The Spread-Option offense isĀ a mix-upĀ of aĀ hundred years of football knowledge and tactics, aĀ combination ofĀ the antiquated Triple-Option employed by Navy and Notre Dame, the run-heavy offenses ofĀ Vince Lombardi and Woody Hayes (Ohio State), and the Run and Shoot variationsĀ of Harvey N. āRustyā Russell, Glenn āTigerā Ellison, and Darrell āMouseā Davis (Portland State). Since then, these offensive schemes have been expanded, mutated, ā¦
Oregonās mantra has been: Next man up. But with four of the top five Duck receivers out of the National Championship game, who does offensive coordinator Scott Frost pick to replace stars such as Bralon Addison, Devon Allen, Darren Carrington and Pharaoh Brown? If we take a peek at Oregonās depth chart, we find freshman Jalen Brown in the wide ā¦
Jordan Ingram reporting for FishDuck.comĀ on todayāsĀ head coachĀ newsĀ conference in Dallas, TX. One more day and history will be made. Tomorrow is the 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship presented by AT&T, a national championshipĀ that hasĀ historical significance for not only Oregon and Ohio State, two schools thatĀ share an interesting past, but also for the sport of college football. Oregon head coach Mark ā¦
The College Football Playoff has seen anĀ Oregon football program peaking at just the right time. The Ducks cruised to a 59-20 victory in the Rose Bowl, employing their famous uptempo offense to burn out the Florida State defenders and theirĀ oppressive defense to pressure quarterback Jameis Winston, generating fumbles, turnovers,Ā broken plays, and disrupting just about every aspect of the Seminolesā game-plan. ā¦
The Oregon Ducksā Rose Bowl 59-20 rompĀ over former national champions Florida State captured the nationās attention. ButĀ Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer, whose Buckeyesā team will face the Ducks onĀ Jan. 12 in the College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T, has been watching the Ducks for a while. Meyer has studied the football philosophies of offensive guru and former ā¦
The first Heisman winner in Oregon history returned to practice this weekĀ after a six day media blitzĀ of the EastĀ Coast. The whirlwind tour consisted of anĀ early morning appearance on the Dan Patrick Show,Ā spending time atĀ New York Cityās Mount Sinai Kravis Childrenās Hospital, paying his respects at the 9/11 Memorial and then jetting over to rattleĀ offĀ the Late Showās Top TenĀ with host David ā¦
Standing on the sidelines, drenched with Gatorade, 41 year old University of Oregon head coach,Ā Mark Helfrich, grinned from ear to ear as his QB prodigy ran away from him with an empty bucket. With Oregonās first PAC-12 Title since 2011, and in only his second year as Duck head coach (which also happens to be his first head coaching position), ā¦
Jordan Ingram reporting for FishDuck.com from the Hatfield-Dowlin Complex Sunday night about the Coach Mark Helfrich press conference. All season, questions have swirledĀ around OregonāsĀ offensive line, but with the loss of veteran center senior HronissĀ Grasu, growingĀ concerns were cast asunder with yet another tight knit performance from Oregonās heavyweights. In his press conference, headĀ coach Mark Helfrich spoke to the challenges and resiliency ā¦
Tomorrowās matchup against Stanford has important ramifications for the No. 5 Oregon Ducks. A victory against their Pac-12 rival will likely thrust them into one of the playoff slots, while a loss will undeniably eliminate them from the national championship picture. You can bet that Mark Helfrich,Ā Marcus Mariota,Ā and the rest of Oregonās team are highly motivated to end their two ā¦
You may recognize this six-foot-four, 278-pound redshirt freshmanās surname if youāre an avid Eagles and/or Giants fan. NFL quarterback Joe Pisarcikās āĀ most infamously knownĀ for āThe Miracle at the Meadowlandā (if youāre on the Eaglesā side) ā youngest son is thisĀ relatively unknown recruit. Jake Pisarcik wasnāt a guy on a lot of college radars. Sure, he attended camps and sent in ā¦
There is no doubt in anyoneās mind that the Pac-12 is one of the best conferences in the country. The conference has changed vastly since its conception, but one thing has always stayed the same: winning. WithĀ the addition of Utah and ColoradoĀ three years ago (how time flies), the Pac-12 was split into two divisions: North and South. Though the North ā¦
Craig Strobeck Football Recruiting Visits Saturdayās 44-21 stomping ofĀ Utah took the edge off a week filled with uncertainty. Ā Now, back in the driverās seat for the Pac-12 Championship and a Rose Bowl berth, the Ducks look to make a late recruiting cycle push to add to an already impressive class. Saturdayās matchup saw a few visitors with the firepower ā¦
