducks went through on Saturday morning in Autzen Stadium. Oregon Football: Drew Mehringer talks Terrance Ferguson, Ducks TE room DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Following Saturday’s scrimmage, Drew Mehringer talked TE depth, and a lot about the upside of freshman Kenyon Sadiq.

Dan Lanning ‘not opposed’ to Oregon Ducks playing future spring games against another team Interesting thought, Ohio St. vs Oregon, Spring game in Eugene? Highlight of the Day for your entertainment. GO DUCKS! FLY HIGH!

Ducks now projected to land pair of top-100 players, rising QB in 2024 class If you hadn’t been paying attention over the past couple of weeks, it’s now become incredibly clear that the Oregon Ducks are among the nation’s hottest teams in the recruiting world right now. The last seven days saw them pick up commitments from 4-star CB Aaron Flowers and 4-star DL Tionne Gray, as well as an in-state commitment from 3-star OL Trent Ferguson, moving them to well inside the top 10 rankings nationally. On top of that, a flurry of recruiting predictions has started to come in over the past couple of days, predicting that more high-end 4-star talent is on the way. On Thursday, 247Sports Recruiting Director Steve Wiltfong put in a prediction that Oregon would be the landing spot for 4-star WR Dillon Gresham. On Friday, Wiltfong and fellow 247Sports colleague Greg Biggins logged multiple predictions for the Ducks. Here’s more info on the players that Oregon is projected to land, and where that would leave them in the national rankings should it all come to fruition. Oregon Recruiting: Ducks pick up predictions to land blue-chip players DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM The Ducks seem to be as hot as any team on the recruiting trail at the moment.

Five Players Not Named Caleb Williams Who Could Win 2023 Heisman Trophy USC's Caleb Williams is already the projected No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. His arm strength and accuracy is unparalleled while his ability to escape the pocket and extend plays on his legs makes opponents look like elementary school students scrambling in a game of tag. He took home the 2022 Heisman Trophy and is the favorite to do it again, which would make him just the second player to ever win it twice, joining Ohio State's Archie Griffin (1974 and 1975). He's that good. But his talent doesn't discount that of the rest of the FBS. Williams' route to the Heisman will prove slightly more difficult than last year, having to play against top-tier conference quarterback talent like Michael Penix Jr. and Bo Nix. While the Heisman Trophy has evolved into a quarterback's award, there are other players who are in good standing to make their winning case this season. Here are five players who could win the Heisman in 2023 and keep Williams from repeating. 2. Bo Nix, QB, Oregon The Oregon quarterback is returning for his fifth year and will no doubt have the Ducks' offense humming. Nix threw for 3,594 yards and 29 touchdowns, adding 510 yards and 14 more scores on the ground, in his first season with Oregon. His decision making and progression reads are almost as impressive as his completion percentage (71.9), which ranked second in the FBS last season and tied the Pac-12 record for quarterbacks with more than 150 passing attempts. https://athlonsports.com/college-football/heisman-trophy-2023-contenders-college-football#gid=ci02bc9cd31000253f&pid=1-drake-maye-qb-north-carolina

Oregon Football Spring Camp Updates: Practice Seven EUGENE, Ore. — Practice No. 7 of spring football saw the team back in shells on Thursday for a non-full contact day of work. Thursday brought a lively day of competition even if it didn't feature full pads. Media was allowed to take in the first 18 minutes of the day which included stretch, a period of special teams drills and the first glimpse of 11-on-11 fastball of the spring. Oregon Football Spring Camp Updates: Practice Seven 247SPORTS.COM Oregon's seventh practice of the spring took place on Thursday, check here for updates

On3 Expert Logs Oregon Prediction for Four-Star ATH Last weekend Oregon hosted one of the top athletes in the country for a multi-day visit. Calabasas (Calif.) two-way star Aaron Butler is the nation’s No. 86 overall player and No. 4 ranked athlete in the country. The 5-foot-11, 165-pounder can play on both sides of the ball but prefers playing offense at wide receiver. Alabama, Georgia, Arizona and Colorado are four programs also in the mix for the versatile play-maker. However on Thursday morning, On3’s director of recruiting Chad Simmons, logged a prediction. Simmons talked about his decision to log a prediction for Oregon on ScoopDuck. “I’m told by a source that he had a “very good” visit to Eugene and that the Ducks will receive an OV.” Simmons had a prediction for Georgia previously before moving to Oregon. His confidence remains a bit low however, at 50% confidence currently. There are still two other predictions in favor of Georgia currently. But Simmons notes his official visit to Georgia this weekend is off the table for now. He’s set to take an official visit to Colorado the weekend of April 22. Could Oregon be in line for the speedster? Butler is currently talking about a July decision and right now the momentum seems to be in favor of Oregon. On3 Expert Logs Oregon Prediction for Four-Star ATH - On3 T.CO .

Spring Ball Takeaways: Ducks show offensive looks in 7th spring practice With seven practices now in the books, a lot of consistency is starting to show itself for the Ducks. We’ve seen consistency in the players who are on the field, the rotations that are utilized in drills, and the guys who are stepping up and being vocal at practice. Oregon Football: Ducks show offensive looks in 7th spring practice DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM The Ducks went through the “fast ball” drill on Thursday, giving us the first glimpses of offensive play this spring.

