Oregon track and field will compete in the NCAA West Preliminary rounds starting tomorrow in Austin, Texas. Oregon has 29 men’s entries and 23 women’s entries in the first round of prelims. The top 12 finishers in each event will earn of spot to compete at the NCAA Championships, which will be held in Eugene [...]

Oregon baseball was fresh off a five game winning streak, including their first series win of the season against a ranked opponent, but slipped up during a mid-week two game series against Seattle, going 1-1. In the first game they were helped by freshman Mitchell Tolman, who had a career night with seven RBI. They [...]

Although the spring game presented a new era in Oregon football under head coach Mark Helfrich, one thing is still certain – Marcus Mariota can lead the Ducks on offense. However, the question of who will fill the spot as back up is still very much present. Heading into the spring game, Helfrich mentioned that [...]

Comfortable. That is the best word to express the atmosphere and play at Oregon’s spring game. With weather in the high 60s and sunny, T-shirt clad spectators were quite comfortable in the limited seating of Autzen Stadium. The first units on both the offensive and defensive sides looked comfortable, as Marcus Mariota chucked the ball [...]

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 [...]

When fans discuss Duck football, offense is naturally the first thing that comes to mind. From the never-ending touchdowns gracefully run in by the Black Mamba to the flawless passes from Marcus Mariota, the Ducks simply have it all. No one in the country has been able to match up with the high-powered Ducks and [...]

It’s no secret the Oregon offense is something to behold. During Chip Kelly’s four-year tenure in Eugene, the Ducks were regarded by many to have the best, most dynamic offense in all of collegiate football. They scored the most points, and not only that, they did it fast. Really fast. As dominant and as explosive [...]

Each week, the Emerald invites a student journalist from the Ducks’ opponent to write a guest column on why the Ducks will lose. With Oregon playing its first “game” without Chip Kelly in the booth or on the field since 2007, here’s why the Ducks’ bubble will burst and they will manage to lose their own spring [...]

  As spring football practice continues, leading up to the spring game on the 27th, emphasis has been placed on the quarterback position. With leading rusher Kenjon Barner headed to the NFL, the play of starting quarterback Marcus Mariota will be under a microscope. The expectations placed on Mariota are extremely high. Even though he [...]

Marcus Mariota on the Spring Game and leadership.

Mark Helfrich on the spring game, Marcus Mariota and Hroniss Grasu.

We won’t get to see any of this until the Spring Game, but here are three storylines from the training camp: 1.) De’Anthony Thomas becomes a first option De’Anthony Thomas had an explosive first two seasons with the Ducks but he’s always been a second or third option behind LaMichael James and friends. It’s not [...]

Just less than three months after the Oregon Ducks defeated Collin Klein and the Kansas State Wildcats 35-17 in Glendale, Ariz., the Ducks returned to the practice field today for the first day of spring ball. While many faces present after practice were familiar, there was one obvious and glaring difference; Chip Kelly, after four [...]

Oregon looks to hurdle past Cal. In sports, sometimes a team just has your number. Seemingly no matter what you do or how you game plan, the opposition seems to come out on top. This has been the California Golden Bears for Oregon men’s basketball the past five years. Since 2008 the Ducks have not beaten [...]

With today being national signing day for college football recruits, Duck fans are starting to see the early effects of coach Kelly’s departure for the NFL. The first of which came in the form of four-star running back Dontre Wilson deciding on joining the Ohio State Buckeyes after first giving a verbal commitment 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 [...]

Redshirt sophomore quarterback Bryan Bennett has decided to transfer schools, according to a report from Duck Territory. Bennett, used sparingly this year after losing a quarterback competition to breakout freshman Marcus Mariota, has reportedly chosen Southeast Louisiana, an FCS school that would allow him another year of eligibility. The Lions went 5-6 last year in [...]

The least-kept secret in sports is now official. Mark Helfrich will succeed Chip Kelly as head coach of the Ducks. The 39-year-old from Coos Bay becomes the first Oregon native to lead the Ducks since 1942, and it’s clear it’s a lifelong dream for Helfrich, who played several high school games at Autzen Stadium. It’s [...]