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Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel became the all-time touchdown leader in NCAA Division I football history with now 180, passing Case Keenum en route to a 39-18 Ducks victory. 

No. 1 Oregon (10-0, 7-0 Big Ten) took down a pass-heavy Maryland team in what was the first-ever meeting between the two programs. This is now Oregon’s fourth consecutive win by 20 points or more, yet Saturday night’s performance was not exactly perfect by 2024 Oregon Duck standards. 

“Nice to walk away with a victory,” Oregon coach Dan Lanning said. “That being said, I feel like we can play a whole lot better and I think everyone probably saw moments of that.”

The Ducks had a season-high 12 penalties against them, accumulating to 95 total penalty yards allowed. Their previous high was nine penalties way back in the second game of the season against Boise State. 

“I definitely feel like early on we started off fast,” senior…

On Friday night, the Oregon Ducks men’s basketball team defeated the Montana Grizzlies 79-48. 

Oregon is at its best when dominating the paint. Friday's leading scorer Nate Bittle can really do it all. The seven-foot senior center was just absolutely unstoppable against Montana. He was not only a force inside but also knocked down three of the Ducks’ eight baskets from downtown in the game. Bittle led the game in scoring with 17 points on 6-for-12 from the field and 3-for-5 from behind the arc.

Bittle has been unguardable in the paint in both games for the Ducks. Without Bittle, Oregon would not score in the paint as much as they do now. On top of Bittle’s effectiveness inside, his 3-point shot has improved over the years with his sophomore season being the best at 34 percent. 

After not making a 3-pointer in the first game against UC Riverside, Bittle made three out of five attempts on Friday night versus Montana…

The team had been cold from downtown all night, but with less than a minute to halftime, Jadrian Tracey and Nate Bittle fired up the crowd at Matthew Knight Arena with back-to-back 3-pointers. The Oregon Ducks (2-0) went into the break fired up after a dominating performance over the Montana Grizzlies (1-1) with a 24-point lead.

Both teams came into the game with Monday night wins. The Ducks beat the UC Riverside Highlanders 91-76 at home, while the Grizzlies defeated the Hawaii Hilo Vulcans 92-61 in Missoula, Montana. The Grizzlies also played a home exhibition game versus the Division II Saint Martin’s Saints 82-54 on Oct. 22.

After two clock-related disruptions, the Grizzlies drew first blood through a Money Williams 3-pointer. The first few minutes were even but the Ducks went on a 10-0 run to solidify a double-digit lead. Montana went cold and didn't score…

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Oregon Volleyball Readies for its Biggest Contest Since Opening Night (6:00)

• Can Oregon's floor defense step up against the hitting of Nebraska?
• What are the keys to the Ducks picking up the upset?
• Outlook for the rest of the season

Oregon Women's Basketball Starts 2-0 For the 10th Straight Year (6:20)

• What is so different about this Oregon team from last year?
• Overreactions through two games
• Can the Ducks take down Baylor?

Big Ten Picks and All-Aboard (6:40)

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Oregon Football Takes on Maryland This Weekend (6:00)
- Oregon officially #1 in CFP Rankings, Thoughts?
- Can Maryland hang with Oregon
- Dillon Gabriel’s Heisman Campaign

Oregon Volleyball taking on #2 Nebraska (6:30):
- Can Oregon take down the Huskers at Home?
- Compare Nebraska and now #1 Pittsburgh
- Who needs to step up this weekend?

College Basketball Breakdown (6:45):
- New Look Oregon WBB, what does the future hold?
- Can Oregon MBB contend in a loaded Big 10?
- Way-Too-Early Final Four Prediction

The Oregon Ducks (1-0) got their season underway by defeating the UC Riverside Highlanders (0-1), 91-76. Despite looking shaky at times, Oregon was able to pull through late and win by double digits. Leading all scorers was sophomore forward Kwame Evans Jr. with 23 points. He was 8-15 from the field with six rebounds. Brandon Angel, TJ Bamba and the veteran Nate Bittle also scored in double figures.

1st HALF

Thanks to strong shooting from UC Riverside, the game started off a lot closer than Duck fans might have wanted. The first three baskets for the Highlanders were all 3-pointers. The game remained close until the 8-minute mark. The score was tied 28-all at the media timeout, then the Ducks went on an 8-0 run over the next few minutes. They continued to pull away and had a 15-point advantage heading into the break.

Oregon’s strengths and weaknesses were obvious from the jump. In this…

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Oregon football plays Maryland in Autzen (6:00)

• Recap from the trip to Michigan.
• How does Tez Johnson's Injury impact the Ducks?
• What can the Ducks expect to see on Saturday versus Maryland?

Hoops season tipped off Monday (6:30)

• Recap of Men’s and Women’s games.
• Which Transfer from MBB or WBB stood out ?
• Does Kelly Graves have something special this year for this team?

College Football Playoff Rankings  (6:45)

• Initial reactions 

6:00 - Oregon Football
    •    Recapping the game against Michigan
    •    Looking ahead to Maryland
    •    How far can this team go?

6:25 - Oregon WBB
    •    Recapping the Cal Baptist game
    •    Players to watch this season
    •    Looking ahead to Nevada and Baylor later this week
    •    Is this a March Madness team?

6:45 - Oregon MBB
    •    Previewing the season
    •    Stars and New Faces
    •    Previewing UC Riverside

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — On a cold, wet Wednesday evening in late October, Thurston High School football coach Justin Starck prepared his Colts for their final game of the regular season against the Willamette High School Wolverines. He stood in the middle of the field wearing a black rain jacket emblazoned with a red Thurston “T,” directing his players through a series of kickoff drills.

It’s been a long football journey for the Salem, Oregon native, who spent time as an offensive lineman at Walla Walla Community College and the University of Oregon in the early ’90s before heading overseas to play in NFL Europe. After returning home, he found his way to coaching, wanting to remain a part of the game he had dedicated his life to.

“It really was a transition and it was a substitution for — because I just missed the game so much and I still wanted to be a part of it,” Starck said. “I just missed the camaraderie and I missed all those things and…

2023 Big West player of the year and University of California Santa Barbara transfer, Michelle Ohwobete, put up a season-high 15 kills in the No. 10 Oregon Ducks’ three-set sweep over the UCLA Bruins on Saturday. 

The previous match high this season for the outside hitter was 13 kills on 32 total attacks in Coralville, Iowa against the Hawkeyes. 

Ohwobete’s performance is seen as a bounce back to head coach Matt Ulmer. In the midweek loss (2-3) in Seattle on Wednesday, Oct. 30 against the Washington Huskies, Ohwobete only tallied up 8 kills on 32 total attacks.

“Michelle had a nice matchup tonight and really exploited it,” Ulmer said. “She was very aggressive, which was something we talked about after Washington. I thought she came out pretty timid offensively in that Washington matchup.”

“We needed to come out attacking and I thought Michelle did that from the start,” he said. “Michelle’s service…