Dan Lanning: "I'm confident in our players"

The hardest hitter in football.

Did not get this up here earlier. One of my all time faves from our @polynesiabowl coverage, @poncho2flyy always brings it in interviews:

Did not include this in the story but skip to the end of the video at the 5:30 mark for a funny interaction:

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Today in Take Two, thoughts on how important ganeday atmosphere is for recruits plus tailgate memories.

The depth of destruction, death and ruined lives in the NC Mt's hits close to my heart seeing this. This YT video was taken by the guy who bought our family cabin from us a few years ago. He films the destruction along the Cane River leading up to the cabin at the end.
My sister just confirmed that this was it, 8220 19W. This was our family cabin for over 50 years. We have been searching franticly for information on this for the last week, and today I found this on YT. A pretty powerful tool, but in this case, terrible news. The debris from the old place is near the end of the video. The old stone mill house still stands, but everything else is gone.

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Oregon defensive back knows that the Buckeyes will challenge the Ducks with their wide receiver group. He talked about that today:

Oregon QB Dillon Gabriel talking about preparations for the big time matchup this weekend:

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Duck Sports Authority: How was your visit to Oregon, and what did you especially like about the experience?
HARRIS: “Everything. It was beautiful. The fans and coaches were all really cool.”

Rivals @adamgorney discusses the latest in defensive end Jahkeem Stewart's recruitment, fresh off his reclassification to the 2025 class.

For those that also love non revenue sports, here is our weekly Duck Wrap:

Men’s & Women’s Cross Country

Next up for the men and women is the Bill Dellinger Invitational Friday in Springfield (OR)

Men’s Tennis
The Oregon men's tennis team kicked off their fall season in San Diego with several wins, highlighted by freshmen Clement Lemire and Paris Pouatcha, who both went undefeated in singles (3-0). Lemire didn’t drop a set, securing victories over opponents from UC Irvine, San Diego, and Navy. Pouatcha lost just one set across the weekend, making an impressive collegiate debut. Other notable performances include wins by Matthew Burton and Zian Vanderstappen on Sunday. While the doubles teams struggled, with both pairs finishing 1-2, the overall singles success marks a strong start for the Ducks.

Women’s Tennis
The Oregon women's tennis team is set to return to action this weekend at the ITA Regionals in Berkeley, California. With the fall season in full swing, the Ducks are ready to make their mark in this prestigious event.

Women’s Soccer
Oregon women’s soccer fell 2-0 to No. 21 USC in Carson, Calif., after a tough battle that included goalkeeper Maddy Goldberg’s red card. Goldberg made five saves in the first half to keep the Ducks within one goal at halftime. However, her dismissal in the 60th minute allowed USC to capitalize, and Maile Hayes scored her second goal shortly after. The Ducks managed three shots on goal, but couldn’t find the back of the net. Goldberg’s six saves put her eighth on Oregon’s all-time career saves list. Oregon will face No. 5 Michigan State on Thursday and host Michigan for senior day on Sunday.

Volleyball
The No. 11 Oregon volleyball team’s 11-match winning streak came to an end against No. 3 Penn State, who defeated the Ducks in straight sets on Friday. Senior Michelle Ohwobete led the Ducks with 10 kills, but Oregon struggled offensively, hitting a season-low .075. Despite strong defensive efforts by Ohwobete and Mackenzie Morris (10 digs), Penn State’s offense proved too strong. The Ducks return to Matthew Knight Arena this week for matches against No. 21 USC and No. 25 Washington.

Softball

Oregon will host a triple-header on Sunday, Oct. 13 to open the fall season. Clackamas Community College and Southwestern Oregon Community College will play a neutral-site game at 10 a.m. The Ducks will face Clackamas at 12:30 p.m. and SWOCC at 3 p.m.

Men’s Golf
Oregon men’s golf team wrapped up the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational in 13th place. Aiden Krafft led the Ducks with a 1-over par 71 in the final round, climbing to T46 overall. Greyson Leach finished T25 after consistent rounds of 72, while Jay Gould-Healy placed T35. Oklahoma took the team title, and North Carolina’s David Ford earned individual honors. Oregon will finish the fall season at the Cal Poly Invitational on October 28-29.

Women’s Golf
Freshman Suvichaya Vinijchaitham impressed with a third-place finish, and sophomore Kiara Romero tied for fifth as the Oregon women’s golf team took fifth overall at the Windy City Collegiate Classic. Vinijchaitham was one of only three players to finish under par, while Romero continued her consistent play. Oregon’s top-five finish marks their fourth straight year finishing in the top tier of the tournament. Next, the Ducks look to continue their strong fall season at the Stanford Intercollegiate.

Men’s & Women’s Basketball Teams to Volunteer at Jordan Kent Basketball Camp and Host Showcase in Portland

The Oregon men's and women's basketball teams will be hosting a day of community outreach in Portland on Sunday, October 20. They will begin as guest coaches at Jordan Kent's Just Kids Skills Camp at the Tualatin Hills Athletic Center in Beaverton. The camp will have two sessions: grades K-5 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and grades 6-8 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Registration, limited to 300 participants per session, is now open.

Later, the teams will showcase their skills in an exhibition at West Linn High School at 5:30 p.m., with doors opening at 5 p.m. Admission is free, but limited to 1,000 attendees with advance ticket registration. The first 30 youth in grades K-6 to sign up will get to join the teams for warmups and team huddles.

Registration links:
Jordan Kent Youth Camp: https://jordankentcamps.com/camp/ducks-fly-to-portland-basketball-clinic/
Showcase: www.GoDucks.com/pdxshowcase

Following the win over Michigan State Friday night, our Jake Hamre put together his takeaways from the win:

National recruiting analyst Greg Smith is fresh off a trip to see Jackson Cantwell and gives the latest on his recruitment. Are there teams separating from the pack for the No. 1 player in the 2026 class?

Today on the DSA Inside Read a 3-2-1 look at the win over Michigan State and forward to Ohio State this weekend

Just a quick recap of some early feedback from this weekends visitors plus a very early look at some of the visitors set to be in town this weekend.

40-35, welcome to Tuscaloosa Kalen

I guess TX and tOSU will be 1-2, but then who? PSU, Miami, or maybe UO? A good guess would be they set up next week with OSU 2 and UO 3 for the showdown. Polls should be out soon. I doubt they will keep GA so high after Bama lost. Funny how DeBoer went from the next GOAT to the new goat, lol.

After the dominant performance in the trenches, there were still some small things that can be addressed. Here is our weekly Fifth Quarter analysis of the win over Michigan State:

Sunday Morning Sidewalk. Thoughts on Friday's game abd next week: