— Oregon took the field for its first spring practice Tuesday afternoon, meaning Oregon coaches got their first glimpse at graduate transfer senior quarterback Dakota Prukop.
“Man, it’s such an amazing place,” Prukop said following the Ducks’ first practice of the spring football season Tuesday. “It’s a place of opportunity. It’s a place that you just feel you can have success here.”
— The Daily Emerald’s Gus Morris sat down for a Q&A with newly hired Oregon women’s soccer coach Katie Hultin. Hultin previously worked as the goalkeeper coach at University of Illinois and will now oversee the goalkeepers and defense for the Ducks.
— Oregon women’s basketball overcame an 18 point deficit to defeat the UTEP Miners and keep their season alive Monday night. The Ducks went on a 10-0 run late in the fourth quarter to seal the win and advance to the NIT semifinals.
— It sounds like Charles Nelson’s days of playing safety are finished. For now, atleast. Ryan Thorburn of the Register Guard writes that the uber-talented Nelson will start to spring primarily practicing with the offense. Nelson split time between wide receiver, safety and special teams duties last season.
— Since Oregon tight end Pharaoh Brown suffered a horrific leg injury that caused him to miss part of the 2014 and all of the 2015 seasons, the question has been if he will return rather than when. Brown has finally been cleared to play, and his return means that Oregon may have one of the deepest tight end groups in the nation according to Tyson Alger of the Oregonian.
— Oregon softball ushered in the long-awaited Jane Saunders stadium with a three game sweep over Stanford this past weekend.
“After playing at Howe Field and using grime, rat and mold-filled locker rooms at MacArthur Court since 1987, the new $17.2 million stadium is like a dream come true for this program and its fanbase,” writes the Daily Emerald’s Ryan Kostecka.