SPECIALISTS GET THE SPOTLIGHTAdam Jude has a great piece in the Oregonian about the Duck long snappers. It's funny; they are kind of like linemen, if you don't hear their name, they must be doing their job right. It is one of the toughest positions on the field because even the slightest mistake can be devastating to the team. I say that most people do not know about them because a few actually kn

Oregon continues the 2012 season with their third consecutive home tilt. The opponent in week 3 will be FCS foe from the Ohio Valley Conference, Tennessee Tech (2-0). The Golden Eagles, defending Ohio Valley Conference Champions are coached by Watson Brown. Brown is the brother of Texas cach Mack Brown and worked with Oregon defensive backs coach John Neal while at UAB. Tennessee Tech (2-0) enters...

When Kenjon Barner arrived at Oregon, he was promptly moved to defensive back. Despite a stellar career and exceptional senior season at Notre Dame High School, the Riverside, CA, native was willing to do what ever it took to see the field as an Oregon Duck. Barner rushed for 3,124 yards and scored 46 touchdowns as a senior in high school. His ability as a running back was always there, but coache...

Oregon (2-0) entered the second contest against Fresno State (1-1) looking to validate their performance from the first game against the rebuilding Bulldogs. Coming off of a victory over Arkansas State that was not even as close as the 57-34 final might have suggested, the Ducks had some questions with their depth. The starters for the Ducks raced to a 50-3 lead in the second quarter of their ope...

Oregon continues the 2012 season with their second consecutive home tilt. The opponent in week two will be a rebuilding Fresno State (1-0) team. The Bulldogs, who went just 4-9 last season are working under new head coach Tim DeRuyter. A defensive coordinator at Texas A&M before being hired as the head coach, DeRuyter's defenses have always been very solid. Fresno enters the contest fresh off of a...

Oregon continues the 2012 season with their second consecutive home tilt. The opponent in week two will be a rebuilding Fresno State (1-0) team. The Bulldogs, who went just 4-9 last season are working under new head coach Tim DeRuyter. A defensive coordinator at Texas A&M before being hired as the head coach, DeRuyter's defenses have always been very solid. With that in mind, DeRuyter hired Dave S...

On Saturday night, Oregon football fans got their first chance to witness Marcus Mariota in a college football game. Announced as the starter just eight days prior, most fans were in the dark about just what Mariota would provide. The first glimpse of Mariota came last Spring when he dazzled a record crowd with a performance many had not expected. When Darron Thomas, Oregon's career leader in tou...

As football season begins for the Oregon Ducks, so too does football season begin in earnest for high school players around the nation. This is when recruiting really begins to pick up for Oregon. Known to be "stingy" with early offers, Chip Kelly likes to evaluate some prospects as seniors before offering. The Oregon coaching staff will have more opportunity to evaluate high school seniors now th...

Making the first start of his career, Marcus Mariota led fifth ranked Oregon into the 2012 season opener against defending Sun Belt conference Champion Arkansas State. The Red Wolves boast a dark-horse Heisman Trophy candidate with Ryan Aplin and a national championship head coach with former Auburn Offensive Coordinator Gus Malzahn taking over an Arkansas State team that finished 2011 10-3 with a...

Oregon opens the 2012 season at home against Arkansas State. The Red Wolves bring an accomplished quarterback and an innovative offensive coach into Autzen Stadium looking for an early season upset of the #5 Oregon Ducks. Oregon enters the game with new starters at several critical offensive positions including the all important quarterback position. In addition to replacing Darron Thomas at quart...