Derrick Malone

DeForest Buckner: A New All-American Emerging?

There are some interesting defensive tactics that appeared in the Alamo Bowl win in addition to the continued emergence of DeForest Buckner on the defensive line. His star has been rising and the trendline of his growth manifested itself again in the Oregon Spring Game. …
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Duck ‘Backers Set to Flock to the Ball in 2014

The departure of Kiko Alonzo and Michael Clay after 2012 made last season a rebuilding year of sorts for the Duck linebacker corps, and some maintain the Ducks’ run defense suffered accordingly. The numbers reveal that the Ducks gave up 169 ypg on the ground, …
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Flores: Grading Mark Helfrich’s first year as Oregon’s head coach

It would have been hard for photographers at the Valero Alamo Bowl postgame press conference to snap a shot of Mark Helfrich without a smile on his face. Oregon’s first-year head coach sat between seniors Josh Huff and Avery Patterson with a bottle of Gatorade Propel Zero in his hands and seemed to enjoy answering […]
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Countdown to the Alamo Bowl: How Oregon’s and Texas’ linebackers stack up

In the days leading up to the 2013 Alamo Bowl, the Emerald will take a unit-by-unit look at Oregon and Texas, determining which team has the edge going into the showdown on Dec. 30 in San Antonio. Today, we’ll look at each team’s linebackers, with thoughts on Texas from Wescott Eberts of Burnt Orange Nation. Oregon The biggest […] Continue reading →
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Oregon’s Derrick Malone, Tyler Johnstone shrug off injuries against Utah

The starting weakside linebacker and left tackle tempered worries about their injuries.
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2013 Mid-Term: Top 5 Ducks — so far

Craig Strobeck Now that we are halfway through the season, I thought I would take this chance to highlight some of the top players. Most of the names on this list are the usual suspects and for good reason. While there are players on the …
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“Good” Bye

Kevin Cline Is the bye week over yet?! It feels like the off-season all over again. I have already watched each game multiple times and will inevitably be watching them again. While any bye week is horrible for fans, this is a particularly good bye …
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They Are Who We Thought They Were . . . Almost

from Video In Sunday retrospect, the “tune up” game that everyone was expecting, did, in fact, come to pass. The Nicholls Colonels proved to be the kind of opponent the Ducks expected, with solid line play and a very good running back. But with apologies …
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Ducks Plaster the Nicholls Colonels, 66-3

Craig Strobeck The Oregon Ducks demolished FCS doormat Nicholls as expected Saturday afternoon, by a score of 66-3, but the game gave the plucky Colonels some reasons to feel proud, and the Ducks’ coaches areas to improve this season. Speculation that the Ducks would pass …
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Oregon’s Toughest Task: Replacing Alonso and Clay

Craig Strobeck Oregon takes on Nicholls State just two days from now, so it’s a perfect time to preview the game. I will discuss some key matchups and . . . Oregon scores two touchdowns in 34 seconds! Wait a second, the game isn’t until Satu …
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