KEY STORYLINE:Coaching ties. The head coach of Tennessee Tech will be very familiar to one assistant Oregon Coach; John Neal. Prior to taking over the job at his hometown school, Watson Brown was the head coach at none other than University of Alabama-Birmingham. Watson hired John Neal as his secondary coach after Neal had coached the secondary at the University of Mississippi.Neal coached under B
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KEY STORYLINE:Coaching change. Fresno State was long known under former coach Pat Hill for the “anywhere, anytime” mantra. His team took that to heart and played anyone. In the early part of the last decade, that mantra was worn with pride as Fresno State went about their business with exceptional results. The rise of other non AQ powers relegated Fresno State to the lower echelon of college footb
Read MoreToday the first in my new series came out. This month I will be looking in-depth at each of Oregon's 2012 opponents and posting those reviews through a series of articles on Duck Sports Authority.The first opponent, Arkansas State is the subject of today's article. While the team brings in Gus Malzahn (former Auburn Offensive Coordinator) and Michale Dyer (A transfer from Auburn) is now a member o
Read MoreAs we close out our look ahead to the 2013 recruiting needs for the Oregon Ducks football team, Duck Sports Authority looks to the "men on the island" who take everything on their shoulders. They get plenty of attention when they make plays and even more if they get beat on a play. It takes a special composition to enjoy playing cornerback.Chip Kelly and staff did their best to "win the day"
Read MoreLast season, the depth at the tight end position took an early hit with the injury retirement of Brandon Williams and the subsequent Achilles injury to Curtis White. That left the Ducks with just two healthy tight ends.In our continuing look at the 2013 recruiting needs for the Oregon Ducks, today Duck Sports Authority turns its attention to the often unsung heroes of the Oregon offense; the
Read MoreTIME TO BREATHEOk Duck fans, take a moment and breathe; just relax. Whatever you hear from those pundits whose job it is to sell something take with that knowledge in hand; they are trying to drive their business. Sports radio guys are going to tell you that the redacted portions hide more sinister allegations. Writers are going to insinuate the same thing. We will hear people mock the privacy l
Read MoreThe past three seasons have been the greatest three year stretch in the history of the Oregon Ducks football program. While their wildly creative offensive minded coach has garnered most of the attention, the Ducks have played better defense than most people have realized. The Ducks play an attacking defense that is made possible by the hard work of the "big uglies" in the middle of the line....
Read MoreTime for the next installment of looking ahead. Today, I looked at the wide receiver position and what to expect for the 2013 recruiting cycle.Interestingly, after reading through the early offers to wide receivers and then through some of the threads in the Casanova Center, it seems as if today's article could not be timed any better.As we continue to look at a position-by-position breakdown o
Read MoreAs we enter the final stretch of our look towards the 2013 recruiting needs for Oregon, Duck Sports Authority turns one again to the defensive side of the ball.With the 2012 recruiting class just completed, it is no secret that the Ducks made a strong push on the defensive side of the ball signing two Army All American defensive ends and three other extremely versatile players at the position
Read MoreThe Ducks are extremely talented at this position, but with the departure of Darron Thomas, they are also extremely young at the position. The "veteran" of the group will be sophomore Bryan Bennett. Bennett showed great potential in his appearances last season. However, being great for a game and a half is a lot different than carrying a team for an entire season.Oregon has been spoiled the last s
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