When the Ducks head north to face Washington State this weekend, their equipment will be brought up in the Ducks’ new equipment truck. Chip Kelly spoke with reporters on Thursday and said the Ducks aren’t paying too much attention to where the game is being played — though Marcus Mariota said he’s excited to play in an NFL stadium — and are instead focusing on the game itself.
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Oregon’s women’s volleyball team is off to the best start in program history and currently ranked second nationally. The Ducks are off to an 11-0 start including a 3-0 sweep of USC in Los Angeles that marked the Ducks’ first road win over the Women of Troy in 22 tries. The Ducks have dropped just three sets on the season, winning nine matches in 3-0 sweeps.  Oregon hosts Colorado and Utah this weekend at Matthew Knight Arena with head coach Jim Moore needing just one win to reach 500 for his career.
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Washington scored an upset win over a top-10 team last night when the Huskies held on against Stanford and the UW faithful gained a sense of confidence heading into the Ducks’ and Huskies’ tilt next week in Autzen Stadium. LaMichael James took to twitter to have a little fun at the expense of Husky fans, tweeting “Be happy UW when you head to Eugene reality will kick in and you will go home with that tail curled like a good puppy.” The tweet was featured on SportsCenter after the game.