Eight months after earning an open invitation to walk on for the Ducks, this unknown freshman was in line for a starting job on the field: The punter. The player referred to is Ian Wheeler. He grew up in a land far, far away. Demorest, Georgia, to be exact. Wheeler’s punting career began in the backyard of his childhood home. …
Ever since Colorado has become part of the Pac-12, it has been the laughing stock of the league, going only 4-31 in conference play and being outscored by an average score of 43.5-21.5. The fact that Colorado is still without a win in league play, despite having its best team since becoming part of the Pac-12, speaks to just how good …
While injuries are just a part of football, that doesn’t make them any easier to deal with. What does help, however, are bye weeks — and now defensive lineman Arik Armstead is looking forward to getting back on the field to face Colorado. Tyler Robinson of FishDuck.com was at the Hatfield-Dowlin Complex to catch up with Armstead after practice today. …
Ducks fans, rejoice! The bye week is finished and it is time to get back to football. The team took advantage of its time off to get healthy and get practice in with some of the new starters replacing injured Hroniss Grasu and Pharaoh Brown. Caleb Couturie of FishDuck.com was at the Hatfield-Dowlin Complex after practice today and had a chance …
It’s Friday. Up here in Alpine Nirvana, you know, five hours straight north from the home of the Gonzaga Bulldogs, a gaggle of Ducks fans sit, fidgeting nervously, wondering what to do with their new-found free time this weekend. Yes, we — Ducks fans that is — are everywhere, even in Kaslo, British Columbia, a tiny, isolated village that’s like …
With a rise to the second overall rank in the country and the final two games of the season against the only two teams with losing records in the Pac-12, the Ducks are comfortably on their way to the inaugural College Football Playoff. While the Ducks have dominated their opponents so far this year, how are they set to match …
In a interview for FishDuck.com on Thursday, I spoke with Oregon head coach Mark Helfrich at the Hatfield-Dowlin Complex. After suffering a gruesome knee injury in the fourth quarter against Utah last Saturday, Pharaoh Brown was taken to the University of Utah hospital and had surgery a few days later. Helfrich said that Brown is no longer in the hospital and is officially in Cleveland with his mother. …
When people talk about Chip Kelly’s offense, one of the most common buzz words they use is mobility. Although mobility helps running back LeSean McCoy burst through the line of scrimmage or receiver Jeremy Maclin get wide open, it is arguably more important for the offensive linemen who keep defenses out of the backfield. Kelly has been fortunate to have …
It was 1918. After years of unimaginable horror in the trenches of Belgium and France, the Great War ground to a halt. Millions of men and women in uniform — and countless civilians — had perished. The world stood aghast, sighed and buried its fallen. Back home, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the 11th day of the 11th month as Armistice …
Oregon was down 7-0 to the Utes and for a brief moment we all feared that the score had jumped to 14-0 on the back of Kaelin Clay’s touchdown. Of course we all saw the premature celebration and heads-up play of Erick Dargan to pick up the ball. After the tussle in the end zone Joe Walker was able to …
Going into tonight’s game against the 17th-ranked Utah Utes, Coach Mark Helfrich and his team knew they were in for a battle. Utah didn’t disappoint, battling toe to toe with the No. 4 Ducks into the early stages of the fourth quarter, when Oregon, as it does so often, stepped on the gas pedal and left the home team in …
Wooooo, it’s game day!! Who’s excited?! Who’s pumped?! Who’s on my level?! That’s right guys, it’s game day and if you’re not on my level, get on my level! It’s supposedly our last big game game of the season. If our Ducks can power through and get that W tonight, our spot in the National Championship Play-offs will more than …