Zach Okun Brings Size, Speed And Skill

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With the departure of key components of the offensive line it was important that the Ducks secure a strong offensive line class in order to ensure the continuing success of the offense. The most exciting recruit for the line is Zach Okun the 6-3, 340 lb guard from Southern California. Okun had verbally committed nearly a year ago on an …

Oregon Must Rise Through the Pac-12 to Get an Invite to the Dance

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The Ducks finished their most recent road trip to Arizona by sliding past Arizona State 68-67 in overtime to stay above .500 in the Pac-12. This week Oregon will welcome Washington and Washington State into Matthew Knight Arena where the Ducks should build some momentum heading into the home stretch of the season. Pac-12 analyst Mike Montgomery told Tyson Alger …

Ducks Need First Road Win To Stay Above .500 In Pac-12

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Tonight the Ducks will conclude their Arizona road trip and attempt to pick up their first Pac-12 road win against Arizona State. Oregon has struggled on the road this season, dropping games to Michigan and VCU in the Progressive Legends Classic in New York as well as falling to Washington and Washington State two weeks ago. After their performance against Arizona …

Mitchell Tolman Has His Eyes On The Prize

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Caleb Couturie of FishDuck.com attended the Oregon Ducks Baseball media day at PK Park this week. This year’s Ducks baseball team has received a pre-season rank of 15th in the nation, obviously there are high hopes around the country for what this team can do. Lead by junior Mitchell Tolman the Ducks are on a mission to win the Pac-12 …

Shaun Chase And the Ducks Are Ready for 2015

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Caleb Couturie of FishDuck.com was at PK park yesterday afternoon to catch up with Shaun Chase and the rest of the Oregon Baseball team. Coming off his best season at Oregon, Shaun Chase, the Duck senior catcher, was named a pre-season All-American after leading the Pac-12 with 14 homers. Chase also saw jumps in batting average and RBI, batting .283 …

Another First for Marcus Mariota?

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The 2014 football season was a season of firsts for the Ducks and undoubtedly one that will be remembered as one of the greatest of all time. This off-season will be just as historic with the departure of Marcus Mariota and another potential first, the retiring of an Oregon Duck jersey. Reported by Geoffrey Arnold of The Oregonian an online …

Ducks Dominate Pac-12 All Bowl Team

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Even if the Ducks didn’t bring a national title back to Eugene we can still look back at their bowl season and appreciate their accomplishments. Which is exactly what Ted Miller of ESPN.com did in compiling the Pac-12 all-bowl team. Miller gave credit where it was due to the Ducks’ offensive standout performances, giving Oregon players five of the 11 spots. …

Do We Have Another Year With Super Mariota?

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Last night’s loss to the Buckeyes was a painful one that, as much as we would all love to forget, will not be erased from our minds any time soon. Despite golden opportunities handed to Marcus Mariota by the defense forcing four turnovers, they couldn’t capitalize against a strong Ohio State defense. So, is this the end of the Mariota …

The Ducks Just Keep Getting Better

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Monday’s National Championship Game pits the Heisman winning quarterback, Marcus Mariota, who is averaging 294 passing yards per game against the nation’s fourth most efficient pass defense. Similarities between the two fast-paced offenses have been drawn but the Buckeyes will have to stop Mariota and the offense if they want their points to mean anything. While the speed of the offense …

Carrington Yet Another Weapon For The Ducks

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The Oregon offense certainly doesn’t lack weapons, boasting the Heisman winner Marcus Mariota, Pac-12 offensive freshman of the year Royce Freeman and running back turned slot receiver Byron Marshall. As if Mariota and the offense needed any more help, redshirt freshman wide receiver Darren Carrington has become yet another factor that Ohio State will have to contend with. Chantel Jennings of ESPN.com …

Ducks Team Effort Puts Away FSU

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The University of Oregon Ducks’ dominance of the Florida State Seminoles in last night’s Rose Bowl forced the country to sit up and pay attention to what is happening in Eugene. Interest was piqued when Oregon made it to the national championship game against Auburn in 2010 and now they have returned looking faster and stronger than ever. Oregon successfully …