—Oregon football announced on Wednesday that it has hired Irele Oderinde as its strength and conditioning coach. Oderinde previously worked under Duck head coach Willie Taggart at South Floirda, and previously worked as a strength and conditioning coach at Western Kentucky, Notre Dame, West Virginia and South Carolina. Former UO strength and conditioning coach Jim Radcliffe will remain working as a strength and conditioning coach for all the Oregon athletic programs.
— Oregon wide receiver Jalen Brown, who was a breakout player for the Ducks last fall, announced via Instagram that he will transfer from the program. Brown finished the 2016 season with 19 catches for 318 yards and will leave the program as a graduate transfer.
— Megan Tinder, a guard for the Oregon women’s basketball team, suffered her second ACL tear in as many years during the Ducks’ Thursday practice and will miss the remainder of the season.  Tinder averaged 3.1 points this season and will be eligible to play her senior season should she choose to do so.
— The University of Oregon athletic department’s media policies are being reviewed by Oregon vice president and general counsel Kevin Reed, the Register Guard’s Austin Meek reports. The investigation stems from an incident in November when Emerald reporters broke athletic department protocol to contact a player outside of normal UO media availability. Reed’s review is focused on whether the athletic department media protocol is consistent with best practices and the university’s own free-speech guidelines.
— Oregon women’s basketball freshman Ruthy Hebard is on pace for a record-setting season, writes the Emerald’s Shawn Meadow.
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