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  • FishWrap Friday Game 1 Preview: Oregon vs. LSU (Part 1: LSU by the Books)

    Coach Kelly has always said, “One game does not define you as a team.” While that may be true for the fans, players, coaches, and everyone else in the program, this game on September 3rd in Dallas will most likely determine the post-season fate of …

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  • Record-Setting Night For O’Neil and McLemore Set The Stage For 1994 Rose Bowl Run

    It was only one game in a season to remember for the Oregon Ducks, a time when the dream that seemed beyond reach for so many years might finally be attainable.  For two teammates in particular, it was a night that permanently etched their names …

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  • Prepare Your Senses, It’s Nearly Football Season!!!

    Can you smell it in the air? There’s a sense of something not quite definable but very enticing wafting on the breeze that demands attention, like the scent of somebody barbecuing nearby. It’s that beautiful, unavoidable event we crave most, and wait for what feels …

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  • All forward in the ‘Age of the O’

    A new Oregon anthem — “O Time” — was released this week by hip-hop artist Xile of Portland. The accompanying music video is catchy, sprinkled with guest appearances by former UO gridiron greats like Jonathan Stewart and Dennis Dixon, and of images that capture the …

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  • King For a Week: The 7-days Jaiya Figueras Could Do No Wrong Part 3

    Part 3: Going Their Separate Ways–Friends Struggle to Succeed On Separate Paths For The First Time For friends Jaiya Figueras and Kenny Wheaton, their first couple of years at the University of Oregon had seen the pendulum swing wildly. After their redshirt season in 1993 …

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  • King For a Week: The 7-days Jaiya Figueras Could Do No Wrong Part 2

    Part 2: Jaiya Figueras: The hero’s coming out party arrives early in 1995 The 1994 season was special for the players and fans alike. The sting of losing seasons had been washed away with an improbable run to the Pac-10 title and Rose Bowl berth. …

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  • King For a Week: The 7-days Jaiya Figueras Could Do No Wrong Part 1

    Part 1: Jaiya Figueras and Kenny Wheaton: Freshmen Roommates Driven to Succeed Every Oregon Duck fan can probably recite verbatim the infamous Jerry Allen call of Kenny Wheaton’s interception versus Washington in 1994, or fondly remember Joey Harrington hitting Samie Parker in stride for an …

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