Oregon Ducks practice observations: Terrance Ferguson absent, Jordan James returns Oregon Ducks practice observations: Terrance Ferguson absent, Jordan James returns WWW.OREGONLIVE.COM The offensive position the Ducks can least afford an absence, Ferguson being out moved Patrick Herbert and Kenyon Sadiq up and gave walk-ons more opportunities Thursday morning at the...

Since there was a lot of conversation about the CW, thought I put this out there. "It looks like one reported suitor for Pac-12 rights may not be all that interested. Last week, Stewart Mandel and Max Olson of The Athletic reported that “there have been recent discussions between the Pac-12 and The CW,” raising the possibility of the conference joining LIV Golf in sports events on that network. But John Ourand of Sports Business Journal wrote in his newsletter Monday that while there were indeed Pac-12 talks with The CW, they’re not expected to lead to anything:" There's now reportedly 'little chance' The CW gets Pac-12 rights AWFULANNOUNCING.COM As per John Ourand of Sports Business Journal, Pac-12 talks with The CW "never got serious," and the network is not likely to land rights.

Report: Ducks expecting visit from Arizona State's Devan Cambridge Dana Altman and the Oregon Ducks appear to be making a strong push in the transfer portal as of late. Last weekend, the Ducks reportedly hosted Dalton Knecht, one of the top players available on an official visit, and they will be doing the same with Arizona State guard Devan Cambridge this coming weekend, per a report from Jon Rothstein. Altman has lost a handful of players to the portal so far this season, including Kel’el Ware, Tyrone Williams, Rivaldo Soares, and Lök Wur. While they added Jadrian Tracey to the mix, it’s easy to believe that more incoming transfer will come over the next several weeks for Oregon. Oregon Recruiting: ASU’s Devan Cambridge expected to visit Ducks DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM It looks like Arizona State’s Devan Cambridge is taking a visit to Oregon this week.

Bucs All-American Tracey Signs at Oregon FORT MYERS, Fla.- Florida SouthWestern All-American guard Jadrian Tracey is headed to the West Coast where he signed to play at the University of Oregon Wednesday on National Signing Day in Suncoast Credit Union Arena. Tracey was an Honorable Mention NJCAA All-American selection this season averaging 14.4 points and 5.7 rebounds per game for FSW. His 43% shooting from beyond the arc is the best single season mark in FSW program history. He earned 1st Team All-Region VIII and 1st Team All-Southern Conference accolades after an electric finish to the season where he averaged 22.9 points per game and shot 58% from the three point line in FSW's final eight regular season games, leading them from last place in the Southern Conference standings to a second place finish and a trip to the FCSAA State Tournament. He had six 20 point games as a sophomore including a career best 34 point performance in which he shot 12-16 from the field and 7-10 from distance. Tracey will join an Oregon squad coming off of a 21 win season in 2022-2023 in which the Ducks went 12-8 in Pac-12 action. Oregon was invited to the NIT where they reached the quarterfinals with wins over UC Irvine and UCF. The Ducks are just two seasons removed from a trip to the Sweet 16 in 2021. Tracey was one of two Bucs to sign on National Signing Day Wednesday, joining teammate Tyson Brown who is headed to Rhode Island. The pair makes it eight Division I signees for the Bucs in the past two seasons and the fourth consecutive season an FSW player has signed at the Power Five level. Tracey is the first Buc in program history to sign with a Pac-12 school. Bucs All-American Tracey Signs at Oregon - Florida Southwestern College Athletics Athletics FSW.PRESTOSPORTS.COM Florida SouthWestern All-American guard Jadrian Tracey is headed to the West Coast where he signed to play at the University of Oregon Wednesday on National Signing Day in Suncoast...

Ducks get commitment from in-state OT Trent Ferguson The Oregon Ducks added to their 2024 recruiting class on Wednesday, getting a big commitment from in-state offensive lineman Trent Ferguson, from West Salem. Ferguson stands at 6-foot-7, 300 pounds, and is rated as a 3-star player who is the No. 5 player in the state of Oregon. Oregon Recruiting: Ducks get commitment from 3-star OT Trent Ferguson DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Ducks get a big in-state commitment from OT Trent Ferguson, who stands at 6-foot-7, 300 pounds.

Former USC WR Gary Bryant finished with visits, eyes May decision as three schools stand out Oregon continues to push hard and remains a serious contender. “Gary feels really comfortable with Junior Adams (WR coach),” Bryant said. “He has known him since high school and he’s a very genuine person that we like and trust. “Oregon has a lot of receivers but Troy Franklin is the main guy who has established himself and they feel Gary would be a great complement to him. Plus they want Gary returning punts and kicks and that’s something he really wants to do to showcase that part of his game. Coach Lanning reaches out as well and the whole staff is coming hard and being very aggressive.” Former USC WR Gary Bryant finished with visits, eyes May decision as three schools stand out 247SPORTS.COM Following his final official visit to Texas A&M, there has been some shuffling at the top of the board for the top uncommitted player in the 2023 transfer portal.

Oregon Picks up New Predictions to Land 2024 Offensive Lineman The Ducks have received a number of new predictions for an in-state lineman. Trent Ferguson Salem, OR (West Salem) OT 6-7 300 CLASS OF 24 https://www.si.com/college/oregon/recruiting/oregon-picks-up-new-predictions-to-land-2024-offensive-lineman

DB Evan Williams talks following brother's path, settling in with Duck DB Evan Williams talks following brother's path, settling in with Ducks OREGON.RIVALS.COM A closer look at new Oregon DB Evan Williams.