Kaylee Lewis competed in the Texas 4A Championships .... Jasmine Montgomery competed in the 6A Championships. Next year they will sprinting for Oregon.

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Oregon among the favorites for the San Diego (Calif.) Torrey Pines DE:

Rivals100 OLB Jaylen Sneed is bracing for a busy summer taking a close look at each his top contenders for the first. Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas A&M + Alabama are all on the short list

"I've been ready to go since my first offer came in"

STORY: https://n.rivals.com/news/rivals100-olb-jaylen-sneed-ready-for-the-next-phase-of-his-recruitment

Some big visits coming up this summer:

Eight seems logical to me, the five conference champions plus three at-large teams.

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Cooper Teare and Cole Hocker moved up to numbers 3 and 4 on the Oregon All-time Outdoor 1500 Meters list with this performance at the Twilight meet last Friday.

The Pac-12 championships are upcoming this week and Oregon men are favored to win for the 14th year in a row. The Oregon women will have a hard time topping USC for the championship.

Here are some quotes from Cooper about the race and the upcoming championships. [from the Eugene Register Guard]

“I was hoping to have someone to sit on until the last 200 but that’s not how it goes,” Teare said. “It’s been pretty consistent for me to hammer it and try to win from the front but that’s hard to do especially with this caliber of field. The fields have just been next level and guys are really stepping up. I can’t really complain.”

“Looking at Pac-12s, the goal there is to win, win, win,” Teare said. “This was kind of that last fun race where you just get to go from the gun. I’m grateful for the opportunity and grateful to have awesome competition. Now, we switch the mindset a little bit and we go out there to win every race. It’s definitely a different strategy but I think that will play into our hands pretty well.”

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Jasmine Montgomery ran an 11.09 ( +4.6 w)
100
And an astonishing 22.94(+2.2w) 200
And now what’s left is to see if she will run college track or go pro. I predict that she will run for Oregon.

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Yeah, I'm trying! It has been quiet around here insofar as commitments from non-walk on's. So...I hope this works again!

According to a computer simulation by Sportsline Projections, Herman Edwards, Jayden Daniels and the Arizona State Sun Devils are the team to beat in the PAC-12 for 2021, with a regular season over/under of 9 wins.


ASU returns 19 starters from last season, both of their running backs and every key player on defense. They miss the Ducks in the league's schedule rotation.

Sportline's model tabs Washington as the No. 2 team via the model in the Pac-12 with a power ranking of 74.7 percent.

At today's Rivals Camp in Indianapolis, four-star lineman DJ Moore said Oregon will get one of his June official visits. He talks about the Ducks in the article below:

EUGENE, Ore. – Oregon got a dominant pitching performance from Brooke Yanez to take game one of the doubleheader, 1-0, while Haley Cruse turned in a phenomenal day at the plate as the Ducks split the twin bill with No. 7 Arizona Saturday. The Ducks dropped the nightcap, 4-3, and will look for the overall series win and conference series sweep on Sunday.

“I love what these guys are doing,” said head coach Melyssa Lombardi. “I love how they’re fighting, I love how they’re together and playing for each other and just competing every pitch.”

Game 1: No. 12 Oregon 1, No. 7 Arizona 0

Brooke Yanez dominated from start to finish in a four-hit shutout with 12 strikeouts and no walks in Oregon’s 1-0 win over Arizona to start the doubleheader.

How it Happened: Both teams had opportunities to push runs across throughout the first half of the game, but Yanez and Arizona starter Alyssa Denham continued to work out of trouble through the first four innings. The Ducks had a pair of runners on with one out in the first inning but couldn’t cash in before stranding a one-out triple in the third.

Yanez also worked around a triple, working out of trouble in the second inning with a groundout and two strikeout after giving up a three-bagger to open the inning. She again wiggled out of trouble in the fourth, recording back-to-back strikeouts to leave runners at second and third and keep the game scoreless.

Oregon finally broke through for the only run of the game in the fifth. Deijah Pangilinan delivered a one-out double to right center, before Haley Cruse cashed her in with another shot to the right center gap to put the Ducks on top, 1-0.

“This weekend I just went up there and didn’t really want to have an approach, as ironic as that sounds,” said Cruse. “I just really wanted to focus on seeing the ball and hitting the ball, and just trusting my instincts.”

Yanez cruised to the finish from there, working around one baserunner each in the sixth and seventh to finish off the shutout.

Game 1 Notables: The Ducks improved to 7-0 in one-run games … Yanez tossed her second straight complete game, while recording her fifth shutout of the season … She is the first Oregon pitcher since May 17, 2018 (Miranda Elish) to have double-figure strikeouts and no walks in a shutout … It was her sixth double-digit strikeout effort of the season and the second time she fanned at least 10 without walking a batter … Cruse finished a homer shy of the cycle, going 3-for-3 with a double, triple and RBI.

