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Oregon head football coach Willie Taggart addressed the media on Sunday afternoon after the Ducks learned the team will be playing in the Las Vegas Bowl against Boise State on December 16, 2017. Taggart began to preview the matchup with the Broncos and also addressed the swirling rumors that tie him to Florida State's head coaching vacancy. The full interview is below. Head Coach Willie Taggart

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Oregon Volleyball's season came to an emotional close Saturday night, as the 13th-overall seed BYU Cougars swept the Ducks 25-20, 25-21, and 25-19 in the round of 32 in NCAA tourney play. Squaring off at BYU's home court in Provo, Utah, the Cougars never let off the gas pedal offensively, swinging .327 behind outside hitter Roni Jones-Perry's 27 kills on a .535 percentage. Oregon outside hitter and senior Taylor Agost was also excellent, chalking up 18 kills and hitting .457 as part of a Ducks offense that hit .265 overall. UO out-blocked BYU, the nation's 9th best team in blocks per set, 9 to 3, but had a tough time keeping serve all match long. The loss ends Oregon's year as well as the careers of Agost, setter Maggie Scott, libero Alex Hojnar, and defensive specialist Marine Hall-Poirier. It also ends Matt Ulmer's first year as head coach of the Ducks, who finish 2017 18-12 overall. MATCH STORY (by Matt Tyra… Read More

Oregon Volleyball's season came to an emotional close Saturday night, as the 13th-overall seed BYU Cougars swept the Ducks 25-20, 25-21, and 25-19 in the round of 32 in NCAA tourney play. Squaring off at BYU's home court in Provo, Utah, the Cougars never let off the gas pedal offensively, swinging .327 behind outside hitter Roni Jones-Perry's 27 kills on a .535 percentage. Oregon outside hitter and senior Taylor Agost was also excellent, chalking up 18 kills and hitting .457 as part of a Ducks offense that hit .265 overall. UO out-blocked BYU, the nation's 9th best team in blocks per set, 9 to 3, but had a tough time keeping serve all match long. The loss ends Oregon's year as well as the careers of Agost, setter Maggie Scott, libero Alex Hojnar, and defensive specialist Marine Hall-Poirier. It also ends Matt Ulmer's first year as head coach of the Ducks, who finish 2017 18-12 overall. MATCH STORY (by Matt Tyra… Read More

Oregon WBB defeated Weber St. Saturday behind a record tying performance by Sabrina Ionescu. Five Ducks scored in double-digits and Ionescu tied the Oregon record for assist in a game with 14. Maite Cazorla was out with an injury and Satou Sabally made her first career start in her place. Sabally recorded a career high 22 points, which edged Ionescu for the team lead by one. Ionescu ended the game three assists short of tying the NCAA record for triple-doubles in a career, but she did record another double-double. Game Story (by Maverick Pallack) Postgame audio (Graves, Bando, Ionescu)… Read More

Oregon WBB defeated Weber St. Saturday behind a record tying performance by Sabrina Ionescu. Five Ducks scored in double-digits and Ionescu tied the Oregon record for assist in a game with 14. Maite Cazorla was out with an injury and Satou Sabally made her first career start in her place. Sabally recorded a career high 22 points, which edged Ionescu for the team lead by one. Ionescu ended the game three assists short of tying the NCAA record for triple-doubles in a career, but she did record another double-double. Game Story (by Maverick Pallack) Postgame audio (Graves, Bando, Ionescu)… Read More

The Ducks got the score tied at 70 all with 3.7 seconds remaining, but then the Broncos nailed a half court shot to shock the Ducks and get the 73-70 victory. Lexus Williams was the hero for the Broncos, as he finished with 7 points. Chandler Hutchison and Justinian Jessup also had good games, finishing with 20 and 15 points each. For the Ducks, Payton Pritchard finished with a game high 28 points and Elijah Brown chipped in 17 points. The Ducks had two players foul out in the last few minutes of the game, MiKyle McIntosh and Paul White, which seemed to hurt the team. The Ducks will look to bounce back when they play Colorado State next Friday at home at 7 pm. Game Story (by Naveed Habibelahian) Read More

The Ducks got the score tied at 70 all with 3.7 seconds remaining, but then the Broncos nailed a half court shot to shock the Ducks and get the 73-70 victory. Lexus Williams was the hero for the Broncos, as he finished with 7 points. Chandler Hutchison and Justinian Jessup also had good games, finishing with 20 and 15 points each. For the Ducks, Payton Pritchard finished with a game high 28 points and Elijah Brown chipped in 17 points. The Ducks had two players foul out in the last few minutes of the game, MiKyle McIntosh and Paul White, which seemed to hurt the team. The Ducks will look to bounce back when they play Colorado State next Friday at home at 7 pm. Game Story (by Naveed Habibelahian) Read More

#24 Oregon won with ease in the 1st round of the NCAA Tournament Friday afternoon, sweeping the Kennesaw State Owls 28-26, 25-19, and 25-18 in Provo, Utah. The win marked Matt Ulmer's first postseason victory as head coach of the program. The Ducks dogged KSU with furious defense throughout the match, holding them to a .141 hitting percentage and blocking the Owls 12 times. Sophomore middle blocker Ronika Stone totaled 9 blocks herself, and had a hand in every one of Oregon's blocks through the first two sets. Offensively, Oregon hit .252 and was paced by senior Taylor Agost, who notched a team-high 11 kills on a .273 clip. Despite an overall swift victory, Ulmer's squad had their backs against the wall early on, trailing 11-4 when the Ducks called timeout. After that point, UO outscored Kennesaw 74-52. The Ducks will be in action again on Saturday, as they take the winner of BYU-American on at 6PM pacific time at Smith Fieldhouse MATCH STORY(by Matt Tyra)… Read More

#24 Oregon won with ease in the 1st round of the NCAA Tournament Friday afternoon, sweeping the Kennesaw State Owls 28-26, 25-19, and 25-18 in Provo, Utah. The win marked Matt Ulmer's first postseason victory as head coach of the program. The Ducks dogged KSU with furious defense throughout the match, holding them to a .141 hitting percentage and blocking the Owls 12 times. Sophomore middle blocker Ronika Stone totaled 9 blocks herself, and had a hand in every one of Oregon's blocks through the first two sets. Offensively, Oregon hit .252 and was paced by senior Taylor Agost, who notched a team-high 11 kills on a .273 clip. Despite an overall swift victory, Ulmer's squad had their backs against the wall early on, trailing 11-4 when the Ducks called timeout. After that point, UO outscored Kennesaw 74-52. The Ducks will be in action again on Saturday, as they take the winner of BYU-American on at 6PM pacific time at Smith Fieldhouse MATCH STORY(by Matt Tyra)… Read More

With the offseason approaching, coaching moves are taking place and coaching rumors are swirling across the county. Not lost from that is Oregon football head coach Willie Taggart, who has most recently been linked to the Florida State job by numerous reports. Listen as Taggart discusses the reports below along with Duck players. Head Coach Willie Taggart

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