Topic: Alejandro Maldonado

Backups shine at spring game

By on Sunday, Apr. 28 at 4:40 pm.

With Marcus Mariota playing limited action and De’Anthony Thomas out of action, the spring game offered a chance for backups to take center stage. Jake Rodrigues and Jeff Lockie alternated leading drives down the field and after each stalled on their first few drives, both eventually found their grooves. Lockie matched Mariota’s 13 completions in [...]


Countdown to the Fiesta Bowl: Grading Oregon’s, Kansas State’s special teams

By on Saturday, Dec. 29 at 12:14 pm.

In the days leading up to the 2012 Fiesta Bowl, the Emerald will take a position-by-position look at Oregon and Kansas State, determining which team has the edge going into the BCS showdown on Jan. 3. Oregon- Special teams have been a touchy subject for Duck fans of late.  Missed kicks  have been — in a [...]


Back to Earth: Overtime loss to Stanford punctures Oregon’s invulnerability

By on Sunday, Nov. 18 at 10:04 pm.

The Eugene rain stopped just before kickoff. That in itself was improbable, given the 90 percent chance forecasted earlier in the week. Then again, it never rains at Autzen Stadium. As the skies cleared up, and the lights and cameras turned on, everything seemed perfect — ESPN’s College GameDay crew on hand for the last [...]


Stanford’s rush defense proves to be as good as advertised

By on Sunday, Nov. 18 at 1:07 am.

Stanford is who Chip Kelly thought they were. The Cardinal came into the game as the nation’s top rush defense and were billed as the toughest test the Ducks would face on the year. But the Ducks’ prolific rush offense also ranks among the nation’s best and the strength-against-strength matchup was the subject of much [...]