The Oregonian is reporting that baseball coach George Horton, a former College World Series champion, has come to an agreement in regards to his new contract proposal after a two-month discussion with the University of Oregon. According to the report, the general conditions of the new contract will be similar to the previous contract and should be finalized by the end of the week.
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As you have probably heard by now, Kenjon Barner recently broke the single-game record for most rushing yards in a game at Oregon as he racked up 321 yards and 5 touchdowns on 38 carries in a win over the USC Trojans, passing up his former teammate, LaMichael James. But he isn’t alone when it comes to rewriting the record books, as USC’s Matt Barkley and other Pac-12 players have been breaking records at an alarming rate.
Bob Clark of the Register-Guard takes a look inside the Pac-12 conference as he attempts to catch up to all of the broken records that have recently been shattered.
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ESPN’s Gene Wojciechowski salutes the Ducks for their impressive season thus far in his column BMOC, as he ranks Oregon No. 2 in the rankings ahead of Kansas State and Notre Dame.
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Also from ESPN, Ted Miller dawns on the possibility that UCLA could pass up USC in the Pac-12 South once again as they try and reach the Pac-12 title game for the second year in a row.