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AUDIO: Oregon soccer prepares for final weekend at home vs Utah and Colorado

After dropping games in the Bay Area to No. 1 Stanford and No. 16 Cal, the Ducks will look to bounce back against Utah and Colorado, who visit Papé Field this weekend. Prior to practice on Tuesday, some Ducks and head coach Kat Mertz spoke about the end of the season. Interviews are below. Head coach Kat Mertz Michelle Rockey Read More

QuackSmack: Tuesday, 10/24/17

Hosts: Matt Tyra, Nick Baxter, and Maverick Pallack 6:00 Football Reeling For 3rd Week in a Row
  • Can this team win a game without Herbert?
  • What's happened to the pass rush?
  • Appreciating Royce Freeman
6:20 GUEST: Joey McMurry (Oregon IMG) 6:30 Duck Volleyball Gaining Steam, Utah Next
  • Defense going under the radar?
  • Where healthy Oregon team ranks…
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AUDIO: Oregon's offense reviews UCLA, previews Utah

After losing to the UCLA Bruins 31-14 on Saturday, members of the Oregon offense met with the media on Tuesday morning to review the loss and preview the team's Week 9 opponent, the Utah Utes. The Ducks are 4-4 and 1-4 in Pac-12 play. The full interviews are below. Co-Offensive Coordinator / QBs Coach Marcus Arroyo

Co-Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line Coach Mario Cristobal

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AUDIO: Oregon's offense reviews UCLA, previews Utah

After losing to the UCLA Bruins 31-14 on Saturday, members of the Oregon offense met with the media on Tuesday morning to review the loss and preview the team's Week 9 opponent, the Utah Utes. The Ducks are 4-4 and 1-4 in Pac-12 play. The full interviews are below. Co-Offensive Coordinator / QBs Coach Marcus Arroyo

Co-Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line Coach Mario Cristobal

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QuackSmack: Monday, 10/23/17

HOSTS: Marc Grandi, Ian Gerig, and Austin Cracraft 6:00  Oregon football suffers third-straight loss in Pasadena
  • Oregon showed improvement - yes or no?
  • What are the positive takeaways?
  • Implications of another loss for the Ducks
  • Royce Freeman breaks LaMichael James' rushing record
6:20  GUEST: Sky Muller (KVAL Sports Director)… Read More

AUDIO: Willie Taggart Monday Press Conference

Oregon head football coach Willie Taggart met with the media on Monday afternoon for his weekly press conference. The Ducks are coming off a 31-14 defeat at the hands of the UCLA Bruins. The loss drops Oregon to 4-4 overall and 1-4 in Pac-12 play. Since starting the season 3-0, the Ducks have lost four of five games. Taggart reviewed the game in Pasadena as well as began to preview Oregon's next matchup vs. the Utah Utes, which features former Duck wide receiver Darren Carrington. Below is the full interview. Head Coach Willie Taggart

- Marc Grandi

AUDIO: Willie Taggart Monday Press Conference

Oregon head football coach Willie Taggart met with the media on Monday afternoon for his weekly press conference. The Ducks are coming off a 31-14 defeat at the hands of the UCLA Bruins. The loss drops Oregon to 4-4 overall and 1-4 in Pac-12 play. Since starting the season 3-0, the Ducks have lost four of five games. Taggart reviewed the game in Pasadena as well as began to preview Oregon's next matchup vs. the Utah Utes, which features former Duck wide receiver Darren Carrington. Below is the full interview. Head Coach Willie Taggart

- Marc Grandi

VB: Oregon Volleyball Sweeps Arizona State

Oregon volleyball finishes this weekend with two wins, it's latest coming in a sweeping fashion against Arizona State (25-20 ; 25-15 ; 25-14). Offensively, the Ducks had the upper-hand all night and were led by Sophomores Willow Johnson and Jolie Rasmussen. As a team, Oregon out hit the Sun Devils .323 to .165. Both right side hitter and outside hitter Johnson and Rasmussen succeeded but junior middle blocker Sumeet Gill shined as well. Head Coach Matt Ulmer and his team will look to carry their momentum into Wednesday's match against the Utah Utes inside Matthew Knight Arena at 7 p.m. on Pac 12 Networks. Match Story (by Drake Hills) POSTMATCH AUDIO  Sumeet… Read More

VB: Oregon Volleyball Sweeps Arizona State

Oregon volleyball finishes this weekend with two wins, it's latest coming in a sweeping fashion against Arizona State (25-20 ; 25-15 ; 25-14). Offensively, the Ducks had the upper-hand all night and were led by Sophomores Willow Johnson and Jolie Rasmussen. As a team, Oregon out hit the Sun Devils .323 to .165. Both right side hitter and outside hitter Johnson and Rasmussen succeeded but junior middle blocker Sumeet Gill shined as well. Head Coach Matt Ulmer and his team will look to carry their momentum into Wednesday's match against the Utah Utes inside Matthew Knight Arena at 7 p.m. on Pac 12 Networks. Match Story (by Drake Hills) POSTMATCH AUDIO  Sumeet… Read More

Second-Half Woes Follow Ducks to Pasadena in 31-14 Loss to UCLA

Even before Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert went down with a fractured collarbone in the Ducks' Week 5 win against Cal, Oregon has struggled to score the ball in the second half. The same was true on Saturday afternoon at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. After the UCLA Bruins (4-3, 2-2 Pac-12) scored the first 14 points of the battle, the Ducks (4-4, 1-4 Pac-12) tied the score just before halftime with two Braxton Burmeister touchdown runs. The second half belonged to the Bruins, though, as UCLA shutout Oregon in quarters three and four and scored 17 unanswered to win 31-14. The Ducks' passing game was improved in Saturday, but Oregon was still held under 100 yards passing for the second-consecutive week. In addition to Burmeister's two scrambles for touchdowns, Royce Freeman passed LaMichael James to become Oregon's all-time leading rusher with back-to-back long runs in the fourth quarter. Freeman, who finished with 160 yards on 29 carries, is also now alone at second all-… Read More