Despite their recent tough sledding, the Ducks were given a No. 6 spot in ESPN’s most recent Bracketology prediction for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. It’s the same spot Oregon held last week. Although much basketball has yet to be played, Joe Lunardi pitted Oregon against No. 11 Iowa State in the mock-up. The four [...]

The speculation that started when Chip Kelly took the head coaching job in Philadelphia came to fruition today when it was announced that former Oregon quarterback Dennis Dixon would be joining Kelly with the Eagles. Dixon’s agent, Jeff Sperbeck, tweeted Thursday that Dixon would be signing a two-year deal. Dennis Dixon (aka #swoosh10) has agreed [...]

Oregon baseball is ready to kick off its season this week. Starting Friday, the Ducks will start a four-game series in Honolulu, Hawaii looking to extend its three-game win streak against the Rainbows. It’s the third straight season Oregon has begun the season on the pacific island, and the preseason pressure is the highest it’s [...]

With the national buzz constantly surrounding Oregon football’s apparel, it’s hard to keep new uniform iterations secret. But if sources on Twitter — including running back De’Anthony Thomas — are to be believed, at least one of Oregon’s two scrimmage teams in its annual spring game will wear white, digital camouflage helmets. It’s hard to [...]

The NFL released its annual official invite list to the 2013 Combine, and five Ducks have been offered spots: Kiko Alonso (linebacker) Kenjon Barner (running back) John Boyett (safety) Dion Jordan (linebacker) Kyle Long (offensive line) Curiously, linebacker Michael Clay didn’t make the cut, after posting 101 tackles (including a career season-best 63 solo) during [...]

When Chip Kelly flipped, then flopped his way to Philadelphia, the ripple was palpable across the college football recruiting landscape. Would Kelly’s move scare off prep players eyeing Oregon? “The timing is less than ideal, no doubt,” athletic director Rob Mullens said after Kelly left. “We’re in a critical (recruiting) period. Our coaches are on [...]

Mark Helfrich talks about the process of drafting recruits and how their high hopes in anticipating their first season can often be dangerous, while the real test is simply hard work.

Granted, many of Oregon’s 2013 recruits became interested in the program before he took over, but new head coach Mark Helfrich has still played a large role in what ESPN is calling the 26th best recruiting class in the country. Here’s what Helfrich said about each recruit during Wednesday’s National Signing Day press conference. Devon [...]

Duck football wasn’t the only team adding a few new Ducks today — Oregon’s track and field team picked up some highly-touted native Oregonians as well. Though Aloha, Ore., running back Thomas Tyner committed to Oregon for football, head football coach Mark Helfrich hinted at a press conference this afternoon that Tyner and Devon Allen [...]

Oregon has released its full list of recruits for the year. Here’s the crop of new Ducks, according to the athletics department: JUNIOR COLLEGE Joe Walker, LB, 6-2, 225, So., Palos Verdes, Calif. (LA Harbor College/Palos Verdes HS) HIGH SCHOOL Five-star recruits: Thomas Tyner, RB, 5-11, 201, Aloha, Ore. (Aloha HS) Four-star recruits: Devon Allen, [...]

Oregon’s 2013 football recruiting class, boasting eight four-star recruits, is the 26th-best in the nation, according to ESPN. Rivals, which rates Oregon running back commit Thomas Tyner as a five-star recruit, ranks Oregon 21st in the nation. Both lists rank Oregon’s class fourth in the Pac-12 behind UCLA, USC and Washington. In other lists, Scout.com [...]

It’s National Signing Day in college football and recruits across the country are making their college choices official and faxing in their letters of intent. Oregon had a solid group of commits, but until a LOI is inked the drama is far from over. So far though, there have been no major surprises for the [...]

Oregon golf kicks off its 2013 season today at the Amer Ari Invitational in Waikoloa, Hawaii, looking to build on a 2012 campaign that matched the program’s best finish in history. Head coach Casey Martin saw the team come just one hole short of upsetting top-ranked Texas for the bid in the NCAA Championships, losing [...]

EA Sports has announced the eight finalists for the cover of this year’s iteration of NCAA Football, and former Oregon running back Kenjon Barner is among them. Fans are asked to vote for their favorite athlete on the video game company’s official Facebook page. The players and schools with the most “likes” will advance to the [...]

With last week’s hiring of Scott Frost as offensive coordinator, new head coach Mark Helfrich finds even more continuity on one of the most stable coaching staffs in the country. Previously wide receivers coach, Frost brings both a winning attitude and experience on both sides of the ball. He began his college career as a [...]

Former Oregon defensive lineman Haloti Ngata left the Super Bowl in the third quarter with a knee injury, according to team sources. The Baltimore Raven was listed as “doubtful to return” after damaging an already-injured left knee. Ngata suffered a knee sprain on San Francisco’s Frank Gore’s six-yard touchdown run when teammate Alex Boone fell [...]

Oregon has found its new defensive line coach, following the loss of Jerry Azzinaro, who followed Chip Kelly to Philadelphia. Ron Aiken, a 57-year-old South Carolina native, has been hired to replace Azzinaro, the third appointment to new head coach Mark Helfrich’s cabinet. Aiken has spent the last six seasons as a D-line coach with the [...]

What has been widely believed since Chip Kelly left for Philadelphia is now official. The open offensive coordinator spot left when Mark Helfrich was promoted to head coach has been filled by former wide receivers coach Scott Frost. Helfrich’s first hire, Matt Lubick, will coach wide receivers, the same job he held at Duke. If Helfrich [...]

No doubt, the SEC is the college football conference routinely flexing its muscles in the national championship. But in this year’s Super Bowl between San Francisco and Baltimore, it’s not the Southern boys who have the best chance to make the biggest impact. In fact, come Sunday, Ohio State will have more alums on the [...]

Chip Kelly will get his shot to prove his worth in the NFL next year with the Philadelphia Eagles, but elements of Kelly’s success precede him. The driving force behind Oregon’s famously relentless offensive attack is the zone-read option. For a casual fan, the rushing scheme thrives on deception. The quarterback either gives or fakes [...]