Basketball Recruiting Visits/News Oregon’s recruiting trail endeavors appear to be paying off with two exciting announcements over the past week; vaunted small forward Semi Ojeleye (5-Star/Ottawa, KN/Rivals150) included the Ducks in his program shortlist, and top junior college center Waverly Austin (JC/Martinsville, VA) is said to be very close to moving cross country and suiting up for Head Coach Dana …

Blast off! Just like that, Houston, the Ducks have landed in Columbus, Ohio to begin the 2012 volleyball season. Hopefully the Ducks enjoy the Ohio countryside. They’re going to be spending a surprising amount of time in the state, facing a stunningly difficult schedule. Oregon trots out one of their most talented teams ever, and their reward in the first …

Outside the state of Oregon, Chip Kelly naming Marcus Mariota starting quarterback barely caused a ripple. It made a clear announcement, however–Oregon is finally going to be a two-headed monster on offense. Mariota, the purer passer of the two quarterbacks vying for the starting position, won the job by his decision making, accuracy and cool demeanor. The coaching staff has …

Every week Kurt Liedtke (better known as Keeerrrttt1), co-owner of FishDuck.com, creates video blogs (vlogs) to update all you fine folk on all things FishDuck, a free-form discussion of current events about Oregon Ducks sports and all that’s new with FishDuck.com, with the occasional off-topics or rants. It’s a little off-the-cuff, perhaps slightly pretentious, somewhat rambling, and hopefully entertaining…so kick …

The doctor is in. My purpose in writing for FishDuck.com is to improve understanding of the psychological and physical stresses placed upon athletes and to explain, in layman’s terms, all the factors involved in various sports injuries. This may cover some obligatory background information as needed, but is presented to help educate fans on specific injuries related to athletes. Last …

Honey Badger is out officially, so tune in for celebrity rehab. Ducks fans can start buying their #8 jersey now that Chip has declared who the starter is, Marcus Mariota. Oregon is not the only school who named their starting QB, a lot of schools have been making their final decision on who will be the starting QB for their …

Yesterday morning the question to which Duck fans around the world had longed to hear an answer for was finally announced by Head Coach Chip Kelly. Redshirt freshman Marcus Mariota has been named the starting quarterback going into the 2012-2013 season. A quarterback competition that stretched out over seven months following an eye-opening performance in the April spring game was …

Which quarterback will have the best season in the Pac-12 in 2012, now that these two are both gone? For many years, the Pac-12 conference has been known for its high scoring offenses, and elite skill position play. First and foremost, the quarterback position has especially been a strength, consistently pumping talent from the west coast into the NFL rank …