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In the second part of our look at the Oregon-UCLA match-ups, today Duck Sports Authority brings you the defensive side of the ball.DEFENSIVE ENDSUCLA: The Bruins defense is more flexible in how they line up depending on the opponent. When the Bruins have faced pass heavy teams, they have used a 4-2-5 alignment as their base in order to have the extra defensive back on the field. Against more t

In this continuing series from Duck Sports Authority we bring you the head-to-head match-ups of the Oregon Ducks and UCLA Bruins. Today the focus is on offense.QUARTERBACKS UCLA: Kevin Prince (6-2, 223) will get the start at QB for the Bruins. The junior has played up and down all season long with good games followed by bad games. Prince has completed just over 58% of his passes going ...

In the second part of our look at the Oregon-OSU match-ups, today Duck Sports Authority brings you the defensive side of the ball.DEFENSIVE ENDSOSU: The Beavers start two freshman at the defensive end position. Scott Crichton (6-3, 258), a redshirt freshman, will vie for top freshman defensive player in the conference. On the other side is Dylan Wynn (6-2, 240) is a true freshman from long t

In the final week of regular season conference play, the Ducks head into the Civil War with a berth in the Pac-12 Championship game on the line; another "big" game for the Ducks.After a frenetic comeback attempt against USC fell short, the Ducks find themselves at 9-2 overall this season and 7-1 in conference play. Oregon State, meanwhile, has been struggling most of the season, but are comin

In the second part of our look at the Oregon-USC match-ups, today Duck Sports Authority brings you the defensive side of the ball.DEFENSIVE ENDSUSC: USC runs a base 4-3 defense and their defensive ends fit the typical mold with Wes Horton (6-5, 265) on one side and Nick Perry (6-3, 250) on the other. Perry has been a force coming off the edge with 47 tackles on the season to go along with 11.5

Another week, another "big game" for the Ducks. After dismantling the previously 3rd ranked Stanford Cardinal on the road last week, the Ducks return home for their third high profile match-up in a row. On tap this week, the USC Trojans. USC comes into the game on a roll winning five of their last six games with the only loss a triple overtime thriller to the aforementioned Stanford team. USC...

In the second part of our look at the Oregon-Stanford match-ups, today Duck Sports Authority brings you the defensive side of the ball.DEFENSIVE ENDSStanford: Stanford runs out of a base 3-4 defense. The defensive ends in their scheme are senior Matt Masifilo (6'3", 280) and Ben Gardner (6'4", 273) a redshirt sophomore. Gardner is the more active of the two with 23 tackles, 6.5 tackles for los

In what has become the "norm" for Oregon, there is yet another "game of the year" on tap for the Ducks. This week, that game is Stanford. The difference, though, is that this game was circled on fans and media's calendar as the "game of the year" in the Pac-12 Conference ever since the schedule was announced. Stanford is coming off of another victory having taken care of the Beavers last week...

In the second part of our look at the Washington-Oregon match-ups, today Duck Sports Authority brings you the defensive side of the ball. DEFENSIVE ENDSWashington: Washington plays a 4-3 defense, but use their personnel as effectively as possible. Josh Shirley (6'3", 229) starts at one defensive end position with Everette Thompson (6'6", 272) on the other side. Thompson is a good tackler with

This week Oregon faces long time Northwest rival Washington. The Huskies are coming off of a close victory over the Arizona Wildcats. The Huskies, having improved each season under head coach Steve Sarkisian sport a 6-2 record. Oregon, playing with Darron Thomas and LaMichael James back in the lineup, struggled early last week against the Washington State Cougars, but pulled away in the secon...