The next time the Oregon Ducks play a conference game in Autzen Stadium will be on October 5, 2024.
The opponent: Michigan State.
The coach: Jonathan Smith.
The past week for Oregon Duck fans:
— Your biggest rival gets blown out in the National Championship Game.
— Your coach turns down the most prestigious job in college football to stay in Eugene.
— You add a transfer from 5-star Texas A&M WR Evan Stewart, plus 4-star UTSA CB…
“The University of Oregon is my favorite GameDay spot. The Oregon Duck is my favorite mascot. And today, the Oregon Ducks are my favorite team!”
Great to have Lee Corso back in Eugene.
An Introspective Bo Nix:
"I know that tomorrow the sun will come up, and the Lord will be sitting on the throne. There's more to life than college football. I'm going to enjoy my time with my teammates. As crazy as it sounds, I'm going to enjoy this plane ride home with the…
Rece Davis just confirmed that Lee Corso is in Eugene and will be on the show tomorrow morning.
“He’s not missing this with his affinity for the Duck. He’s here to have a reunion with him.”
Kirk Herbstreit showing some real love for the Ducks on College Gameday:
"I think everyone forgot that Oregon still plays football after Week 1 when they got embarrassed by Georgia. Be careful. Autzen is still Autzen, and this defense with Dan Lanning is still real."
Dan Lanning asked what he has told Matayo Uiagalelei about going up against his brother, DJ Uiagalelei, in this matchup.
"Hit your brother. Go hit your brother."
5-star OT Josh Conerly and 4-star CB Jahlil Florence. 2 massive commits for Dan Lanning. Both flipped from the USC Trojans.
DAN LANNING MEANS BUSINESS!!!!!
VERY important note in Oregon's press release:
"In coming years, the UO will prioritize the long-held traditions, including competition across all sports with Oregon State University."
The Civil War is not going away.
I think what continually impresses me the most is how Dan Lanning and the Ducks routinely are able to turn these rumors into victories.
Statements about commitment. Endless loyalty shown to the fan base. Building massive recruiting wins.
It's really impressive to watch.
For the record, I don’t believe Lanning leaves Oregon to take the Alabama job. He has consistently said he has no desires of leaving Eugene when other jobs have opened before, and while Bama is way bigger than those jobs, I believe him.
If Saban retired 2 years from now, it may…
Oregon just announced that next week vs. Colorado will be the inaugural "stripe-out" game. Even-numbered sections encouraged to wear green, odd-numbered sections to wear yellow.
If it works, that will look great.
You love seeing this. Walk-on WR Darrian Anderson gets the catch and run, is immediately surrounded by teammates celebrating him on the sideline.
Little things like that show so much.
Jabbar Muhammad on his decision to go from UW to UO:
“As a kid, everyone dreams of coming to Oregon. When I got into the portal I got in contact with the coaches about what they had building here and what they could do for me and it’s something that attracted me.”
Oregon OC Will Stein on Jurrion Dickey:
“He looks like the player that we all anticipated he would look like. I love that kid, he has worked his tail off to get in good shape, and to go out and produce for us. The sky is the limit for him.”
Since coming to Eugene, OL coach Adrian Klemm has helped land:
•No. 1 OT Josh Conerly
•No. 1 JUCO OT George Silva
•Most coveted transfer portal OT Ajani Cornelius.
Also coached one of the best offensive lines in the nation in 2022.
That hire looks better every day.
Washington All-Pac 12 cornerback Jabbar Muhammad has entered the transfer portal,
@chris_hummer
and I have learned for
@247sports
.
Had 46 tackles and three interceptions this year.
Dante Moore on his decision to transfer from UCLA to Oregon:
“At the end of the day, when I hit the portal, I hit up Coach Lanning and I kind of knew where I was going already. Out of high school, if things went right I would’ve been here.”
Oregon WR Tez Johnson on QB Dante Moore:
“He’s got a really good ball. He's very intelligent, very smart, because he played really early. He knows what defense Coach Lanning is already in right now because Coach Lanning is a little tricky. There's little defensive disguises,…
After his interview, after talking 1-on-1 with Kalen DeBoer, and Michael Penix Jr., Bo Nix came and shook all of the media members hands, thanking us for our coverage this year.
It’s been an absolute joy to cover him the past two years.
Tough one for the Ducks. Felt like they really had a chance to win it all this year, if not at least make it to the CFP.
Played one of their worst games of the year on the biggest stage. That one is going to sting for a while.
Interesting note from
@SWiltfong247
on the CBS Sports HQ show. Says people have told him that watching the way Dan Lanning works at Oregon reminds them of a young Pete Carroll at USC.
