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| Home / College Guide / Instant Analysis: Three quick takeaways from Oregons win over Stanford |
| Posted on Sunday, September 22 @ 00:00:13 PDT |
Talkin’ Ducks Podcast: Special guest Mike Bellotti evaluates Mario Cristobal’s team Talkin’ Ducks Podcast: Special guest Mike Bellotti evaluates Mario Cristobal’s team By NBCS NW Staff September 20, 2019 7:25 PM
The Talkin’ Ducks Podcast is hosted by Jordan Kent, Joey Harrington, and Anthony Newman, covering everything Oregon Ducks related. From interviews, game analysis, news, and nonsense, these guys have you covered.
On this week’s episode, Jordan and Anthony have a very special guest! Former Ducks head coach Mike Bellotti joins the guys to talk about the current makeup of Mario Cristobal’s team.
Plus, Bellotti has high praise for quarterback Justin Herbert.
He’s the most NFL ready QB to come out of Oregon in a long, long time. Maybe ever, Bellotti said.
LISTEN to the full podcast here:
Check back every Wednesday for a new episode. Oregon football opens up Pac-12 play on the road in style Oregon football opens up Pac-12 play on the road in style
Pac-12 conference play is here and the No. 16 Oregon Ducks are flying south to face the unranked Stanford Cardinal on The Farm.
The Ducks will be wearing white jerseys paired with kelly green bottoms and helmets.
Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. (PT) on Saturday, September 21. Get the party started. Week 4 uniform combo for @OregonFootball . #GoDucks pic.twitter.com/D4NR3gPC2X — GoDucks (@GoDucks) September 19, 2019
Oregons Nike Vapor Fusion uniform is celebrating its 20th anniversary of their partnership with Nike. The winged helmets are back and the jerseys feature large Mighty Oregon font resembling last seasons Oregon Football 2.0 uniform with slight differences. The addition of ‘Nightmare Green’ is the biggest change while notably no black set was released (yet).
Oregon (2-1) is 10.5 point favorites over Stanford (1-2) who is coming off a 45-27 loss to Central Florida. Oregon took care of business at home last Saturday 35-3 over the visiting Montana Grizzlies. The Ducks are also searching for their first Pac-12 opener win since the 2014 season.
There has always been that addition factor when Oregon and Stanford meet up . These two teams have typically run the Pac-12 North table (along with Washington and more recently Washington State) in the last decade.
The last time the Ducks and Cardinal met, Stanford came away with the overtime thriller in front of ESPN’s College GameDay in Eugene, Oregon.
Oregon at Stanford: 10 Numbers to Know Oregon at Stanford: 10 Numbers to Know By NBCS NW Staff September 19, 2019 10:56 AM
For back-to-back seasons, the Oregon Ducks will open up Pac-12 conference play against the Stanford Cardinal. Rewind to last season at home in Autzen Stadium: a critical late fourth quarter fumble from running back CJ Verdell lead to Stanfords game-tying score and sending the game into overtime for an eventual 38-31 win over the Ducks. This loss also added to the Ducks streak of Pac-12 opening losses (the last time Oregon won a Pac-12 opener was back in 2014 vs. Washington State in Pullman, WA.
Following a dominant 35-3 win last Saturday over the Montana Grizzlies, is this the year that the No. 16 Ducks turn that all around on The Farm?
Here are 10 stats and numbers you need to know to be the fan dropping knowledge at the tailgate:
INJURY UPDATES
The Ducks have yet to see grad transfer receiver Juwan Johnson take the field. Head Coach Mario Cristobal has stated this week that Johnson is day-to-day. The 6-foot-5, 260-pound pass catcher went through pregame warm-ups prior to the season opener against Auburn but not before last week’s game against Nevada or Montana.
Senior center Jake Hanson continues to be evaluated after an injury vs. Montana last week.
Arguably the most anticipated return is true freshman wide receiver Mycah Pittman, who tweeted one week ago that his return could be on the sooner side . Pittman likely eyeing a return for Oregon vs. CAL on Friday, Oct. 5. Mario Cristobal said Cyrus Habibi-Likio and Juwan Johnson remain day to day with injuries as Saturday’s game approaches. Jake Hanson continues to be evaluated. Thomas Graham is good to go after a scare last week. #GoDucks — Rob Moseley (@DuckFootball) September 18, 2019
DUCKS SEARCHING FOR PAC-12 OPENER WIN
Ranked in the top 20 nationally in scoring defense and scoring offense, Oregon will look for its first win in a Pac-12 opener since 2014 when it takes on Stanford.
A WIN WOULD
Mark Oregons 18th win in its last 20 Pac-12 road openers, dating back to 2000. Improve Oregon to 2-0 in Pac-12 road openers under head coach Mario Cristobal. Improve Oregon to 3-3 in Pac-12 road games under head coach Mario Cristobal.
FAST STARTS
Oregon has outscored its opponents 70-12 in the first half through the first three weeks. The Ducks are one of seven FBS teams (Arizona State, Clemson, Iowa State, TCU, Temple, Wisconsin) that havent allowed a first half TD this season.
Senior quarterback Justin Herbert’s eight first half passing touchdowns are tied for the most in the nation with three of those going to senior tight end Jacob Breeland.
MY MY TROY DYE
Senior linebacker Troy Dye leads all active Power 5 players with 334 career tackles and has 18 games with 10+ tackles.
Following a 115-tackle junior season, Dye needs 100 more stops in 2019 to become Oregon’s all-time leader.
HERBIE STREAKIN’
Justin Herbert enters the Pac-12 opener owning two of the longest streaks in the nation: Herberts 31 consecutive games played with a TD pass and 150 attempts without an interception both currently lead all FBS signal callers.
Herbert also has just one INT over his last 298 pass attempts in Pac-12 road games.
STACKED OFFENSIVE LINE
Oregon has a combined 168 career starts along the offensive line, which is the most in the nation.
DEFENSE IS A WALL
The Oregon defense has gone 27 consecutive drives without allowing a touchdown.
Opposing offenses are six-of-25 on third down in the first half and have 50 rush attempts for 110 yards.
Through the first three games, opponents have reached Oregon territory just 12 times in 36 drives with three of those starting on the Ducks side of the field.
SPREAD THE LOVE
Oregon leads the nation with 13 different players who have scored a touchdown, including nine who have caught a TD.
The Ducks’ offense has scored a touchdown on 10-of-22 first half drives.
A-MASE-ING
True freshman outside linebacker Mase Funa is off to a fast start in his college career. Funa, who made his first career start vs. Montana, leads the Ducks with 3.0 sacks and 5.0 tackles for loss and tied for the Pac-12 leader in sacks while ranking second in TFL. Ranks in the top 25 in the country in both sacks (T-17th) and TFL (T-21st).
BONUS
The Ducks are 10.5 point favorites over Stanford on the road at The Farm. The over/under is 57 points.
Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. (PT). Running back by committee: A recipe for success for the Ducks Running back by committee: A recipe for success for the Ducks By Chris Burkhardt September 18, 2019 3:35 PM
Oregon Football has a long, storied history of talented running backs that have donned the green and yellow. In recent memory, the program has churned out stars such as LaMichael James, Royce Freeman, LeGarrette Blount, Kenjon Barner, Jonathan Stewart... The list goes on, and on, and on.
For the most part, the Ducks have always had talented a running back corps, but each group had its bell cow.
The one back that stood out as the number one guy. Even the two-headed monsters of the past had one back that you knew was the the guy.
That may not be the case in 2019, and thats a good thing.
The Ducks have a plethora of riches at the running back position, and they have found ways to use every one of their talented ball carriers.
Through the teams first three games five different backs have carried the ball, with a different player leading the team statistically each week.
In Week 1, CJ Verdell led the way. In Week 2, it was Darrian Felix. And last game against Montana, it was Travis Dye that carried the load.
I think that a tribute to the backs in their room, let alone what Coach Mastro has done with those guys. Hes done an awesome job, said Offensive Coordinator Marcus Arroyo. That groups gonna get a lot of touches all over the board, similar to last year. I think theyve stepped up and theyve done an awesome job.
Not only are the Ducks using multiple backs, theyre doing so in an incredibly balanced fashion. The team has averaged 186 yards per game, but only one player has surpassed the 100-yard mark. On the season, Dye has 29 carries for 152 yards, Verdell has 30 carries for 149 yards, while Felix has 18 carries for 127 yards.
There is no lead back, because there doesnt need to be. Instead, the Ducks have a true three-headed monster... and we havent even talked about Sean Dollars or Cyrus Habibi-Likio, who have combined for 19 carries and 121 yards on the season.
Senior quarterback Justin Herbert said of his backfield mates, Its a great problem to have so many of those guys. Each one of them can fill in. Shoot, we got four or five guys out there that we have complete trust and faith in. I know that theyll get the job done.
Offensive lineman Shame Lemieux, like Herbert, knows the Ducks are well-equipped to pound the ball. Our running backs are incredible, said Lemieux. CJs (Verdell) so fast and shifty. Hes a stout runner, hes really ready to run downhill. I think Travis (Dye) is kind of a squirrely guy. Hes just gonna take off like a little roadrunner... Were loaded, so Im really happy to have that.
Now here is the scary part - The Ducks havent even clicked yet. You see, we all know that even the best running backs need great offensive lines. They need the big guys up front to open up holes to give them running lanes. While the numbers say the Ducks have been successful in this regard, Lemieux thinks otherwise.
I dont think weve been doing a good enough job. I think we can even do better. Once we start playing to our standard I think its going to open up even more and our running backs are gonna get more credit.
If this is how Oregons three-headed monster looks when the offensive line isnt doing a good job, the Pac-12 should be terrified with what this running game will look like when Lemieux and Co. click.
Well see if they click on Saturday when they take on a Stanford defense that has allowed an average of 135.33 yards per game on the ground. Kickoff is set for 4:00 p.m. (PT) on The Farm. Three Ducks projected in Top-10 of 2020 WNBA Draft Three Ducks projected in Top-10 of 2020 WNBA Draft By Ashley Young September 18, 2019 10:45 AM
On April 6, 2018, Oregon women’s basketball star Sabrina Ionescu announced to the world that she would forgo the 2019 WNBA Draft and return to the University of Oregon for her senior season. In a letter she wrote to Ducks Nation in The Players’ Tribune , Ionescu said “And WNBA — I’ll see you soon. Real soon, I promise. Just have some business to take care of first.â€
That “soon†gave us an exact date yesterday.
On Tuesday, the WNBA held its lottery for the 2020 Draft and with that, the draft order and first mock draft.
As the projected No. 1 pick in the 2020 WNBA Draft, Ionescu just may be headed for the Big Apple come next April with the New York Liberty getting that first pick. Congratulations to the @nyliberty who have secured the No. 1 pick in the #WNBA Draft Lottery 2020! ðŸ‘
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