OREGON DUCKS RUMORS & GOSSIP
In the past, Dallas (TX) Skyline has been very good to Oregon. In 2011, the Ducks plucked arguably the best linebacker in the state, out of the clutches of the Big 12's best programs, and in to hands of the Oregon coaching staff by signing Anthony Wallace. This year, the Ducks are back at Skyline, checking in on rising three-star linebacker and former Wallace protege, Isaiah Williams.
2012 Barner’s time to shine
The Oregon Ducks have become known for their outstanding running game the past few seasons, and while LaMichael James is a big part of that, expect Kenjon Barner to keep the tradition alive as a starter next season.
5) Transfer of Tra Carson
Following the transfer of Tra Carson, the Oregon Ducks are going to be unexpectedly shallow at the running back...
It can be stated simply: The University of Oregon is currently home to the strongest college sports program in the United States. Not Alabama. Not Texas. Not LSU, Michigan, USC, Ohio State, Florida, Oklahoma nor Nebraska. Measured by performance, the best college athletic program today, right now, is the good ol’ green-and-yellow-and-black-and-white-and-liquid-metal...
Oregon Rose Bowl rings not lacking in style, of course
Oregon bling.
It should be no surprise that Oregon knows how to design a championship ring in style, right? The football program known for wearing flashy and stylish uniforms that differ from week to week now has some fascinating championship rings to celebrate their January Rose Bowl victory against the Wisconsin Badgers...
The Oregon football team had their spring game last Saturday, and they dedicated the game to the U.S. military.
Before the game, the National Anthem was played by the Oregon marching band, followed by a flyover where two F-15 fighter jets flew over the stadium.
A record crowd of over 44,000 fans came out to watch the spring game. Afterwards, a postgame ceremony was...
FRESH DIGS
The Oregon Ducks football team has enough goodies to make Scrooge McDuck look like a peasant. They have seventy-two different helmets and what seems like hundreds of different uniform combinations. Believe it not (believe it), their $29.5 million in revenue earned during the 2010-11 season only ranked 34th in the country. To put things into perspective, the Texas Longhorns earned...
NIP IT IN THE BUD
The Ducks coach dismissed reports about rampant marijuana use within the program, arguing "if we had that many kids doing it, we wouldn’t be 34-6 (the past three seasons).”
EUGENE-In a report that is spreading like the plague, it is being reported that “half” of the University of Oregon’s football team is are regular pot users.
Now there is a plausible reason for the often garish uniforms that the Oregon football team puts on display.
Truth be told, now there is an explanation as to why the team was given the nickname the Ducks to...
LaMichael James is Oregon's career leader in rushing yards with 5,082 and the first Pac-12 player to have three straight 1,500-yard seasons.
Stanford coach David Shaw stated, "He's not a big guy, but he breaks tackles. He can stop and start. He's got some Reggie Bush characteristics at times," Shaw said. "And by all accounts, outside of playing us, I...
DUCK HUNTING
If you were wondering when the NCAA was going to drop the hammer on Oregon football, you may be receiving your answer.
NO ALIBI
If you thought the intense rivalry between Oregon and Oregon State stayed within the lines of the games, then you were dead wrong.
ET TU, DARREN?
Oregon quarterback Darron Thomas has decided to declare for the NFL Draft. Between Thomas and running back LaMichael James leaving, the Ducks have some serious holes to fill.
FANCY HEADGEAR
Earlier this week, Nike showcased Oregon’s 2012 Rose Bowl uniforms and we all said, “Oh, man. Look at how crazy that helmet is. Shucks, they did it again!” We also said that same thing about the uniform and the prototype wing, which would serve as the world’s first decapitating stiff arm. On Wednesday, however, we [...]
LAME DUCK
LaMichael James is one of the best players in the country. This is not debatable, this is a college football fact. He’s fast, really fast, and one of the toughest guys out there. James dislocated his elbow earlier in 2011 and bounced back quickly, playing through pain. On the field, there’s not many like him, [...]