It’s Dan Lanning’s third spring in Eugene and while he has everything nailed down procedurally within the program, there are a lot of new faces to get acquainted with and acclimate to how Oregon does things. This will be the first time Oregon will be without Bo Nix at quarterback and while redshirt Austin Novosad would have been a good immediate replacement, the transfer portal allows teams to quickly fill in a hole that normally would take time to do so. Enter Dillon Gabriel. The four-year starter at Oklahoma will have just one year in Eugene, but he brings in plenty of talent and experience ..read more

For the last two years, Dan Lanning has been feeling his way through his new job in Eugene. He had to lay down the foundation and while that foundation has been rock solid with wins in the Fiesta and Holiday Bowls. But now it’s time for the Ducks to start building the house. All of the systems, such as the playbook and recruiting practices have been installed. Now it time for the Ducks to go full throttle and that starts now in the Spring. “Growth this spring, just 1 percent better,” Lanning saidof what he expects day in and day out for this 2024 spring camp. Just want to see this continue to ..read more

The Oregon athletic department announced the hiring of Taylor Porter as an assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Oregon football program on Monday morning. Porter joins the Ducks after spending the last four seasons as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Michigan State. He comes to Eugene with a combined 15 years of experience between the NFL and Power 5 programs in college football. “We are excited to welcome Taylor and his wife, Liz, and their daughter, Minnie, to our Oregon family,” head coach Dan Lanning said. “Coach Porter is a terrific addition to our strength and ..read more

ODFN’s photographer Tom Corno provided these wonderful shots from Monday’s VRBO Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona. Here’s a look back at Oregon’s 45-6 win over Liberty ..read more

QUICKIE RECAP When Liberty from Conference USA was announced as Oregon’s opponent for the VRBO Fiesta Bowl there was a national skepticism as to the incredible mismatch between a Power 5 team and Group of 5 team. And as it turned out, that national skepticism was well founded as No. 8 Oregon ( 12-2 ) pounded the No. 23 Flames ( 13-1 ) 45-6 in a lopsided victory that was led on the arm of Bo Nix who tossed 5 touchdown passes and ended his Oregon career as the all-time single-season touchdown passer with 45. HOW IT HAPPENED Liberty began the game with the ball and the initial momentum after taki ..read more

Believe it or not, this was a game for about a quarter. Both teams scored on their opening possessions and Liberty led 6-3. Then Bo Nix got rolling and the Ducks scored 45 straight points to rout the Flames 45-6 in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl. Nix managed to break several records in the process, including NCAA single-season pass completion record (77.44 percent), the Oregon career touchdowns mark (45) and yards for a single season (4,508). Nix put the game away in the second quarter with four touchdown passes and the Ducks took a commanding 31-6 halftime lead. Oregon’s first touchdown went to Gary Br ..read more

It’s not often when a Power 5 school plays an undefeated team in a New Year’s Day bowl and still be favored by more than two touchdowns. That’s the scenario the College Football Playoff committee set up as they scheduled a 13-0 Liberty Flames team out of the Conference USA against a 11-2 Oregon Ducks squad in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl. The Ducks are 16.5-point favorites and it would be easy to assume that margin is for good reason. But as we saw last season in the Sugar Bowl with Tulane and USC, sometimes betting point spreads can be oh so wrong. Liberty will come at the Ducks with everything they ..read more

It’s not likely Bo Nix would ever admit to it, but come Monday morning in Glendale, Arizona when he puts on his Oregon uniform for the final time, it’s possible he’ll feel a huge rush of emotion wash over him like none other in his college football career. And it’s certainly understandable if he does. Nix has one of the more storied careers at the quarterback position in college football and not only has the opportunity to put a stamp on one of the greatest seasons in Oregon program history but he also has the opportunity to set the single-season passing percentage record which currently sits ..read more

In a world where players opt out of upcoming bowl games in order to prepare for the next stage of their football career, it’s quite refreshing to see players go the opposite way and end their college days on the field. Oregon could have been stripped down to its bare bones with all of the possible opt outs and while the Ducks weren’t completely immune to this new trend, Oregon has plenty of players left to look as it did in the regular season. Quarterback Bo Nix and tailback Bucky Irving will be playing in the Fiesta Bowl against Liberty as is defensive players such as Brandon Dorlus and Jeff ..read more

On Thursday morning in Scottsdale, Arizona members of the Oregon defensive unit, including coordinator Tosh Lupoi met with reporters for the first time since the Ducks landed in the desert. Lupoi plus safeties Tysheem Johnson and Evan Williams along with DT Brandon Dorlus, LB Jeffrey Bassa and DB Steve Stephens IV each sat at their individual podiums to field questions from reporters. Below is the edited video from Thursday’s press briefing. FIESTA BOWL VIDEO; OREGON DEFENSE MEETS THE MEDIA ..read more