Editor’s note: In the final 50 days before Chip Kelly and the Ducks return to the field to defend their status as Pac-12 Champions, the Emerald sports desk will take a look back at one Oregon alum...

Editor’s note: In the final 50 days before Chip Kelly and the Ducks return to the field to defend their status as Pac-12 Champions, the Emerald sports desk will take a look back at one Oregon alum...

Coming out of tiny Cottage Grove High School as an all-league running back and linebacker, Brent Haberly was a mere blip on the national recruiting radar. Now, nearly four years later, Haberly is the energetic,...

Marcus Larson | For the Emerald Devan Long (92) forces Washington State quarterback Alex Brink out of the pocket Saturday at Martin Stadium. Long had two tackles in the game and helped the defense sack...

It’s a chilly Tuesday evening at Autzen Stadium and Jerry Matson is hard at work. With one calf wrapped in tape and his chin strap tightly snapped, Oregon’s senior middle linebacker labors...

Defense The Oregon defense will once again be anchored by the defensive line with its run defense and pass rush, while the secondary will have to step up if the Ducks want to succeed this season. The defense...

A few holes and a few questions about Oregon’s offense and defense sprang up at the outset of spring practices. Now, take a peak after the Ducks finished their NCAA-mandated 15 workouts. Little,...

Hank HagerBehind the dish “Leadership is a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence, seeing how you react. If you’re in control, they’re in control.” — Tom...

Cornerback Ryan Gilliam (left), next to running back Terrence Whitehead during Oregon”s first spring workout, said he has plenty of learn before he becomes a key player for the Ducks. A native of...

Ramone ReedSenior Oregon linebacker Debra Fite would have wanted it this way. She would have wanted her son, Ramone Reed, to return to Oregon. She would have wanted him to get back on the field and into...

The first time out, the Oregon defense proved to be ahead of the game. This time out, can it do the same? Jerry Matson sure hopes so. The linebacker was a mainstay during the Ducks’ first spring...

Oregon head football coach Mike Bellotti and the Ducks begin their 15 spring practices at 11 a.m. Saturday. It is the team”s first official practice since its 1-point loss to Minnesota in the Sun...