Friday Night Spotlight

Friday Night Spotlight airs from 7-10 pm in the fall and from 7-9 pm in the winter and spring every (you guessed it) Friday night. The show changes each week depending on the live event schedule, but you can always tune in for the latest sports news updates every half hour and in-depth discussion along with our live lineup that includes Oregon volleyball, soccer and softball.
On this page you’ll find show outlines and full recordings of each show after they air so you can listen at any time.

QuackSmack: Friday Night Spotlight (11/4/22)

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What’s Next for Oregon Soccer? Lead Up to OSU Game with Postseason Hopes Dashed (6:00)

  • Organization highlights seniors ahead of rivalry matchup; a look back at this year’s historic graduating class
  • Loss to Arizona stings, how does the team look to bounce back tonight?
  • Season in retrospect, what can they build on?

Oregon Women’s Basketball Looks Ahead to Season without Prince (6:15)

  • Where do you see this team in the long run? Where do the team’s postseason hopes stand after the loss of Sedona Prince?
  • Can Hosendove, Basham, VanSlooten fill Prince’s shoes?
  • Beyond way-too-early March Madness predictions

Oregon Men’s Basketball to Debut vs. Florida A&M on Nov. 7 (6:30)

  • Is this team better than last season after the loss of Kepnang, Williams Jr. and Harmon?
  • Dante, Richardson now seniors; how will they perform?
  • Barthelemy, Cousinard, Ware headline fresh faces on Oregon
  • Does this team make the tournament?

Break for Oregon Soccer Broadcast (6:50)

Oregon Football to Play Hapless Buffaloes

  • Realistically, does this team have CFP hopes?
  • Reviving the Bo Nix for Heisman debate
  • Oregon should win, but how close should it be?

Pro Sports Talk:

  • The NFL week ahead
  • The NBA season so far
  • Biggest surprises from around the NHL

QuackSmack: Friday, (5/6/22)

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Hosts: Dylan Farrell, Logan Thompson, Ben Schoenfield, Blaine Schiele

7:00-7:20 Oregon SB takes on Stanford in first of three games in Palo Alto

  • How did the offense fare against a stingy Stanford bullpen?
  • Oregon pitching performance analysis
  • Battle for 1B
  • Postseason hopes and expectations

7:20-7:40 Oregon BB opens series against Oregon State

  • Close loss to OSU on Tuesday
    • Is the shutout cause for concern?
  • Game updates and analysis from Friday’s game vs. OSU
  • Series predictions
  • Has the pitching finally turned a corner?
    • Does Oregon have a reliable starter yet?
    • Is the bullpen’s current success sustainable?
  • Series predictions

7:40-8:00 Other Oregon sports updates

  • Women’s lacrosse season concludes
    • Blowout loss to no. 17 Stanford in Pac-12 semifinals (21-9)
  • How’s men’s lacrosse going?
    • Closed season on May 1 vs. Boise State
    • Finish with 7-6 record
  • Acrobatics and tumbling
    • Oregon wins Trio Tumbling thanks to NCATA correction

8:00-8:30 Today in the MLB

  • Team trends
  • Who’s for real?
  • Standout players
  • Way-too-early awards picks

8:30-9:00 NBA Playoffs

  • Biggest surprises so far
  • Favorites to win it all
  • Finals MVP candidates so far

9:00-9:30 NHL Playoffs

  • Surprises from the first round so far
  • Hot takes
  • Series predictions and brackets
  • Shesterkin’s 79-save 3OT loss and the Pens’ revolving door of goaltending
  • Sweep watch: Canes vs. Bruins and Avalanche vs. Predators

9:30-10:00 Best and worst from the world of sports

  • Favorite and least favorite moments of the week, as selected by our panelists