That's not a comparison you use lightly.
Oregon K Camden Lewis also tells me that he is officially sticking around in Eugene for the 2023 season.
In 4 years with the Ducks, Lewis is 191-for-194 on XP, and 27-for-32 on FGA in the past two seasons.
Dan Lanning made waves with his viral pregame speech vs. Colorado.
He recently went into detail about that speech with
@ryenarussillo
.
“I don’t regret anything that happened in the locker room. But I don't know that I'll ever have a camera in the locker room again that doesn’t…
When talking about uniforms in the game: “One school provided EA Sports more than 3,500 assets to assist designers.”
Hmmm wonder which school that was 😂
Both
@BigJax58
and Patrick Herbert getting some pancake love from
@SaturdayJeff
on ‘Get Up’ this morning.
Gonna need Pt. 2 with Herbert’s blindside pancake on Wednesday.
Oregon RB Jordan James on new Ducks RB Jay Harris:
"He's a big, physical guy. Hard to tackle. He's gonna be somebody that helps us win games."
Also says he can't believe Harris was playing DII ball before coming to Oregon.
BREAKING: 4-star RB Jordan James has committed to the Oregon Ducks.
Originally a verbal to the Georgia Bulldogs, Dan Lanning was able to flip him to the Ducks. Massive victory.
It's been pretty loud all night. I don't think it got louder than when Marcus Mariota was just introduced on the field.
He's going to remain King of Eugene for a long time.
MAJOR FLIP. 5-star Peyton Bowen has announced that he will commit to the Oregon Ducks, flipping from Notre Dame.
Just a massive win for Dan Lanning and his staff.
Dan Lanning on his thoughts when Jeffrey Bassa got the INT: "Go down! Go down!"
Bassa instead returned it for a TD.
"I think there are probably some other people across the world who are really excited that he did not go down."
UO spread: -6.5.
Final Score: UO 38, TTU 30.
In the end, N'Faly Dante and Jermaine Couisnard combine for 60 of Oregon's 73 points, 28 of their 43 rebounds, and six of their 13 assists.
No other Duck scored in the second half. Only Jadrian Tracey added 2 points in OT.
A legendary performance from the leading duo.
Oregon held the grand opening for “The Jake” on Thursday, a new state-of-the-art teaching facility/clubhouse at
@EmeraldValleyGC
.
Good lord. As an avid golfer, it’s one of the most impressive things I’ve seen. I’d pay a lot of money to be able to practice there.
My favorite Jestin Jacobs sequence of the game.
Knocks Ward out of bounds short of the sticks, perfectly fits run on 3rd and 2 to force 4th down.
Brings a new level of physicality to Oregon’s defense.
BREAKING: 4-star OL Dave Iuli has committed to the Oregon Ducks.
As recent as Monday, he was thought of as a virtual lock to Miami. Now he's a Duck. Recruiting in a nutshell.
Lanning: "We're not going into a bye week, we're going into a work week. A lot of other teams are going to relax this week; we're going to get better."
"Dan Lanning is going to win a national championship at Oregon, and he's going to do it soon."
@VoiceoftheDucks
has seen some great UO teams. These 2023 Ducks are up there among the best.
He's been enjoying the ride this season and encourages fans to relax and do the same.
Good to see Dan getting some family time over the holiday. He and the entire Oregon staff have been grinding 24/7 for months now.
Well deserved time away from the HDC.
“I can’t tell you how proud I am to wear that ‘O’ everyday. I pinch myself every morning that I wake up, I promise. I’m thrilled to be associated with this place.” -Dan Lanning
I asked Lanning for his thoughts on Oregon commits taking visits to other schools. Got this gem out of it:
“I probably wasn't my wife's first choice, but over time, I won her over. We have to do the same thing when it comes to recruiting.”
Interesting nugget on Ra'Shaad Samples:
Son of Reginald Samples, the head coach at Duncanville HS in Texas.
Duncanville is the current home of 2025 5-star WR Dakorien Moore, the No. 1 WR in the nation. Currently an LSU commit, but Oregon has been pushing hard to flip.
Oregon had major needs at WR, CB, LB, and OL after the season ended.
Lanning went out and landed a WR and CB from Alabama, a Big Ten LB from Iowa, and now an IOL from Texas.
That's how you utilize the transfer portal to improve the roster.
We can never trust the AP Poll because, on Sunday morning, Washington is going to be ranked ahead of Oregon despite almost losing to the 2 worst teams in the Pac-12 in consecutive weeks.
The CFP Committee can make a statement on Tuesday, though they probably won't.