This one to Tennessee ATH JaCoby Stevens. I hear the Ducks have not discussed position with him but Coach Lubick is the one in contact. The Ducks probably like him at WR but DB could be possible for him as well. He will be a Rivals100 guy I believe.

Do the Ducks have a shot with him? Yes as much as anybody right now. He likes the program a lot and knows and has played against Ugo Amadi and Dillon Mitchell.

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Jalen Mayden has been a rising 2018 star that has shown mutual interest with the Ducks, but this kid could be another major target in 2018. Dorian Thompson-Robinson is the backup to Tate Martell, currently, but has some nice looking film when he gets in on the action:

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Raevyn Rogers's 2nd ever fastest collegiate indoor 800m at the Millrose led to the Oregon women to jump to #1 in the computer rankings. And Cheserek and Haney's Millrose performances led to a jump of 4 places to #2 for the men.


If you look at my form chart tracker using the current qualifying marks, it's the Oregon men at #1, and the Oregon women at #2.

Both project Ches running the mIle, 3000m and 5000m, so we will see if he actually attempts the triple. (not to mention a possible 4th event... the DMR).

The top 12 qualify. Ducks are 13th. They have to move up this weekend to make it to the Dance. It's an event in which UO has been a force historically.

MEN'S DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY (2015 Cutoff: 9:32.36)
RANK ATHLETES SCHOOL MARK
01 Noelle, Singleton, Kinnaird, Thompson Oklahoma State 9:26.60
02 Nelson, Spano, Yorks, Gilbert Washington 9:27.19
03 Makins, Shisler, Harris, Kidder Penn State 9:27.20
04 Coyle, Shumway, Brinkley, McGorty Stanford 9:27.27
05 Barnett, Washington, Munley, Ferlic Michigan 9:27.67
06 Eke, Armstrong, Goldberg, Burcham Oklahoma 9:27.70
07 Novak, Kiley, Hagen, Wynne Virginia 9:27.89
08 Edman, Herrera, Hartle, O'Neil UCLA 9:29.61
09 Bartelsmeyer, White, Williams, Bile Georgetown 9:29.78
10 Domanic, Manahan, Engels, Tobin Mississippi 9:30.48
11 Unknown Virginia Tech 9:30.65
12 Williamsz, Purcell, Slade, Denault Villanova 9:30.66
13 Haney, Thiel, Franzmair, Cheserek Oregon 9:30.95
14 Dumford, Smith, O'Connell, Marco Notre Dame 9:31.20
15 Simon, Patterson, Hall, Vargas North Carolina St. 9:31.26
16 Holden, Archie, Heppenstall, Fischbach Wake Forest 9:31.46

http://www.dailyemerald.com/2016/02/16/oregons-blake-haney-receives-coveted-millrose-invite-2/

This is just so cool...the Millrose no less.....

I do agree with many others...FB rocks but TRACK is in our blood....

RAM....does the talent ever end?.......

Corey

No thread for tonight's game I guess but the Ducks are rolling. Tyler Dorsey really starting to look like a 5*. Much better performance than last week for sure.

Just two last week but they were both very good ones.

Week in Duck offers: 2-22-16

Just bought my tickets today for the IAAF World Indoor Track and Field Championships in Portland....fyi

Very excited about that.

BTW...if anybody happens to be in town.....the pole vault competition is on Thursday night ( March 17th I think) and it is FREE!!

Go to the World's website and you can sign up for free tix.

Corey

Next up in the Report Card series is safety.

Grades: Safety

I rethought how to present the pre-spring grades and have settled on a "State of the Position" type of feature. So I took a look at the 2015 season, 2016 recruiting and 2016 outlook and made them into a "Report Card".

I will be doing these for all the positions leading into spring. Let me know if you like the format or would like to see tweaks and I will make adjustments for my pre-Fall version.

DSA Report Card: QB

A really good game so far. No matter the rankings, it's usually pretty close to the end.

Oregon bound HS miler breaks own US HS record in NYC.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/21/s...aks-own-indoor-mile-mark.html?ref=sports&_r=0

The mentions of Oregon and Drew wearing a Pre picture on his jersey should impress some other HS track stars and recomend Oregon.

on the PAC12 Blog

http://espn.go.com/blog/pac12/post/_/id/98240/qa-oregon-offensive-coordinator-matt-lubick

So many offers to choose from. Ducks could well get an OV from him.

Simmons talks Duck offer

Three UO track athletes went to the prestigious Mlilrose Games and performed outstandingly!
The King's sixth place finish in 7:40.41 is the second fastest indoor 3k in NCAA history.
Raevyn Rogers finished 4th in the 800 with a time of 2:00.90, missing an NCAA record by only 0.15 seconds!
Sophomore Blake Haney set a new Millrose collegiate record in the mile with 3:56.76.
Future Duck, Andrew Hunter broke his previous indoor mile high school record by going 3:57.81!!!

However, it was the alumni that stole the show. Centrowitz won the Wannamaker Mile in 3:50.57.
"Fabulous Phyllis" Francis soared her way to a 2nd place finish in the 400. Ashton Eaton took 2nd in the 60 hurdle. Eric Jenkins beat his old team mate King Cheserek by finishing 3rd in the 3k. Former Bowerman Trophy winner Laura Roesler looked outstanding in her 3rd place finish in the 800. Another Bowerman winner, Jenna Prandini took 3rd in the 60m dash.

This is a huge year, culminating with an all expense trip to Rio this summer....and things just keep looking better and better all the time. Enjoy the ride!

A retired defensive coach with 4-3 experience explains some of the evolution of the 4-3 and some of the basic advantages a 4-3 might hold in store for those looking for a more simple attacking and aggressive philosophy. Fortunately the coach is an ardent Oregon fan and once we again take the field he will be able to point out the particulars of what we can hope will become known as the “Oregon 4-3”.

http://fishduck.com/2016/02/i-fell-in-love-with-a-defensive-system/

Fell down 3-0, and rallied back to 3-2, but weren't able to finish it up.

They play a second game today against Louisiana Lafayette in about an hour, and have a 3rd game against them tomorrow, followed by a game against Central Arkansas on both Saturday and Sunday.

Buckner 6th. Goff to Niners? No 2 pick is a NDSU QB, interesting.

http://www.nfl.com/draft/2016/mock-drafts/daniel-jeremiah/290600?sf21040963=1

Gotta give it to him for making the best out of a tough situation. Would be huge to have him out there on the floor, but he is still leading from the bench:

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On OregonLive:

http://www.oregonlive.com/recruitin...newsletter&utm_campaign=oregon-ducks-football

Gopher Illustrated caught up with him, has some nice things to say about Oregon:

Paea recruiting update