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While a lot of Pac-12 schools have hit home runs with recent coaching hires, history suggests that there's no failsafe formula to ensure success.

Story | Conversation | January 20, 2013

What does 2013 hold for the Pac-12? If you buy Mark Schlabach's early Top 25, then it looks like a pretty good start for the conference. Schlabach taps five Pac-12 teams in his 2013 Top 25 -- including two of the top three. Oregon checks in at No....

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The Oregon Ducks donned new T-shirts after their 35-17 victory over Kansas State in the Totitos Fiesta Bowl. "Won the Day" those shirts said, obviously playing off the program's mantra under Chip Kelly: Win the day. Oregon certa...

When you have one of the nation's most exciting offenses, top-notch facilities and fashion-forward uniforms, other programs have to combat those advantages. For those programs competing for recruits with the Oregon Ducks, it even means negative recru...

Scouts Inc.'s Steve Muench and Kevin Weidl look at rising and falling 2013 draft prospects, including a top defensive end and a productive Pac-12 running back, and some underclassmen to keep an eye on.

Blog | Conversation | December 07, 2012

After a second straight offensive masterpiece in the LA Coliseum, the Oregon Ducks have now won four of the past six meetings with USC. Since Oregon's modern era of football began in 1994, the Ducks have won nine of the 15 meetings with the Trojans. ...

Recruiting is a funny thing. A high-level recruit can be the best player in his state's premier program, and yet the state that he hails from often determines the perception of what he is capable of. That is the story with Oregon Ducks commit Doug...

While Oregon State faces stiff competition in the Pac-12 North -- and recently lost starting QB Sean Mannion to injury -- the Beavers' passing attack and tough run defense will help them contend for the division title, writes KC Joyner.

Story | Conversation | October 15, 2012

With the Oregon Ducks still in search of a third offensive lineman to add to their recruiting class, the name most often associated with the Ducks is somewhat of a late bloomer. Better late than never. Having earned 13 scholarship offers since the...

During the past couple of decades, the Oregon Ducks have had their share of outstanding talent as they began to emerge as a powerful program. But inconsistency of the Ducks recruiting led to some down seasons. Under Chip Kelly, Oregon has had steadi...

The defending league champion Oregon Ducks kick off their quest for a Pac-12 four-peat when fall camp kicks off on Monday. The Ducks won the last two Pac-10 titles and the inaugural Pac-12 title; now they want to be the first back-to-back Pac-12 cham...

Oregon Ducks fans have been witness to one of the greatest rises in college football history over the past two decades. The Ducks have risen from cellar dwellers to one of the hottest names in all of college football. And the facilities, the uniforms...

When current and former NFL stars are the ones teaching tricks of the trade and little tweaks to refine technique, it is best to pay attention. For Oregon commit and rising offensive lineman Alex Redmond (Los Alamitos, Calif./Los Alamitos), soaking u...

The moniker of "Tight End U" is generally associated with the University of Miami because of the numbers and the success of former Hurricanes in the league. In terms of production and star power, it is hard to argue for anyone but Miami as the one pr...

It might be enough for some recruits from a small school to be satisfied with scholarship offers from 16 schools, including Michigan, Boise State and California. For wide receiver Darren Carrington (San Diego/Horizon Christian), satisfaction is no...

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