Game 2: No. 7 Arizona 4, No. 7 Oregon 3

Oregon jumped out to an early lead in the nightcap against Arizona, and the two teams went back-and-forth in the late innings, but the Ducks dropped the nonconference nightcap of the doubleheader, 4-3.

How it Happened: Cruse continued her hot hitting with a leadoff homer to left center, putting the Ducks on top 1-0 through one.

After the two teams went scoreless over the next three innings, Arizona jumped in front with a two-run homer to make it 2-1. The Ducks would respond immediately to reclaim the lead with a pair of runs in the fifth. Cruse came through once again, delivering a two-out single up the middle to tie the game before Allee Bunker gave Oregon a 3-2 lead with a base knock to right center one batter later.

The Wildcats answered right back with another pair of two-out runs, this time coming on a two-run single. The Ducks threatened in the seventh, putting a pair of runners on with two outs, but couldn’t cash in. Cruse led off the inning with a walk before Hanna Delgado singled with two outs, but a pop up ended the game.

Overall Notables: Cruse hit for the cycle between the two games, finishing 5-for-6 with a pair of singles, a double, triple and a homer while driving in three of the team’s four runs … She reached base in six of her seven plate appearances … Cruse leads the team with 16 multi-hit games … Oregon pitching combined for 22 strikeouts over the two games, fanning 12 in game one and 10 in game two … The game two loss was Oregon’s first of the year in a one-run game, dropping the Ducks to 7-1 … All three games in the series have been decided by one run.

On Deck: The Ducks will honor their seniors prior to the home regular season finale Sunday against the Wildcats starting at 12 p.m. on Pac-12 Network.

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Game two coming up! Ducks look to clinch the series today

Okay, Scott, you've got me excited about this prospect. For a young man his size, his times in the 100 and 200--as a sophomore--are eye popping. Eugene has to be a very attractive option for him.

Here's a great in-depth article on spread offenses and how they've transformed football and exploded offensive output, with a link and an excerpt:


Art Briles understood the basic geometry of the spread offense and ruthlessly and efficiently designed his offense to attack the four areas and do little else. Amongst his tenets was making the deep field the no. 1 stress.

If there was a receiver the defense couldn’t cover 1-on-1 on a deep route, Briles was going to do his damndest to get the receiver in a 1-on-1 matchup running deep and throw it to them until the defense adjusted. If the defense dedicated enough defenders to prevent 1-on-1 opportunities down the field, the offense would move on to stress point #2, the perimeter.

Unless there are defenders positioned with leverage to play the ball and make timely tackles, spread offenses have always made hay with quick screens and quick passes to the hash marks and beyond to their skill talents. With enough practice, these could be like ultra-efficient running plays for the offense.

Stress point #3 is the one defenses often worry about most, the off-tackle run into the open alley. If you position someone in the alley can they still be present on the perimeter? Does that subtract from your ability to hold up in the deep field? RPOs and play-action have really made this tough on defenses. The spread spacing expands the alley and then the pass options down the field can force safeties to wait on the hash marks before trying to run the alley and make a tackle. The precious instants the quarterback can cause the defensive back to waste waiting can free up a running back.

Finally stress point #4 is the “neanderball” dimension of the football. If the defense vacates the box in order to have numbers on the perimeter, the alley, and the deep field then just go right at em. Run over the few players remaining in the box with downhill runs behind double teams.

Classy message from a first-class individual.

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Jon Wilner observes that the PAC-12's haphazard search for a commissioner potentially misses a critical deadline, in that it leaves the conference without a voice as the playoff committee discusses expansion.

Oregon's football stock is up after Anthony Brown taking charge as the clear number one coming out of spring practice.


Now one of the established powers in the conference, Utah is ramping up their nonconference schedule, adding home-and-homes with Arkansas and Wisconsin:


Washington got to have fans at their spring game, but didn't provide them with much of a show, a 21-13 final. Richard Newton led all ball carriers with 8 carries for 49 yards.

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Ducks/Huskies series starts tonight. Ducks are favorites in this one. I think the Ducks are going to come out fired up after the series loss to WSU. I think they get the sweep this weekend and get back on track. GAME ONE TONIGHT!

Dale...in my humble opinion...you have stepped up your game Big-Time.

I always like reading your posts...even if I do not agree... because they are well thought out and I almost always learn something.

But the features and articles that you are now producing are outstanding to me.

I look forward to seeing many more!!

Corey