At least Coach Leavitt's girls do.

Login to view embedded media

As expected.

Login to view embedded media

Here were my thoughts from the press box as the game unfolded.

Essentially, I think the offense is going to be very good this year. They will be very versatile with some great plays in the run game and a very good QB; a full complement of returning offensive linemen which will have better depth with the return of Crosby (and later addition of Moore).

The running backs? gonna be fine. I think I see five wide receivers who can make plays: Carrington, Nelson, Mitchell, Lovette and McNeal - and more will show up in the fall. WR is gonna be deep

Tight end? Ryan Bay looked like the second best tight end of the group, so this team is going to have to hope Breeland and Bay stay healthy because they are perilously thin at TE.

Defense is another story. I think the DB group is a LOT better and I think that could help overall a lot. I am going to have to reserve judgment until I see them play someone other than themselves, and in something other than a split squad format. The defense will be better, but the LB position still looks like a big ol' work-in-progress.

Fifth Quarter: Spring Game

Taking some poetic license looking at recruiting this week:

It is too much of a cliché to refer to spring as a time of hope. It is too much of a cliché to call spring football some sort of cathartic revelatory opportunity to forget the past. Despite those cliché one-liners, sports is a window into the soul of individuals and society as a whole. In the shadows of concussion lawsuits, increasing awareness of violence on campus, rising costs, billion dollar television contracts and a fractured world of haves and have nots, there is always something pure to behold.

Follow the link to read the rest

Flock Talk: Hope after darkness

here are four that could be Ducks today:

Jeremiah Criddle ('19)
Steve Stephens
Stephen Blaylock
Jamal Elliott

2018 7-foot-1 5-star C/PF Bol Bol

Last season for Mater Dei Bol averaged 16.5 points, 8.6 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game in 15 games for the No. 5 ranked team in the country.


Profile

Login to view embedded media

Login to view embedded media
4* DE Derick Hunter

https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/181666

when you look at the list of recruits on the home page, it says 19. But if you click on the complete list, we've moved up to 13.

Boom

Login to view embedded media

Caught up with the new TE commit.

Webb explains commitment

Not a matter of if, but when it is announced

I put together a timeline of last night's fantastical recruiting haul. It was short but sweet.

Epic haul for Taggart and Co.

Four high level commits in one night will do it.

Full rankings

albeit as UFA, Ducks draft streak ends

Login to view embedded media

Was just told that Bolden flipped his commitment, becomes fourth commit of the day.

I've seen both Dawson Jaramillo and Adrian Jackson recently and here are some thoughts:

-- Jackson is a great-looking, elite-level athlete who could be a big safety or a rangy outside linebacker. He prefers to play safety so we'll see how the Ducks use him. He can come into the box and make tackles, he is great in coverage and because of his length he can make a lot of plays. Like him a lot.

-- I saw Jaramillo at the recent Under Armour Camp in Los Angeles and he has a mean streak I like. He doesn't have the fastest feet and sometimes got beat to the edge but I liked his power and he didn't back down to playing tough and physical.

Both very nice pickups for Oregon today.

Not surprised - at all:

Login to view embedded media

She blew away the field in the college women's 100 hurdles finals in 12.88!!

So much happened today. It has been a great meet for Oregon track athletes both current and alumni.
Even the NBC broadcaster was a Duck alumnus.

The AD will have a good story up later.

Congratulations to all!